I can't believe the number of people

[BYU71]

now saying Utah is a better team than BYU and will beat BYU.

LOL. However, I am sure someone would like to back up their statements and since talking about wagering is allowed here, I am open to anyone wanting to send me a proposal via messages.

No points straight up, money held by a neutral party.

Of course the last time I did this it was on Utefans with a Ute fan last year. He never paid up of course.

[All-American]

Utah is a new team now that it has found a decent running back. All the talk of Utah having a losing season was founded upon the assumption that they didn't have a running game. They are undefeated when Mack runs over 100 yards.

BYU could very easily lose this game. I'm not sure I would take either side of the bet right now.

[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by All-American

Utah is a new team now that it has found a decent running back. All the talk of Utah having a losing season was founded upon the assumption that they didn't have a running game. They are undefeated when Mack runs over 100 yards.

BYU could very easily lose this game. I'm not sure I would take either side of the bet right now.

Only BYU can beat BYU. Utah is better than they were after week 3, but they aren't as good as BYU.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by All-American

Utah is a new team now that it has found a decent running back. All the talk of Utah having a losing season was founded upon the assumption that they didn't have a running game. They are undefeated when Mack runs over 100 yards.

BYU could very easily lose this game. I'm not sure I would take either side of the bet right now.

And I think Brian Johnson is coming back to prove himself as a decent QB. He's no All American (no pun intended), but he's had some respectable games.

I still think (hope) BYU takes them, but even when we thought they were going to have a dumpy year, I still said the BYU-Utah game is a total wild card.

[All-American]

Originally Posted by Indy Coug

Only BYU can beat BYU. Utah is better than they were after week 3, but they aren't as good as BYU.

Even if only BYU could beat BYU (which I don't believe), and IF Utah isn't as good as BYU (of which I am not certain right now), Utah has a remarkable ability to play up for the big game. You can usually give Utah about 7 to 10 points more than you would usually think to give them when determining the point spread against the Y.

BYU has to be MUCH better than Utah to feel safe the night before.

[DrumNFeather]

Originally Posted by All-American

Utah is a new team now that it has found a decent running back. All the talk of Utah having a losing season was founded upon the assumption that they didn't have a running game. They are undefeated when Mack runs over 100 yards.

BYU could very easily lose this game. I'm not sure I would take either side of the bet right now.

After the TCU game, all the talk was that Air Force, Wyoming, and UNM were all better than Utah...since the weekend, that talk has quieted substantially...none of those teams was overly impressive in victory. Not to say the Utes were...but given the performance of others...it atleast makes some sense.

[Archaea]

Utah has stabilized with its Qb and Rb. And Whit is good for specific games.

So, unless BYU gets better on offense, especially with its passing game, I'd almost predict a Ute victory, straight up. OTOH, we're a month away or so, and a lot can happen between now and then.

The Utes have played well since the opening first few games; well, there's always the UNLV debacle which boggles my mind. But that was before the Qb issue was settled, so perhaps that explains it.

Utah is the biggest obstacle on the horizon, if we don't screw up earlier.

[All-American]

Originally Posted by DrumNFeather

After the TCU game, all the talk was that Air Force, Wyoming, and UNM were all better than Utah...since the weekend, that talk has quieted substantially...none of those teams was overly impressive in victory. Not to say the Utes were...but given the performance of others...it atleast makes some sense.

Well, I'll argue that Air Force is better than Utah without feeling insecure about my intellectual integrity. As for WYO and UNM, I think Utah will go 1-1 between those two games, but I'm not sure to whom they would lose. 2-0 is nonetheless more likely than 0-2.

[BYU71]

Originally Posted by DrumNFeather

After the TCU game, all the talk was that Air Force, Wyoming, and UNM were all better than Utah...since the weekend, that talk has quieted substantially...none of those teams was overly impressive in victory. Not to say the Utes were...but given the performance of others...it atleast makes some sense.

I am where I have been all year long, even when Utah was losing. This will be a good game with BYU winning.

Kyle is not the horrendous coach a lot of BYU fans hope and pray he is.

[DrumNFeather]

Originally Posted by All-American

Well, I'll argue that Air Force is better than Utah without feeling insecure about my intellectual integrity. As for WYO and UNM, I think Utah will go 1-1 between those two games, but I'm not sure to whom they would lose. 2-0 is nonetheless more likely than 0-2.

IF Utah takes care of business vs. CSU, two home games to "get back in the mix" could be all the motivation they need.

Now, there's always the yearly loss to UNM that we have to worry about, but hopefully the team will be motivated enough to take care of business at home.

Air Force has done a remarkable job of finding ways to win...It's hard to tell if they are that good, if they just caught us at a good time, if byu is that much better or matches up better...they're just a tough team to judge right now.