Two Ute fans step into a bar in New Orleans…
I’ll let everyone else finish that joke -there are too many variations from which to choose.
Looking at the Utes game objectively leads me to believe that Utah could possibly have an outside chance against the Tide. If the Utes can protect Brian Johnson, somehow contain the run game and limit the mental mistakes -Penn State you freaking idiots-, I think they could have a chance to win the game in the final seconds.
I hope the Ute offensive and defensive lines are rested and ready, because they have their work cut out for them.
Yet, I wouldn’t be surprised if the game got away from Utah. One good thing the Utes have going for them is they run a spread offense, which the Tide has had some trouble defending. Spreading the Alabama defense out and forcing them to defend the entire field has to become Ludwigs theme throughout the Sugar Bowl. Utah can’t stand toe-to-toe with the Tide and expect to win, but they can use motion, different formations, tempo and two solid Tongan running backs to move the ball. I also hope Ludwig left the old fumble-roosky play in SLC.
Personally I think Alabama is too good on defense and their running game is exactly the type that Utah has struggled with all year. I’ll be happy with the Utes if they can keep the game close and hopefully have a chance to win at the end.
But you tell me who wins…and most importantly why?
The only way Utah has a chance in this game is if Saban all of a sudden becomes an idiot and doesn’t run the ball straight at Utah’s defense all game long. Although I thought the same thing about Anae…. so what do I know? I don’t think Utah’s DBs are going to be as successful funneling everything into the kill zone like they did against BYU and TCU with Alabama’s receivers even if they decided to throw the ball now and again. The kill zone will probably be busy trying to stop the run. For what reason Bama wants to throw the ball who knows, because the TIDE should average something around 8-10 yards a carry with the median being over 6.
Utah might make some plays on offense, but they really need turnovers to stay in this game. However, I think Brian Johnson wets himself and Utah will not have an advantage in turnovers.
Stranger things have happened, but I am looking for Alabama’s reserve LT to run over Kruger all game long. What an idiot this guy is to open his mouth and say what he did. He isn’t good enough to make those comments as he will soon find out he can’t cash that check. Kruger will be back pedaling on the snap attempting to avoid the pancake and hoping to run into the ball carrier 8 yards down the field so he can get credited with a tackle. (sort of sounds like our backers….. )
The one good thing I can say for the Ute fans, is the beer in New Orleans is not 3.2 percent alcohol. So by halftime they can be totally buzzed and not care so much they are getting smoked. The New Orleans police department can keep their taser batteries fully charged way past midnight.
Alabama wants a high ranking to start next year and this is the game that puts them well into the top 5 to start 2009. I got it 34-16 TIDE.
54-14 Tide, with over 400 yards rushing and like 5 Ute turnovers. The Utes will have such a pathetic showing, combined with the Hawaii showing last year, that the BCS decides to never again allow a non-BCS school play in a BCS game…good job Yewta, hope you’re satisfied.
I think this game will look a lot like the Cinci VTech game last night. Utah will have the speed but just not enough size to compete with Alabama for 4 quarters.
I truly believe that this is the worst matchup that Utah could have gotten. At this point I just hope that they don’t pull a Hawaii of 2007 and embarrass the whole conference. Utah’s strength on defense is speed but they have a hard time matching up against power teams and Bama is the elite power team in college football. However, on offense, Utah doesn’t actually have much speed outside of Casteel and Reed. I think that Bama will eat them up much like TCU did for most of that game. I would be surprised if Utah is able to put up more than 14 points on the Tide.
Now I don’t know what you meant by the Penn State reference but I desperately hope that you were NOT rooting for PSU over USC. The stupid east coast bias already works against BYU and all the other teams out west. They have already declared the SEC the best conference for no other reason other than they say so. The SEC doesn’t play anybody out of conference but just defends it by saying that the conference schedule is so hard. So I love it when teams like USC show west coast dominance and prove that these much hyped other conferences are overrated. I always root for the Pac-10 against the other big conferences. Plus USC has a good amount of LDS and Poly players who are fun to watch. I like Pete’s style.
Is anyone else watching this game? Somehow it seems that all the talk, all the analysis, and everything we thought before this game have all gone out the window. In the middle of the second quarter I couldn’t pick a winner, but bama isn’t looking too hot. What a game!
Heh. 21 straight points. Heh. Alabama offense has scored a grand total of 3 points. Heh.
Utah is doing far better than I expected. I couldn’t be happier. ..bruce..
