Utah Football

[Iceaxe]

I hear the new Sports Illustrated just came out and listed Utah as one of 16 teams that could win it all.

If true that is SWEET!!!!!!

That is a major victory in gaining RESPECT!!!!

BYU and the Gators were NOT on the list. :haha:

Now I hope those guys up on the hill are smart enough to start Rat. That guy deserves to start at least until he loses. I don't understand why they are creating a QB controversy. If you have never lost you should keep starting. Rat is a player.

Go Utes

:utes4:

[accadacca]

Yeah, they WILL start Rat. He has proven himself and should not lose his job in practice. I mean seriously...how would practice show better than his work on the field? :roll: But, its just how they do things to make people work the hardest in practice. Just mind games...

I found the articles on SI:

Title Contender: Utah (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/specials/preview/2006/08/07/wideopen.utah/index.html)

Anybody's ball game (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/specials/preview/2006/08/08/main.bar/index.html)

:ute_helmet: :utes5: :utes3:

Weddle will have an epic year!!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/specials/preview/2006/08/07/wideopen.utah/t1_weddle.jpg

[Iceaxe]

Check out the sixteen teams on the SI list. Being mentioned in the same breath as some of these teams is pretty cool....

Auburn
Michigan
Cal
Nebraska
Clemson
Notre Dame
Florida State
Ohio State
Georgia Tech
South Carolina
Iowa
USC
Louisville
Utah
Miami
West Virginia

:popcorn:

[Iceaxe]

Dang.... check this out..... the 2006-2007 Bowl Projections from College Football News

Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, AZ
Glendale Stadium
January 1, 2007, Fox
BCS vs. BCS (Big 12 Champion to play here if available)
Bowl Projection: Texas vs. Utah

Don't be shocked if Nebraska slides its way in here. Assuming Ohio State and the Fiesta would want a mini-break from each other, a second trip to the Fiesta in three years for Utah wouldn't be bad to sell the place out. (Remember the new BCS rules. All a Conference USA, Mountain West, MAC, Sun Belt or WAC team has to do is be in the top 12 teams in the final standings or be in the top 16 and be ranked higher than the champion of a BCS conference.)

http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2006/Bowls/Bowl_Projections.htm

I'm getting excite for football. :utes3:

[accadacca]

Yup, yup, yup...I should be getting my tix in the mail soon. I am very tempted to make the trip to Pasadena for the Utes road opener. :bud:

[Iceaxe]

Dang.... I just checked and I can get round trip air for $178. Hmmmm.... maybe I'll go to Pasadena :2thumbs:

[accadacca]

Yeah, very tempting! :idea:

The cougs will see if they can get their first winning record since 2001. :lol-lol:

[rockgremlin]

Huh???!!

The latest USA Today Coaches poll was different, placing Utah at around 28:

1. Ohio State (28) 0-0 1487 4
2. Texas (11) 0-0 1378 1
3. USC (1) 0-0 1348 2
3. Notre Dame (9) 0-0 1348 11
5. Oklahoma (13) 0-0 1320 22
6. Auburn (1) 0-0 1206 14
7. West Virginia 0-0 1202 6
8. Florida 0-0 1054 16
9. LSU 0-0 1037 5
10. Florida State 0-0 874 23
11. Miami (FL) 0-0 839 18
12. California 0-0 798 25
13. Louisville 0-0 785 20
14. Georgia 0-0 784 10
15. Michigan 0-0 778 NR
16. Virginia Tech 0-0 591 7
17. Iowa 0-0 519 NR
18. Clemson 0-0 493 21
19. Penn State 0-0 406 3
20. Oregon 0-0 373 12
21. TCU 0-0 270 9
22. Nebraska 0-0 261 24
23. Tennessee 0-0 216 NR
24. Alabama 0-0 210 8
25. Texas Tech 0-0 198 19
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Arizona State 182, Boston College 87, Utah 84, Arkansas 64, South Carolina 55, Boise State 46, Wisconsin 37, UCLA 29, Georgia Tech 28, Fresno State 14, Tulsa 11, Iowa State 9, Minnesota 9, Maryland 8, Purdue 7, Texas A&M 6, Memphis 5, Nevada 3, UTEP 3, Rutgers 2, Northern Illinois 2, Northwestern 2, Oregon State 2, Arizona 2, Brigham Young 2, Colorado 1, Duke 1.

