Utah worthy of No. 1

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Utah worthy of No. 1
January 5, 2009

You just know that college presidents who cling to an archaic system of picking a football national champion are thinking,

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Utah out of sight, out of mind
By Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports

Why didn

[CarpeyBiggs]

it is a compelling argument.

[PunchKing]

Not gonna happen, no argument will sway the way it will go down. Utah doesn't get above 4 no matter the outcome of any of the future bowl games. Oklahoma, Florida, and USC will all be above them in the rankings. Compelling or not the mountain west conference is still not taken seriously, it just lacks the history of being a great conference.

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Not gonna happen, no argument will sway the way it will go down. Utah doesn't get above 4 no matter the outcome of any of the future bowl games.

I'll take bets on that..... I think Utah might end up #3.....

Lots of voters are now saying Utah might have been undervalued at #6/#7.....

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[trackrunner]

Not gonna happen, no argument will sway the way it will go down. Utah doesn't get above 4 no matter the outcome of any of the future bowl games.

I'll take bets on that..... I think Utah might end up #3.....

Lots of voters are now saying Utah might have been undervalued at #6/#7.....

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After watching texas play tonight. :sleeping: I was not impressed. The more and more likely AP should vote Utah #1 (I dought it will happen)

USC and depending on how this last game turns out would be the only teams that you could make a case to rank higher than Utah.

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USC and depending on how this last game turns out would be the only teams that you could make a case to rank higher than Utah.

Because of Oregon State, and the fact that the MWC hammered the PAC 10 this year..... I think USC might end up behind the Utes.

Or maybe it's just wishful thinking....

Last night Texas looked like crap to an Ohio State team that everyone knows is nothing but a paper tiger.....

:rockon:

[trackrunner]

Accourding to this no team is better than Utah.

http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/showallwinners.asp?loser=Utah

Yet Dixie St is better than Flordia. All in state schools (utah state, utah, byu, weber, suu, dixie) are better than Flordia.
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=Dixie+St&loser=Florida
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=Southern+Utah&loser=Florida
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=Utah+St&loser=Florida
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=Weber+St&loser=Florida
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=BYU&loser=Florida

There is quite a few divsion 3,2 & NAIA teams better than Flordia
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/showallwinners.asp?loser=Florida

[Brewhaha]

As a Coug fan you have to give some credence to the "only undefeated team" argument.

One big thing that kills be about the BCS is that the Big East is part of it. This isn't basketball. The Big East is not a major football conference. I think similar arguments could be made regarding the ACC as well.

I figure the Utes will end up around 4th.

[Kent K25]

Accourding to this no team is better than Utah.

http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/showallwinners.asp?loser=Utah

Yet Dixie St is better than Flordia. All in state schools (utah state, utah, byu, weber, suu, dixie) are better than Flordia.
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=Dixie+St&loser=Florida
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=Southern+Utah&loser=Florida
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=Utah+St&loser=Florida
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=Weber+St&loser=Florida
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=BYU&loser=Florida

There is quite a few divsion 3,2 & NAIA teams better than Flordia
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/showallwinners.asp?loser=Florida

That thing is useless. I slapped in BYU and it repeated many teams as teams that were both better than and worse than BYU. Who made that thing...the BCS losers?

[trackrunner]

Accourding to this no team is better than Utah.

http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/showallwinners.asp?loser=Utah

Yet Dixie St is better than Flordia. All in state schools (utah state, utah, byu, weber, suu, dixie) are better than Flordia.
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=Dixie+St&loser=Florida
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=Southern+Utah&loser=Florida
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=Utah+St&loser=Florida
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=Weber+St&loser=Florida
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=BYU&loser=Florida

There is quite a few divsion 3,2 & NAIA teams better than Flordia
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/showallwinners.asp?loser=Florida

That thing is useless. I slapped in BYU and it repeated many teams as teams that were both better than and worse than BYU. Who made that thing...the BCS losers?

And that is why Utah is better than all the rest. No team is better than it but it is better than all the other teams.

