09-14-2008, 10:30 PM | #21 | |
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And remember, the same year Auburn got the snub in favor of Oklahoma - who got routed by USC - when the final polls came out, Utah was still behind OK in the final rankings, despite being undefeated. BCS teams will always get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to rankings.
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09-14-2008, 10:31 PM | #22 | |
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Wrong... There were plenty of people who thought that Utah should have played for the national championship in 05. I lived in Indiana and Michigan, ND and Big Ten country, and there were plenty of people that were complaining Utah didn't get a chance at the NC. |
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09-14-2008, 10:33 PM | #23 |
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Partially right...It wouldn't be a bigger controversy than Auburn's snub. But it would be talked about.
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09-14-2008, 10:34 PM | #24 | |
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An objective look at BYU shows a team with a lot of promise, but so far we have beaten a Div AA team and 2 pac 10 teams that will be lucky to finish .500. I am really happy about the wins, but I don't get the amount of kool-aid drinking going on quite yet. Our schedule right now only has 1 ranked team on it. We have lots of work to do. A good start would be to pound Wyoming.
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09-14-2008, 10:37 PM | #25 | |
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"BYU got the shaft!" "yes, but they played in a crappy conference and look at their SOS. Their OOC SOS didnt help them much this year, either." "Good point" I am going to enjoy this BYU run and not worry about "what if" scenarios. All BYU can do is win the next game on the schedule. Here's to hoping they hang another 50 on Wyoming.
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09-14-2008, 10:51 PM | #26 | |
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Wow, you moved around a lot in 05. (c:
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09-14-2008, 10:56 PM | #27 | |
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The Big Ten may have the most obnoxiously arrogant fanbase in the country with so much to say about so little. Even from them, I heard a fair amount about Utah that year. I moved that year from Indiana to Michigan (completed residency and took a new job). |
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09-14-2008, 11:39 PM | #29 | |
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I misread and thought you included ND (North Dakota) in your list of states, so 3 states in a year seemed like a lot.
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09-14-2008, 11:58 PM | #30 |
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yes you are. I said, if you guys are undefeated and there's no undefeated or one-loss SEC team, you're in the title game. The jokers around here are saying everybody else would have to have four losses. That's absurd. I'm not denying the bias. I'm saying you're overstating it.
A lot has changed since Utah got shafted. Boise State made a statement for the little guys. People want to see the underdog get a chance. But if you guys want to be taken seriously, you'd better start acting like you deserve to be taken seriously. You're not Sam Houston State - you're BYU. You've got a Heisman trophy winner and a friggin national title. Act like it. |
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