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Texas 2009 = BYU 1984? Cross Your Fingers
It’s very easy to see that title and find it somewhat disconcerting or annoying. It kind of annoys me. The differences between BYU in 1984 and Texas in 2009 are there at the surface, of course. Texas is a “have” and BYU in 1984 was a “have not”. We have the early season...
What grumpy old men think of Utah football
I've always found the Legends Poll interesting because it gives you a look into the minds of some truly great football coaches. Coaches who often roamed the sidelines long before the Utes ever emerged onto the national scene. Each week, the Legends Poll releases its version of the top-25. The...
Don't Bet On It!: Week Eight College Football National Game of Disinterest
Once we have gone around the SEC and previewed the national games of interest, the most consequential contests in college football all have been covered, but each outing played in the sport is important in its own way . . . with one notable exception. Each week, there is one game so pointless and...
The Truth the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth
Everything that is happening in the MWC right now is a result of one bone-headed and selfish decision by Craig Thompson to proceed with the exclusive MTN Network, before all that rights and privileges were put into place. The fact of the matter is that by orchestrating that deal Thompson pockets a...
Dennis Pitta Screwed!
Hard to say there was a better tight end in the country this year than Dennis Pitta, but the voters of the Mackey Award sure think there was. Pitta led the nation's tight ends in reception yards (789), yards per game (65) and yards per catch (13.8), and was second in touchdowns (7) and receptions...
Conversation With Ty Detmer
Thanks to our friends at lostlettermen.com (a site dedicated to keeping up with former college stars), for passing along this very fun interview (written last week by Ty himself) with BYU's only Heisman winner, Ty Detmer. Ty specifically talks about beating Miami, that it's still really special...
Faces of the Program: BYU
BYU has the tradition from the 70's to the the late 90's thanks to the Coach LaVell Edwards. Even though there were great players from Steve Young, Ty Detmer, Robbie Bosco, Jim McMahon, and other QB's they were partly great due to the legendary coach. LaVell Edwards Andy Lyons/Getty Images As...
Don't Bet On It!: National Games of Interest
A middling 2-2 record in last week’s national picks left me sitting at 4-6 in forecasts of non-SEC outings, and, while I am looking to improve this weekend, honestly, no one expects me to fare too much better this time around, either, because, frankly, I’m not very good at this, which is why I...
Greatest team in Utah (state) history
ESPN College Football Live is running a special on all 50 states, specifically college football in each state. Though they haven't done Utah yet (I'm sure that comes later this summer), it's interesting to look at the poll questions they'll be asking. Each state is pretty much given the same polls,...
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