11-16-2008, 07:00 PM | #1 |
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Give me reasons for comfort friends
because as I evaluate the two teams, my Bayesian logic says Utah wins this game seven out of ten times.
Utah has progressed over the season and BYU has tanked since the USU game, showing no improvement, but merely appeared to be hanging on. We have Unga, injured, and Pitta potentially injured. Our middle defense is very weak, weaker than we've ever had in a long time. Utah has two backs and some great receivers. I could see Utah lighting up the scoreboard and we not being able to keep pace. This defense seems as weak as Bronco's first season, so a bad defeat a la TCU is a distinct possibility. Junkie is there any reason for hope? Our offense has been sputtering, at times efficient but other times it's as if they can't walk and chew gum. It would be a treat to win this game, but I fully expect Utah to win by fourteen to twenty points and Whit will run up the score if he can to impress BCS voters. This game poses the worst scenario for BYU.
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11-16-2008, 07:27 PM | #2 |
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How about this for a reason to help you:
It's the rivalry game. Throw all the stats, records and everything else out because the really have no bearing on the rivalry game.
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11-16-2008, 07:38 PM | #3 |
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That's not a reason. I hope the Cougars can win, but see no reason why they should, our defense is just toooooooooo pathetic.
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11-16-2008, 07:43 PM | #4 |
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Exactly. Except for years in which one team is substantially better than the other (i.e. 2004 or all of the 70's and 80's), you can throw expectations, records, etc. out.
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So, I'm still thinking. Sorry, no comfort.
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11-16-2008, 08:51 PM | #6 |
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I'm just treating this like the next game on the schedule.
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11-16-2008, 09:17 PM | #8 |
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I recall that two years ago, a certain Actuary comprised a formula that showed that BYU had a 91% probability of winning the game, or something like that. Dick Harmon was so excited that he drank a Yoo-Hoo and published it.
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Significantly less than 91%.
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Look at the last two years.
All things being equal, BYU should have run away w/ both of those games. But, emotion will make things unequal. BTW, what happened to unga/pitta?
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