(BYU, ‘78)
Utah not only beat Alabama, they whipped them. In that last Utah drive (the one that ended w/a field goal), they just ran the ball down Alabama’s throat. And eight sacks. Eight. And all of Utah’s points were done by driving down the field. Of Alabama’s 17 points, 7 came on a punt return and 7 came after a Utah fumble deep in Utah territory. Utah at 353 yards to Alabama’s 208.
Hey, Alabama. Welcome to the MWC. ..bruce..
Wow…is all i gotta say. I must admit, I wasn’t expecting to see Alabama’s O-Line get absolutely abused the way they did. When I compare this Ute squad to that of 2004, I think it’s realistic to suggest that this team might have given them a run for their money. Sure…this year’s team survived some close calls along the way…perhaps some that they had no business winning (e.g. TCU-missed field goals, and OSU-poor clock mgmt). Nevertheless, when they’re on, they’ve proven that they can play with anyone. And while they haven’t had a schedule that rivals that of Florida or even Oklahoma’s, I don’t think it’s as laughable as it may have been previously to suggest that they belong in their company.
Our season somehow is not as disappointing with 3 losses to Arizona, TCU and Utah. With MWC finishing 3-2, we look pretty strong and I am still predicting an automatic BCS bid in 2008.
TCU and Utah should both finish in the top 10, and start next year in the top 15. To finish with an understatement: Our schedule will be difficult next year.
Wow, I picked up my sister from the airpot today at 4 from Alabama, wearing our bama gear, Shes here to help take care of my father, he just had surgery or she would have been back there.We did not enjoy that game at all, but maybe if I take something out of that game, I think the talent level is alot closer than we think. the bad thing is, we are going to hear about this all year. The funny thing is, I listened to the radio after the game, and instead of yewt fans talking about bsc teams and how they thumped bama, they compared themselves to BYU, and BYUs national championship, Its kinda like Chevy and Dodge trucks always compare themselves to Ford. Thats because ford has been the leader in sales for over 20 years. The yewts must still feel that BYU is the top program, I have to agree. Anyway me and my family are BYU fans even though some have attended the U including my sister from Alabama, and her husband. I have to say that the U had tougher conference games than bama gave em.
Kiyo…I don’t know. Maybe the 1 loss to Utah doesn’t look as bad now, because Utah won, but we were neck and neck with that team in Salt Lake until we gave them 6 more possessions than they deserved. So I am still pissed!
I have to admit that they were impressive tonight, and flat out kicked the crap out of Alabama. However, this game was closer than people are going to remember. Utah only scored 10 pts in the final 3 quarters. Their defense was money all night though, which is what they needed because when Alabama’s D realized there was a game tonight, Utah didn’t do anything.
I’m gonna call a spade a spade. An absolutely solid win for the Utes and they indeed should be comparing themselves to BYU in 1984. They’re the only undefeated team in the nation and unlike BYU they played in a major bowl and won handily.
No, I’m not a Ute fan, but they have a stronger argument for the National Championship this year than we had in 1984. And I hope at least one of the polls has the integrity to award it to them.
Wow: I am glad we(BYU)don’t blitz as much as Utah. It is so risky and you might get beat downfield. I think Utah should have played a much more conservative gameplan on defense, like we do.
sincerely, a new Utah fan
What a game. Hopefully now people will realize the level of football in the MWC. We deserve an autobid.
Time to give the Utes the props they deserve. Two undefeated BCS bowl win seasons. What other teams in the NCAA have done that in the last 10 years? I’m tired of hearing about how SEC football is so much better than anyone else. I’m tired of seeing weak ACC and Big East teams get automatic BCS bowl births. There should be a playoff and it should be put in place now! The Utes deserve to be #1 this year as they are the ONLY undefeated team left in the NCAA – end of story. I think BYU will have a great team next year and are capable of doing what Utah just did, but let’s not print those Quest for Perfection shirts – that was stupid.
WOW! I was WAY off, Utah looked awesome. They looked like the # 1 team in the country, and have beat 2 top 10 teams. Looks like the speed of a MWC defense is just too much for those slow SEC Offenses…8 Sacks and + 2 on the turnovers.
Yeah great game for Utah. Very convincing. I wish I saw this post earlier, but I thought it would be a game. And I’m glad Utah went because they represented the MWC well. WAY better than a weak Boise State team going (a la Hawaii) and stinking it up for the non BCS teams. And I think TCU’s offense would have faired poorly, but you never know since I’d say they have a better pass rush than Utah who torched them tonight…
The MWC is the real deal!
AP should give them the #1 spot.
