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Reversal of Fortune
0Here’s a sample of the chatter you’ll hear at the water cooler on Monday all up and down the Wasatch front: BYU fan – “Dude, if only we’d had Utah‘s easy schedule to start our season, we could have moved in to the top 10 and …
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All Eyes on Salt Lake City this Weekend –
Believe it or not. Salt Lake City will be the epicenter of college football this weekend for Utah vs. TCU. Although the television broadcast will probably be sandwiched between outdoorsmen chasing elk and a re-run of last summer’s Tour de France on Versus, or possibly …
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When Hell Freezes Over. . . . .
Hate to break it to the BCS honks, but your worst nightmare could become a reality in another 6 weeks – a national championship game pitting two non-AQ schools against one another. Boise State vs. the winner of the TCU/Utah game. To the BCS powers, …
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Weekend wrap-up for the Big 4
BYU salvaged their season with a 24-21 win over San Diego State at home. I was at the game and fans were jubilant, myself included. This shows what a poor season it has been for the Cougars. Though a lot of the early season failures can …
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Memo to the talking heads – they do actually play football out west besides the Pac-10
So check out the link from ESPN.com discussing how unlikely it is Boise State will play for the title. They do admit here that just because you’re in an automatic qualifying conference, that doesn’t mean you play a tough schedule. Refreshing to hear. http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5659830 In spite of …
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BYU Fans – Is this really happening?
BYU moves to 1-4 after a 31-16 blow-out at the hands of the Utah State. (By the way, the last six points were in garbage time. BYU really only put 10 on the board when it mattered) Let’s start with what we know: 1) They …
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Week 5 Preview: No disrepect to Utah State but…..
….if the Cougars lose to the Aggies Friday night, things will be anything but “Happy” in Utah Valley. BYU has beaten Utah State the last 10 times they’ve played. I think it’s safe to say the Cougars simply have more talent and should win the …
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Just in case you’ve not heard this by now….TCU to the Big East?
This would be a huge blow to the Mountain West Conference – http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/colleges/post?id=4670300 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/477037-tcu-to-the-big-east-makes-more-geographic-sense-than-you-think Also, on the ESPN link, check out the discussion the guys on The Experts, a show on ESPNU, have about Boise and TCU needing to score style points in their remaining …
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Too Little, Too Late
Great article here from Scott Pierce of the Salt Lake Tribune discussing the improvements to the Mountain network. http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=11316613&itype=storyID What kills me is the point he makes about soon-to-be independent BYU earning nearly $8 million a year from ESPN and how that number is two …
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It’s early still but things are starting to take shape
Here’s a link to a Pat Forde article on ESPN.com http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=5624879 He gives a great September re-cap. He even highlights the big games for the month of October and mentions what should be a monumental clash between TCU and Utah in November. As well, he gives his …
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