[accadacca]

Yeah, they all have their own ranking and its all hogwash really. Just something to write about and get people excited for FB.

I am exited that 1280 will now have the Utes. Well, they will become 700 eventually. They will do a great job covering the Utes...hell they already have.

http://1280thezone.com/

http://700thezone.com/

[Iceaxe]

The SI write up was not based on who is the best team in the country..... it is who has a chance to actually win it all based on schedule, who you are playing and such. Some are predicting that if Utah can get by UCLA they could again run the table. They have some tough teams but they are all home games.

Now we all know the preseason polls are just a bunch of crap.... but... The best part is this gets voters in the polls to start looking at Utah and considering them. The sooner you get noticed and start climbing in the polls the better off you are.

:utes:

[Scott Card]

It is now time to register my official and formal complaint for not having a cool emoticon for BYU on this site. I have sorta figured that this site was oozing red. No one has ever mentioned caffeine free coke or used the word "fetch". And so, I have been patient with the blatant one sided emoticons until now. Come on, equal rights, don't tread on me, Darn (hey I'm from Provo) the torpedoes. It is time for some equality. There is life and football south of the point of the mountain. (Ya Ya, bring it on, my helmet is on and I can take it. :cool2: I can still remember the glory days of cougar football. I was at the National Championship game and oh ya, cougars won. :haha: ) I want a good emoticon for my cougs. And as always, may the best team win and lets keep this friendly. I am the sensitive type, easily offended and can't take a joke. :lol8:

[Iceaxe]

Official BYU emoticon :asshat:



:lol8:

[Scott Card]

:nono: If that is the best you can do, at least make it blue and white

[stefan]

isn't caffeine free coke an oxymoron?

:ne_nau:

[Scott Card]

you mean like diet cookies? or low fat potato chips? or power bars. Seems like the only people who eat power bars at the gym are guy in head bands. Oooo another oxymoron... guy in headband. :lol8:

[stefan]

hey scott, how 'bout



http://btjdesign.com/emoticons/zzzz.gif

[Scott Card]

Ok, now were are getting somewhere. At least it's blue. Or how about this :2thumbs: Blue and white. If I can't have an official BYU emoticon, I am adopting this one. :2thumbs: which will officially kill its usefulness in the future for all you Utes.

[stefan]

official byu emoticon : self-reflection

http://math.bu.edu/people/sf/byu.jpg

[Scott Card]

Blue/white, good, the message --- ouch.!!!!

[stefan]

Blue/white, good, the message --- ouch.!!!!

all in fun, of course, scott http://math.bu.edu/people/sf/utah.gif

[Scott Card]

Well of course. :nod:

[accadacca]

how about this one? http://www.utefans.net/category/8.gif

:lobby:

[rock_ski_cowboy]

It is now time to register my official and formal complaint for not having a cool emoticon for BYU on this site. I have sorta figured that this site was oozing red. No one has ever mentioned caffeine free coke or used the word "fetch". And so, I have been patient with the blatant one sided emoticons until now. Come on, equal rights, don't tread on me, Darn (hey I'm from Provo) the torpedoes. It is time for some equality. There is life and football south of the point of the mountain. (Ya Ya, bring it on, my helmet is on and I can take it. :cool2: I can still remember the glory days of cougar football. I was at the National Championship game and oh ya, cougars won. :haha: ) I want a good emoticon for my cougs. And as always, may the best team win and lets keep this friendly. I am the sensitive type, easily offended and can't take a joke. :lol8:

Hmm, looks like i'm no longer the lone cougar fan. Woot. Go :2thumbs:

[accadacca]

Could you cougs supply a few? I am only familiar with the RED websites.