This is an awesome Cougar site, and I don’t want to weaken it by saying anything positive about the Utes. I absolutely hate them.
But, I’m also a college football fan. Utah left 3 additional interceptions on the field. One, Julio Jones broke up with a good tackle on Robert Johnson. Another, two Utah defenders basically didn’t communicate and both knocked it out of each others hands. The other was a pick-six on a short right out that was jumped. My point is that Utah won this game handily. They basically used Asiata as the backup QB most of the 4th quarter and ran the clock out. I think BJ was actually hurt during the game – when one of the cameras panned to him, he was telling teammates, “I’m OK, like he wasn’t 100%”. I would say that we played them closer than Bama did. This game was over after the first quarter when Utah blitzed them for 21-0. Yes, Bama crawled back to make it 21-17, but see next paragraph for why.
After the game, Saban basically said they couldn’t contain Utah’s pass rush with their O line changes. And when Utah wasn’t sacking JPW, they were intercepting him. Their offense did not put together a single drive and they only stayed in the game on Arenas’ punt return and a Utah turnover. Utah dominated.
Alabama is a good team, but if you look at their schedule, they did not play anyone outside of the SEC. And, even with their SEC schedule, they basically had a strength of schedule that was not far in front of Utah and TCU. They lost to the two “top tier” teams that they played – Florida and Utah.
My consolation? BCS leaves them completely out of NC consideration. And the irony is that if they would have started the season ranked as high as a team that they loathe, and if their coach would have been bright enough to try to hype his team with a catchy slogan, such as “Quest for Perfection”, then they just might have pulled out an AP NC (a la split NC a few years ago). Instead (and many blame BYU for creation of the BCS), they have had 2 undefeated seasons in the past 5 years and no banner to show for it. They went entirely under the radar this year and at the highest will be #3. (Florida – Oklahoma will be 1, Texas will be #2 and either Utah or USC will be #3; it would be classic if USC ended up #3 and that would infuriate the Utes even further since they BEAT the team that beat USC!!! Did you hear Pete Carroll saying after the Rose Bowl, “I don’t think anyone can beat USC.” I wanted to tell him, “Uhh, I thing Oregon St. can. Wait, they did!”) BTW, after watching the Trojans annihilate Penn St. I don’t know how they lost to OSU…
So, although I agree in part with RobbC (that Utah deserves NC consideration, at least more than USC), none of the voters will.
Was I impressed with Utah??? Their defense was strong the whole game but there offense…. obviously good in the first qtr but outside of that Bama started to figure them out (that’s why they held onto the wildcat until the 4th). I would say that I’m more disappointed with Bama’s poor performance than Utah’s good (thank you media for making me think that Bama has a great D).
Do I think they played well enough to be #1 team in the country? Absolutely NOT! Not in any of the polls, NO WAY! We all knew going into this game that Bama doesn’t have an offense and they showed it. It’s clear that their defense wasn’t much to write home about either (pretty good all year (from what the media told us) and because they pulled out the win we placed them on a pedestal). Their schedule was weak and we gave them too much credit. Let’s not forget, Utah was stoked that they were matched up against Bama than OU, Texas, or Florida (3 teams I actually watched and can say that they do have great play on both sides of the ball). Bama gave them the best chance for the win and they got it. Anyone of those other teams that are led by a great QB and freaking scary DL’s and LB’s and Utah would have looked worse than Hawaii last year, no doubt!
I was kind of thinking mid way thru the 2nd that Utah had run out of new plays to pull and Bama was going to start rolling but they just kept shooting themselves in the foot and giving the ball back to Utah.
I’m a BYU Cougar, it’s my job to pull the credit away from Utah and downgrade their performance.
In all, am I happy Utah won… a very very very very very VERY small part of me says yes. Would I have rather seen them lose… YES!
Most importantly… Who will win the match up next year? BYU
p.s. I’m with Markell, I’m still pissed that BYU lost to Utah. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!
Impressive by Utah, for sure.
It’ll make our win over them next year, all the more enjoyable.
I miss BYU football already.
Come on September!
The non-bcs schools need to take advantage of the Utah win. ALL of the 55 non BCS schools should vote Utah # 1 in the coaches poll. As much as I hate Utah this is the perfect opportunity (a non bcs school is the only undefeated team, and beat a top 5 bcs school in the bowl) to throw sand in the face of the BCS for all the non-BCS schools.
I must admit I was totally wrong. I got home and turned on the TV and it was 21 to 0. Utah played fast and Alabama did not.
I still would have rather seen Utah lose, but they played great and Alabama did not.
Go Texas and Go Oklahoma….. then I am still holding out for spring football and the great news that pursuit drills, playing fast, and hitting people hard is back in vogue at BYU.
Saban got gamed.
In a post game interview on the field Brent Casteel said that in the film they saw that Alabama’s defenders had their hands on their hips even early in games. Throughout the season Alabama tempered that by switching people in and out between plays.
By going no-huddle for the first time I can remember, the Utes scored on their first three possessions and caught Alabama flatfooted and too tired to adequately defend against BJ’s quick-strike passes.
The game lasted three more quarters, but it was over, literally, in six minutes… the cumulative time those three drives took. Those three quick scores made ‘bama change their game plan, forcing their QB to pass. And like most of the rank and file SEC quarterbacks, he’s not a very good passer. Because Utah’s d-backs are better than average, that enabled the front 7 to lay their ears back and become pure pass rushers for the rest of the game. Alabama’s size advantage was militated.
In big games, Whitt is reliably excellent. In all 8 of Utah’s 8-game bowl win streak, Whitt has been either the head coach or the D-coordinator.
That’s no accident.
Frankly, I’m jealous. Of this game and of their 8-bowl game win streak, and their superior big game preparation.
Markell-
You were not exactly correct because the Utes scored a TD in the 3rd quarter when the game was 21-17. After that they only had to play conservatively, not make an turnovers and let their defense hold Bama which is what happened.
No one commented on what I said yesterday so I’ll post it again here:
Sorry Quinn, Mars and all fellow Cougs!
Too bad that the Utes, our brothers up North, reduced Bama to a Low Tide! Hand it to them, what they have done this season beats anything we have ever done…yes that includes our 84 season.
They shocked the world like Cassius Clay (who became Muhammad Ali) did when he beat Sonny Liston. This win goes right up there wih some of the greatest upsets in the history in any sport.
Quinn, they have the better athletes and this will give them an edge in recruiting. Like one of their DB’s said, they have 2 or more guys who run 4.2’s and who we have that can run even a 4.4? Maybe none. I have been a defensive expert throughout my playing and coaching years and agree when it is said that the hardest thing to defend is speed, and brothers, we don’t have it…but TCU and Utah do.
We better suck it up and start recruiting better athletes or we will remain in the tail lights of the abovementioned two teams and the middle of the pack MWC teams will catch us.
Markell- you can’t go back now and say our game was close with the Ute’s until…any more than you can say that TCU should have beat them except for two poor FG attempts. Let’s face it, they are 13-0 and their accomplishment tops any season we have ever had including out national championship year. I did not realize that they had better athletes and are better coached than we have/are…but now I know.
GO UTES!
BYUJACK-
Who is the idiot? Kruger is the real deal, the best DE in the MWC and soon to be drafted in the 2nd or 3rd round.=…if he decides to enter the draft. His agent is Sean Brown who is a good friend of mine and was a DB at BYU in 90-92. He says that at 6′5″, 265 lbs with a 4.6 40…he is the pure NFL DE prototype. I love Jan Jorgensen but he can’t touch Paul Kruger and he is only a sophomore.
Markell et al-
Let’s look at that from a slightly different perspective: is there anyone out there that thinks (based upon how we played our last game) our defense could have shut down the Tide like the Utes did? OK…is there anyone who thinks our offense could have scored against the Tide like the Utes did? You’re right, the answer to both questions is “No”.
Our defense could not stop the run like the Utes could, they could not lock down on the WR’s one on one like the Utes could, our OL could not protect Hall like the Utes protected Johnson and our overall offense wsa not running smoothly on all cylinders at the end of the season like the Utes’ was.
Looking back, there was simply a big difference between the Utes, TCU and us. Like I said, we need more horses and I think the Utes are better coached than we are. I believe there is no better coach than Coach Mendenhall for BYU but in terms of pure football, the Utes have us beat at almost every coaching position.
By the way, Kruger is an RM also and there are others who are on the team. With the Utes finish this year, I hope we don’t think we have the LDS student athlete market cornered. The Utes and BCS schools will start taking some of the cream of the crop LDS kids.
Finally, did anyone pick up from watching the USC-Penn St. game that Stanley Havili was not eligible for the Rose Bowl because of academics?
Walt,
Nice posts and nice concerns.
Utah’s defense and our defense are incredibly different. When did we run a zone blitz this year? Not in any of the games that I watched. Their defense leverages their strengths – speed, quickness and athleticism.
