Go Utes! (R)

[RSLfrontrowfan]

Originally Posted by fuegote

Why couldn't your crappy '84 team win that stupid bowl game? For the last 21 years that's all I've heard from cougar fans. WHY......WHY!!!! Now I hate Michigan as well. just kidding.
When Hart went down...so did the season. Sorry about that.

Can't wait to see this weeks game against Michigan and MSU....thanks Gameplan.

"When Hart went down...so did the season." truer words were never spoken. I'm afraid for what the rest of the season will bring, starting with MSU. I'm afraid MSU will torch our backfield.

[Rover]

Originally Posted by RSLfrontrowfan

29 years of dominance is an anomaly? I think we all know what the all-time records are between the two teams. But what revelance do games prior to 1950 have today? None, other than Utah fans being able to put a feather in their cap.

I think you missed my point.

The only coach in BYU history to have a winning record against the Utes (except for one time winner W. Floyd Millet in 1942) was LaVell Edwards.

By contrast, five Utah coaches have winning records against BYU, and four of those have a better W-L percentage than LE.

So, let's review:

--Before LaVell, BYU was a loser to Utah.

--After LaVell, BYU is a loser to Utah(3 out of 4 so far).

--The series is 80 games long, not 29. Or the last four, or the last ten.

--The overall series is heavily in Utah's favor.

So, yes, the Edwards years are the exception in the 80 game history of the series. Can BYU win without him? We'll see. So far, the results are not good. Best news is that we get to check on progress every November.

And to all, remember, it's just a game and nothing more.

[Rover]

Originally Posted by RSLfrontrowfan

I hate Notre Dame!

Common ground. See? If you look hard enough, you can find it.

[Rover]

Originally Posted by fuegote

Why couldn't your crappy '84 team win that stupid bowl game? For the last 21 years that's all I've heard from cougar fans. WHY......WHY!!!!

I was at that game, and it was a crappy Michigan team. I supported the WAC so I supported BYU. But if I'd known how that season would be the ultimate Cougar cliche I sure wouldn't have.

Michigan has earned the whuppin' I expect MSU will lay on them.

[Old Ska]

Originally Posted by alianza

Did I forget to mention that Rick Majerus called to wish me a happy birthday.

Gotta love that guy! He spoke at BYU Hawaii once and was drunk when he did it.

[RSL Punk]

Okay, so: First off, I don't like the pointyball. After attending the U/Airforce game last week, even less so. Footy has ruined me for other sporting events, I'm afraid. I kept waiting for someone in the first few minutes to start up "Welcome to Rice-Eccles, boys," and no one did--but then, NO ONE DID at the Columbus game, either! (Please bring back that chant. Make sure you sing it sometime in the first five minutes, so it might have relevance.) The only singing was that weird song about Utah men & musses. (And to be fair, I attended the Zoo and hated that "Who let the Cougars out" song, too.) Update the lyrics, man! If there weren't references to "23-skiddoo," I'll be jiggered.
And all the standing around! You'd think everyone was Mathis out there. Wow. I just slandered the guy who's my online namesake. It must be really late.
My point? Don't think there is one, but if there were, it was that I was probably more entertained by my niece dancing on the bleachers to make noise than anything that happened on the field. Soccer really is the beautiful game. No disrespect to the U fans--you're doin' all right lately, and really, who cares about the Zoo's team. Oh, that's right, everyone south of the Mason-Dixon...er, Point of the Mountain. Reason one why I live in SL. There's just no talking to those people.

:punk:

[alianza]

Originally Posted by Old Ska

Gotta love that guy! He spoke at BYU Hawaii once and was drunk when he did it.

Ya, he called from Milwaukee during our conversation he dropped a couple bombs. You do have to love that guy!

[rabble-rabble]

Now that I have enjoyed most of a full MLS season sitting in the NE corner, as well as being one of the RAF Blitzz support group in the first 5 years of this decade, I find myself enjoying other sports less and less. Just not the same atmosphere. Ute pointy-ball crowd does a decent job cheering at the right times (particularly when the defense needs a big play) but chanting and singing the entire game, especially if the home side is behind just isn't going to happen in any pointy-ball stadium.

[Old Ska]

Originally Posted by RSLfrontrowfan

Truth be told I am, first and foremost, a University of Michigan fan (Go Big Blue) and If you've been following them they've fallen on hard times (first time out of the top 25 since 1998). I hate Notre Dame! Stupid Wisconsin!

Actually, I think they played extremely well against Wisconsin, nothing to be ashamed of there.