[RugerShooter]

It is now time to register my official and formal complaint for not having a cool emoticon for BYU on this site. I have sorta figured that this site was oozing red. No one has ever mentioned caffeine free coke or used the word "fetch". And so, I have been patient with the blatant one sided emoticons until now. Come on, equal rights, don't tread on me, Darn (hey I'm from Provo) the torpedoes. It is time for some equality. There is life and football south of the point of the mountain. (Ya Ya, bring it on, my helmet is on and I can take it. :cool2: I can still remember the glory days of cougar football. I was at the National Championship game and oh ya, cougars won. :haha: ) I want a good emoticon for my cougs. And as always, may the best team win and lets keep this friendly. I am the sensitive type, easily offended and can't take a joke. :lol8:

Yyou can tell your a real byu fan crying over everyting :roflol:

[Iceaxe]

You can tell your a real byu fan crying over everyting :roflol:

......... :toofunny: :toofunny: :toofunny: :toofunny:

[rock_ski_cowboy]

Yyou can tell your a real byu fan crying over everyting :roflol:

You can tell you're a real Utah fan by your spelling :lol8: :roflol:

[Scott Card]

Yyou can tell your a real byu fan crying over everyting :roflol:

You can tell you're a real Utah fan by your spelling :lol8: :roflol:

:roflol: :roflol:

[Iceaxe]

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[PunchKing]

Is that cougar deep throating the U!! Very Nice, now I just need to find me a BYU girl who will do me the same courtesy.

http://uutah.com/forum/files/byu.gif

[Iceaxe]

Is that cougar deep throating the U!!

:lol8:

http://uutah.com/forum/files/byu.gif

[stefan]

normally i wouldn't touch this kinda humor, but ...

[Iceaxe]

Utah just named Rat the starting QB....... about frickin' time!

[accadacca]

Yeah, my tix are in the mail and I should have them by the end of the week. :rockon:

[accadacca]

...

[Iceaxe]

:roflol:

[Reedus]

How bout' dem Utes!!!

[Reedus]

How bout dem Cougs!!! Utah teams off to an awesome start

[Iceaxe]

I score that Utah loss to coaching...... what a dumbass move, your starting QB is a little shakey, he just gets on track and drives his team for a TD, and then you yank him for the next series..... dumb, dumb, dumb.....

:popcorn:

[Reedus]

Ya, but they lost to a whole lot more than a touch down. Their defense wasn't up to par and Weddle didn't do much of anything really for the D.

As for BYU, same old team. They lose because they shoot themselves in the foot time and time again with penalties and fumbles and botched plays in the red zone. I predict another mediocre season with them

[Iceaxe]

I think Utah just ran into a really good team. Ben Olsen was everything he was advertised to be. I expect UCLA to go far this season if they stay healthy.

I also saw a big weakness in Utah..... they have no running game. Coach Mac was always able to recruit outstanding RB's..... this is really the first year Utah is playing without Mac recruits.

[accadacca]

Dang did that blow for Utah! :frustrated: The offense looked horrible and Rat didn't look very comfortable at times. I don't know what to say. Yeah they should be 2-1 in a couple weeks and we'll see how they bounce back. Even if they had the offense clicking a bit I don't think they would have outscored UCLA. The Bruins looked great and yeah the Utah defense struggled. But hell they were on the field the whole game and damn did Olson get rid of that ball quick. He also had time when he needed it and could really scramble. Us Ute fans should count our lucky stars that he transferred from BYU. The kid is rockin'!

Really though the Mountain West looked horrible and for anyone that got to see their new TV channel. What a joke! When ESPN covers the MTN West they make them look bigger than they are, they can pronounce names, they know their stuff, for the most part they don't speak gibberish. This new TV deal is going to again show people why the MTN West is the MTN West. Just a sh*tty deal all the way around this weekend. :compthrow:

[rockgremlin]

Here's how Utah football will shake out this year:

<sigh> Another mediocre season, with barely more wins than losses. We will somehow eke out a no-name bowl at the end of the season. At the end of it all we will through a monumental act of denial shake off the entire piss-poor season with the statement that...."Well, at least we beat BYU!"

:roll: :lame: