Comments about ‘BYU football: Bowl win clinched national title for Y.’

I've loved watching BYU football for a long time, but I think sometimes we blow the 1984 "national champions" thing a wee bit out of proportion. Sure it can never be taken away, but anyone who believes BYU was the BEST college football team in 1984 is out of touch with reality. Anyone who follows college footballs knows that there has never been a good way to determine a true champion. It is closer now with the BCS, but still definitely still misses the mark. It's a shame that what I find the most entertaining level of football does not have a fair way to determine a champion.

It was NOT the Bowl win over a horrible MI team that won the title it was the judges in the media that awarded them the title a few weeks later.

Lets not change history, BYU has never played in a title game nor I believe any New Years Day bowl.

are so jealous of the D-News' articles on the '84 NC team. Maybe in 25 years they'll write articles about the 2008 ute team. Or maybe not, because nobody cares about a team that finished SECOND.

They haven't played in a true "National Title" bowl game like you said. The win in the Holiday Bowl that year "gave them a shot to win it". It was, essentially, a national championship game for them - WIN, you have a chance; LOSE - no chance whatsoever. However, they played in the Cotton Bowl, a New Year's Day bowl game Sarkisian's senior year.

Dude you can celebrate 1984 all you want...we'll celebrate our CURRENT team that absolutely dominated you last season. Boom. Roasted.

BOOM! Tough Actin' Tinactin.

I liked the boom in there!

Yeah, go ahead and celebrate your victory over BYU last year. We still have a national championship. You do not.
We both know the Utes will get torched by BYU this year, and we'll celebrate that too.

Am I missing something? Wasn't 1984 an awfully long time ago? Isn't this sort of like, "The older I get, the better I was???"

Eight-part series??? Slow news year......I'll still root for The Cougars" but come on, give it a rest.

If the same standards were applied for your 1984 team, than we would have 2, because we finished undefeated twice recently. The media declared you National Champions for that exact reason. So go ahead and celebrate your undefeated season 25 years ago, while we celebrate ours twice in the last 5 years, and against legitimate opponents that is. Why don't you save your posts for when you finally beat a ranked opponent.

Hey fancy pants, you probably weren't even alive to celebrate your "championship" so why don't you take the Tinactin you love so much and take care of the athlete's foot that MUST have spread to your eyes and fogged your vision enough that you're cheering for a team who can only celebrate past victories.

Roasted again

I was skepitcal, so I asked my grandpa about it. He says it's true. He remembers this national championship from when he was a boy. I guess the Dnews was right. Probably good that they are documenting it now before everyone who was around has passed on.

NINE-TEEN-EIGHTY-FOOOOUUUURRRRR!!!!

I guess this is what you do when your program slips downward and your rival wins two BSC bowl games in five years- live in the past!

BYU should play that Wake Up, It's 1984 song by Oingo Boingo at football games. Just turn LESs into everything 1984. Haircuts, clothes, food and beverage, everything 1984.

No, sorry, the Utes wouldn't have two championships just because they went undefeated two years. Yes, the Utes went undefeated but you're still missing the most crucial element. The '84 Cougars were NAMED THE NATIONAL CHAMPS by the entities that had the power to make that decision. THE UTES WERE NOT NAMED THE NATIONAL CHAMPS, not by anyone but their delusional fans. Thanks for playing and better luck next time.

Just like a coug fan to hang on to an "asterisk" win from the past. 25 years later ther're still looking for something to hold on to. Too bad! I hope they can find something anything current to celebrate. And soon, I'm tired of this has been.

Nothing wrong with celebrating Historical moments. Maybe during your 25 year annivesary you will consider not celebrating the event.

If you are going to talk about standards, let's talk about talking standards. Learn the use of 'than' and then' before spouting about national champions.

Poor Ute fans. They just don't get it. Let me help you out.

I have many great memories of important "firsts." I've been kissed many times, but I still remember my first kiss, even though it was many years ago.

I've had many cars over the years, but I still remember my first car with great fondness.

The Cougars are remembering their first national championship because it's a sweet, sweet memory.

Maybe someday the Utes will have a memory like that to cherish as well (or not).

The AP poll is the same today as it was 25 years ago. Is the media required to vote for the BCS National Championship game winner? No, they can vote for who they feel is the true #1. Even an undefeated Utah (twice)did not get enough #1 AP votes to have a split National Championship like USC and LSU in '03.

The NC was given to BYU after everyone else lost their bowl game and left BYU as the only undefeated team in the nation. However, their accomplishments that year include zero victories over teams that ended the season ranked. More than half of the victories against teams with a .500 or less record. A near loss to a terrible Hawaii team.

The title was bestowed by two organizations one of which no longer exists.

By the same token Utah last year was awarded an "NC" trophy by several sports organizations.

BYU's NC trophy is like last year's MLB home run derby trophy. Justin Morneau won it but he full well knows he didn't deserve it after the other guy hit more homers in 1 round than he did the entire derby. Yep you have it.. everyone knows you didn't deserve it.

That was Bo Diddley Tech. not BYU

Utah is always "close, but not quite" - came close to a National Champ, but not quite. Had a number 1 draft choice taken by the 49ers, but it's Alex Smith, not Steve Young.
Oh well. At least there's those nice gymnastic championships.