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what some of us oldies, but goodies, have been through in supporting the U in football in past decades.
We can remember the days when we dominated and then were dominated ourselves. We lived through the years when BYU would litterally drill us each game. We lived through the miserable coaching for years. But yet we now realize this was all part of the journey to greatness.
I can recall media types telling us during Macs tenure that Utah football wouldn't get any better, this was the best we should expect. Then came Urban, our rented coach, who showed us that we could rise up the program and get on the national stage. Now we have a true Utah man, one that isn't looking to move on, as our coach and he just showed us that Utah is now on the national map.
This climb has not been an easy one, either to achieve or watch, but it is one we have witnessed. And I'm not convinced we have reached our peak yet either. Folks can talk all they want about how we will be down again next season, which I don't buy for a single minute. No folks the Utes are here to stay, we kninds of like this feeling we have about ourselves.
Thanks to all those that helped the Utes get to where we are right now.
And a big thanks to all old Ute fans that have been through the entire journey.
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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
and congrats on your Sugar Bowl win!
You do not realize how much that team, which I can't say the name of, from Tuscaloser Alabama needed a big piece of humble pie- which you guys served up well...
Go Utes... even though it's 2004 (we both remember that year) all over again- ya'll deserve a piece of the national championship.
War Eagle, and Go UTES!
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But, to be honest, neither would I had I not been hanging around here since late 2004.
As an SEC fan, I admit to us being somewhat arrogant in the abilities of our conference. No matter what the category, Football, Basketball....cheating [Open message for image] ...we are just better than you.
That kind of tunnel vision bites us in our collective southern butts at times.
However, since those tense days in 2004 between our two schools, I have learned that we aren't the end all and be all of college sports. It appears that Utah can also survive the departure of a great coach. That is strength, and you have earned my respect. I doubt it matters to you, but I had to say it. I feel better now.
It just so happens that west of the Mississippi, people love their schools and teams just as much as we do. Who knew?
I have lurked a lot here to gain another perspective and, although I haven't agreed or enjoyed everything I have read on this board, I have gained an appreciation of Utah as a school and as an overall athletic program.
Apparently, no one in Alabama thought to do a little research.
They never saw it coming.
Congrats ad infinitum
RR
P.S. A game between Utah and Florida would be epic!
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At the pre-game pep rally they mentioned that the mtn. was a sponsor, and a bunch of people in the crowd booed. WTF is wrong with some of our fans? The mtn. pays for part of the event in what had to be a pretty pricey ballroom, runs programs all week chronicling the Utes run to the Sugar Bowl and highlights the MWC all year long, and they get booed?
I've been called naive for continually supporting the MWC's move away from ESPN, but I'd like to spell it out for some of the newer fans.
ESPN offered the MWC a pitiful contract that was LESS than than the one the conference signed at its inception, seven years prior.
ESPN gave the Thursday night games, that the MWC built to popularity, to the ACC and Pac-10. A deal with ESPN and we would have been lucky to have three games on Saturday this year.
Here are the benefits of the new deal from my perspective.
-as an out of state fan, I know when the games are going to be six months in advance. This means I can purchase reasonable travel arrangements and watch the Utes in person.
-all Utah games (sans Weber St.) could have been viewed by every Utah fan in the country this year. Yes, it would have cost some $$$, but did I miss the year that ESPN gave away their GamePlan package for free? Because that's the package you had to have to watch the majority of Utah games prior to the new deal. For those without access to DirecTV, all you needed was a sports bar and the courage to ask them to change one of their 550 TV's to the Utah game.
-I kept hearing that this new TV deal would hurt Utah. Let's see, BSU and Utah were both 12-0. One school has a contract with ESPN, plays every day of the week EXCEPT Saturday and has hideous blue turf. The other plays on VS/CBS-CS and the mtn, with every game either Thursday or Saturday. Which team was invited to the Sugar Bowl again?
The point is: Lets have more people supporting this conference and the organizations that are trying to build it. I'd be the first person to jump for joy if the Utes went to the Pac-10, but until that unlikely event occurs, lets build up what we have. I know most of us are of that mind set already, but everyone is obviously not on board.
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Hope to follow in your footsteps in the next few years.
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Howdy Utes!
Texas A&M graduate here. I've followed your program since we played y'all in 2003 and 2004, and was thrilled by the win over 'Bama.
President-Elect Obama has been an outspoken critic of the BCS and the need for a playoff. It's an issue on which I agree. Now we need to ask him to invite the deserving Utes to the White House, sending a direct message to the BCS and others standing in the way of a playoff and justly rewarding the Utes for what they accomplished.
On a whim, I entered a question here:
http://change.gov/page/content/openforque stions20081229/
Search for "University of Utah". Vote it up and who knows? Maybe it will get noticed.
In the interest of full disclosure, I'm a Texas resident and didn't cast my ballot for Obama.
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Somebody posted: What are Utes ?
Somebody responded: That's a group that will get in your face and then back it up by kicking your ass.
LOL
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Sakoda Earns All-America Honors from FWAA
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