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realtall · 11-21-2005, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by realtall

Utah has a long history of really getting up for this game. And we just don't know very much about the qb they will have starting Saturday. BYU has done so well running the ball this season; I can just see Utah practicing like fanatics all week and suddenly BYU can't run against them to save their lives(BTW, NM only had 88 rushing yards against them last week). A couple of interceptions later BYU is down 14-0 in the first quarter.

If you glance over at CougarBoard you will find a whole lot of overconfident cougars. This scares me. I'm also afraid that the team is thinking the same way. You would think that three losses in a row to the utes would be enough to give them pause but you never know.

il Padrino Ute · 11-21-2005, 12:59 AM

however, perhaps if BYU were to take this game more seriously, things would be different.

It's not just another game - it's a rivalry game. BYU figured that out in the 2nd half and came out of the locker room pumped and it helped them.

Now, the Cougars need to win their bowl game and for their sake, I hope Mendenhall and the team realize that a bowl game isn't just another game.

MikeWaters · 11-21-2005, 01:46 AM

I like the idea of a BYU vs. Utah rematch in a bowl game.

realtall · 11-21-2005, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

I like the idea of a BYU vs. Utah rematch in a bowl game.

That could be very entertaining...and the bowl almost certainly would get the attendance numbers that it's looking for.

VAX77 · 11-21-2005, 04:04 AM

Dont assume you were right on either. BYU was up for the game. They struggled in the first half, but it does not mean they were overconfident or not up for the game. You think you know but have no idea....

ute4ever · 11-21-2005, 04:16 AM

If BYU players don't get up for a game they lose every year, they must have an idiot coaching staff.

realtall · 11-21-2005, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ute4ever

If BYU players don't get up for a game they lose every year, they must have an idiot coaching staff.

It seems like the utah coaches, whoever they may be, are much better at focusing the rivalry energy(hatred?) in practice and on game day.

realtall · 11-21-2005, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by VAX77

Dont assume you were right on either. BYU was up for the game. They struggled in the first half, but it does not mean they were overconfident or not up for the game. You think you know but have no idea....

Motivations aside, I thought that my prediction for how the game went was pretty close - at least for the first half.

As far as approaching the game...year in and year out BYU has been unable to prepare and focus for this game properly, whether they are favored or not. You can attribute this to any of a number of things but what I see is a Cougar team that is consistantly unable to match the utes energy. I don't see how this can be argued.

And yes, I am guessing on this(isn't that we specialize in on these boards?), but it appears to ME to be that the utes 'one game = season' mentality v. BYU's 'just another game mentality'(which is a mistake by the team & the coaches, IMO) is a major mitigating factor.

BYU just isn't a good enough team to get away with being anything less than optimally(mentally & physically) prepared in a game like this.

11-21-2005, 12:59 AM	#2
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	That was a good call you made... however, perhaps if BYU were to take this game more seriously, things would be different. It's not just another game - it's a rivalry game. BYU figured that out in the 2nd half and came out of the locker room pumped and it helped them. Now, the Cougars need to win their bowl game and for their sake, I hope Mendenhall and the team realize that a bowl game isn't just another game. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

11-21-2005, 01:46 AM	#3
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	I like the idea of a BYU vs. Utah rematch in a bowl game.

11-21-2005, 04:04 AM	#5
VAX77 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 106	Dont assume you were right on either. BYU was up for the game. They struggled in the first half, but it does not mean they were overconfident or not up for the game. You think you know but have no idea....

11-21-2005, 04:16 AM	#6
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	If BYU players don't get up for a game they lose every year, they must have an idiot coaching staff.