[Kent K25]

Accourding to this no team is better than Utah.

http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/showallwinners.asp?loser=Utah

Yet Dixie St is better than Flordia. All in state schools (utah state, utah, byu, weber, suu, dixie) are better than Flordia.
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=Dixie+St&loser=Florida
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=Southern+Utah&loser=Florida
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=Utah+St&loser=Florida
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=Weber+St&loser=Florida
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/default.asp?winner=BYU&loser=Florida

There is quite a few divsion 3,2 & NAIA teams better than Flordia
http://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/showallwinners.asp?loser=Florida

That thing is useless. I slapped in BYU and it repeated many teams as teams that were both better than and worse than BYU. Who made that thing...the BCS losers?

And that is why Utah is better than all the rest. No team is better than it but it is better than all the other teams.

Yeah that's logical...the program doesn't even work right so they must be the best cuz it says so! :nono:

I can't stand the Utes, yet I still think they are worthy of that #1 ranking. That messed up program surely has nothing to do with it though. :2thumbs:

[trackrunner]

In case anyone couldn't tell it uses what team has your team beat that beat another team and so on.

think of it as six degrees of kevin bacon college football style.

[CarpeyBiggs]

A collection of articles arguing for Utah.

http://themwc.cstv.com/genrel/mwc-09-national-buzz.html

[Iceaxe]

And today's headline on Utefans.net...... :haha:

Congratulations Utah 2008-09 National Champions!

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[Iceaxe]

WOW! Today's front page at ESPN.COM. :eek2:

Life of Reilly
Oklahoma and Florida can battle for the BCS. But we've already crowned the true national champ.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009
By Rick Reilly

http://sports.espn.go.com/i/mag/blog/2009/0107reilly.jpg

Some gifts people give are pointless: Styling mousse to Dick Vitale. An all-you-can-eat card to Kate Moss. The BCS Championship given to Oklahoma or Florida.

It means nothing because the BCS has no credibility. Florida? Oklahoma? Who cares? Utah is the national champion.

The End. Roll credits.

Argue with this, please. I beg you. Find me anybody else that went undefeated. Thirteen-and-zero. Beat four ranked teams. Went to the Deep South and seal-clubbed Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. The same Alabama that was ranked No. 1 for five weeks. The same Alabama that went undefeated in the regular season. The same Alabama that Florida beat in order to get INTO the BCS Championship game in the first place.

Yeah, that's how it is now in the shameful, money-grubbing world of college football. If you're Florida and you beat Alabama, you get a seat in the title game. If you're Utah, you get a seat on your sofa.

Hey, remind me: What do they give out for one of those BCS things anyway? It's been so long since I cared. Something from Sears? This is the sixth year in the past 10 that the title has been in dispute under this cash-grab, fan-dis, monopoly that the BCS has created. Which is why the title game just doesn't matter anymore. It's like being named Miss Ogallala. Or Best Amish Electrician.

Just take a look at the teams that think they're worthy of being called national champs:

USC? Great year. Wonderful. Let's all go to SkyBar and celebrate. But it lost to Oregon State, a team Utah beat.

Texas? You think beating Ohio State by a nubby three points gets you the title? The Big Ten was 1-6 in bowl games! That's like pinning David Spade!

Florida and Oklahoma? They lost. Utah never did.

So that's it. Utah is the national champion. The Utes should probably have two now, actually. They went undefeated in 2004, too, and their coach still thinks they were the best team in the land. Smart fella named Urban Meyer. Coaches Florida now.

By the way, we're calling our title the "national" championship because it actually includes the whole nation

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Banner hung at 400 s 300 w
Not a very good picture since it was done with a cell phone.... but it reads

"Congratulations Utah Utes 2008-2009 National Champions 13-0"

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk114/jephmorton/goutes.jpg

[CarpeyBiggs]

but wait, I thought ESPN was the conspiracy? why would they write that?

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[Kent K25]

but wait, I thought ESPN was the conspiracy? why would they write that?

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Cuz it's Rick Reilly. He's the man, couldn't care less what others say or what he's "supposed" to say. Plus he's new there (was with Sports Illustrated for long time) and maybe they haven't slapped him on the wrist for anything like this yet.