TCU’s defense is similar with Kruger and Jerry Hughes both All-American DE that will be NFL players. Utah’s a bit stronger in the secondary while TCU’s linebackers were sick against Boise St.
I have been posting all year that our defense is a “bend, but don’t break” philosophy. Unfortunately, it is not designed to “shut down the Tide like the Utes did.” We don’t have the athletes and speed, but we try to leverage that with position mastery and execution.
Why were we so successful on defense in 2006, 2007, but not 2008? I’ve been trying to figure that out all year, but I think we were able to run a bit more defensive schemes and the presnap reads were better. Are/were Gooch, Buchanan, Criddle, Miyahara, and Justin Robinson better athletes than Johnson, Bradley, Howard, Rich and Tafuna? Could be argued. But somehow, our previous units played together, knew the scheme and made plays when it counted.
We came in with high expectations this year based on previous years accomplishments, but we had different personnel. We largely underperformed on BOTH sides of the ball. But, looking back on things, our 3 losses were to legit teams and all in all it was not a bad season.
As far as LDS athletes go – the time is long past where we have a “corner” on the LDS market. Haloti Ngata, Kruger, Olson are top LDS recruits that chose different schools. As a fan, I don’t “expect” LDS athletes to come to BYU – it’s just not realistic nor fair to our coaching staff or the recruits. It truly is a marriage and each individual must weight the pros and cons of their situation. This has been debated ad nauseum on this forum and others. Utah and TCU will continue to sign more “athletic” players. But, BYU is also getting quality players and I don’t think we will have a problem continuing to compete.
Yes, I picked up on Havili’s absence, yet another example of a strong recruit who doesn’t end up on the playing field. Our school is similar to the military academies – may not get the highest-star recruits, but will always attract players who will give fanatical effort, the Meikles and Kehls of the world.
Wow, I didn’t realize this was “Walt’s Blog”?! I couldn’t disagree with you more Walt. I will give Utah credit for their D, but in no way is their offense superior. Sure Johnson makes things happen at the end of the game (this year) but let’s not forget this guy came into this season almost a .500 QB and being good at the end of the game doesn’t always mean you pull out the win. Their offense has speed, yes, but I think you’re confusing speed with talent. You’re right, we don’t have a corner on the LDS market, we haven’t for a long time. My brother and I were talking about this last night at the BYU v WF BBall game, BYU won’t ever be able to get “speed” (I know you know what I mean) because the standards are too high! I would love to see us head down south and pick up some boys but unfortunately when they think about having to put off partying for 4 years they won’t think twice. On top of that, they’ll have to live in Provo which is much more of a strict town than even SLC.
Of course Havili would go to USC, when you don’t have standards why wouldn’t you go to the biggest name in college football? He’s a stud, but academics slipped and it cost him. Bronco wouldn’t have even allowed him to start sliding academically.
I’ve come to deal with that and quite frankly I’m over it. We won’t ever get the recruits that Utah can so the fact that we can put up a consistently good team each year is impressive all its own. Sure, I’d love to see us land the big names but I’m not counting on it. I too would love to see Bronco show a little more passion and fire up the troops, I think we need to show our power instead of head into our games like we’re playing against our friends.
Enough about comparing this to that, BYU had a great team in ‘84 and Utah has a good team in ‘08. How can we say one’s better than the other? You’re pretty confused if you think that’s the greatest win in the history of sports. Not sure how that plays in? Sure it’s a big win but shoot I can think of 5-6 other games that were bigger. App St v Michigan for starters. Let’s not go too far their chief!
Sorry, 2 things to correct. 1) I don’t think our standards are too high but that’s how others see it. 2) I meant to say that I can think of 5-6 other games within the past year that are bigger.
WALT:
I think you misunderstood what I was saying to Kiyo…I was not taking anything away from Utah, I am saying that it makes the season that much more disappointing for me, knowing that we fell way short of our potential. For as good as Utah was this year, we had the potential to be just as good. We were with them toe-to-toe, until we gave the game away. I heard a comment today that the Dolphins had “giveaways” not the Ravens having “takeaways”…aside from Krugers pick that is how I feel the game went.
In other news. For anyone who thinks this Utah team is better than 2004, you need to go back and watch Alex Smith and co. I am here in AZ with another player who played against both teams, and we both agree that the ‘04 was far superior. Then you look at what the ‘04 team did, they blew out every single team they played. This team had a lot of close games this year.
I disagree that Utah was not stopped after the first quarter. We all know how much Utah and Whittingham love to run up the score. They were trying to score the entire game, but couldn’t after that first quarter.
