I haven't seen BYU beat a real team I trust as good

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Originally Posted by ute4ever

I assume an underlying concept is this:
Since BYU hasn't won a tournament game in ages, and since many Cougar fans are clamoring that this is the year that will change, why should anyone outside of the BYU fan base believe the result will be different this time around? Therefore, in addition to postseason futility, have there been any saving graces during the regular season during the same timeframe?

SteelBlue provided a single answer. Others have refused to include wins over Utah in the same boat, so I guess OSU in '03 remains the lone exception.

It goes without saying that BYU's basketball program has slipped during the 21st century, actually it slipped before that, but we get the point.

BYU has defeated a number of ranked teams, such as UNM one year, now UNLV and AFA.

However, I'll grant the premise that we will only win a tournament game this year if we hit it on all cylinders. Didn't they predict BYU to finish last in conference this year or was that last year?

I'm pleased about the upward trajectory, hoping it continues but am mindful Utah could upset the cougars in the MC.