Agree with Staff’s last comment. Had I been given the chance, I would have given the MOP to the Ute defense. Brian Johnson had a good game, a game absent of bad mistakes, but he was placed in a position where the only hard throw he had to make was the crossing patterns under the LBs. The Ute O in 2004 mixed screens, counters, and the long ball along with a punishing run game.
That being said, all congrats to a great Ute team. My personal feeling is that if the Florida game is close and unremarkable, there’s a very good cause to see Utah go #1 in the AP.
Additionally, it makes the MWC wins that much more impressive. Utah beats TCU. TCU only lost to two of the best teams in the country, and beat the only non-BCS team to go undefeated (Boise St.) There are some quality wins in there. It makes the Arizona game that much more painful–especially given that we were in the Utah game.
Markell-
You & Quinn know the game far better than we do (especially me) so I need to end by thank ing Quinn for creating this blog. I have about 30 years experience in raising money for start-ups and early-stage businesses so I offer my support to Quinn if he needs it. What he did to pull this off is phenonimal; if he had some sponsors andadvertising there is no telling what this could become.
Thanks to all…let’s close the book on 08 and look forward to 09!
P.S. I just heard that a guard from Cottonwood Heights, I think Martinez, just verbally commited to USC. I hope we get the LB from Hawaii
I have to partially disagree with the notion that we’ve lost the corner market on LDS recruits. True, we may not always land the top ones like Ngata and Havilli. I wouldn’t put Olson in that group because he actually did choose and sign with BYU out of high school and redshirted for a season as a Cougar. He just changed his mind after his mission like other players do. In some cases it hurts us and others it benefits us (eg: Max Hall, Riley Nelson). But in all recruits mentioned, BYU was always in the running to land the kid which cannot be said for other programs that covet LDS players. We may not always get these guys, but we’ll never be off their shortlist. Since Bronco has taken charge, I actually think that “corner” has gotten better than in previous years.
However, one demographic I fear we are losing grip, is in the Polynesian pipeline. Although Utah and Hawaii have historically had an advantage here, the gap has seemed to widen in recent years. With new coaches in Utah State and Wyoming, both programs have made a commitment to go after Polynesian athletes more aggressively. We’re already competing with Pac-10 schools to get these guys now and that interest is starting to spread eastward too. Let’s hope Bronco and the staff keep on top of these recruiting wars.
Walt Walt Walt…. We will have to see about Kruger and disagree… in the mean time prove you can prove it to me… get a highlight tape of Kruger beating good offensive tackles one on one. If you find more then 5 let me know. He is great at filing holes in the blitz and running around stunts… but not one on one with good Offensive Tackles. He plays too high and doesn’t have good enough hands. He is a very good athlete, smart…. but I would not project him as early as you and the agent.
Kruger is a great athlete… reminds me of Poppinga in a lot of ways. The NFL is looking for OTs and pass rushers any place they can find them. Kruger a 2nd round pick? Ok…. Not sure what the Raiders have for a second round pick this year.
Oh ya Markell, like BYU doesn’t run the score up? Ha! You tried this year, but didn’t have the talent to do so against the quality teams on your schedule, i.e. Utah, TCU, Arizona, then couldn’t do so against Washington (0-12), UNLV, CSU, and Air Force. The only teams you handled where some 1-AA team and a crappy UCLA.
Utah had the superior team to BYU this team, and so did TCU. BYU didn’t hand the game away, you competed for 3 quarters with Utah, but didn’t have the talent or depth to keep up for the whole game, and eventually our talent and strengths over took you, and those strengths where defense. Your defense couldn’t stop our offense, and our D could stop your “incredible” offense.
Nuff Said. Utes=National Champs.
Cougs=Not even Las Vegas Bowl champs.
Alex, are you saying that those linebackers and db’s at Utah are so pathetic that they can’t catch a ball thrown at their chest or pick up a fumble at their ankles? Yeah, the game was handed to them on a silver platter! The fact that BYU was down 3 with 3 turnovers heading into the 4th says more about how BYU as a TEAM played than how much better Utah was than us (or not to be more accurate!). Put on the fact that it was road game for BYU and that Utah was a higher ranked team and yeah, Utah was given the game.
“Nuff Said.” Utes = Worst than the crap that came out of me this morning
Cougs= Your superior brothers
Ha! Pathetic how you say that the Cougars are our superior brothers when in reality, you lost in the the Vegas Bowl. That must suck for ya. Go Utes! #1
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