CFP contender? Maybe. National fan base? Not really. I do think they beat FL.

Mar 22, 2022
12:00:08pm

neboutefan All-American

A lot of questions and big holes to fill on defense. Way too early to be making those kinds of predictions. But I do think they have a decent chance to repeat as Conf champs.

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Hung out with some yewt fans over the weekend

DreamerCoug

3/22/22 11:42am

Well, they do have Cam Rising

jdub

3/22/22 11:46am

RE: Well, they do have Cam Rising

Pangare

3/22/22 1:13pm

RE: Well, they do have Cam Rising

lightmann

3/22/22 1:28pm

They have much to be excited about next year. Good for them. BYU has much to be excited about as well. Good for us.

PJMort

3/22/22 11:46am

Meh, screw utah

LaVellIfIKnow

3/22/22 11:50am

Fans are by far the biggest losers missing out on BYU v Utah this year

GlutealGuy

3/22/22 11:57am

It’s a crime. BYU and Utah should play every year.

All-American

3/22/22 11:58am

Amen and this year especially, 2 top 20 teams with a lot of returning production

GlutealGuy

3/22/22 12:31pm

Its so toxic I wouldn’t mind a 10 year break

ColonelMustard

3/22/22 3:45pm

Does the toxicity actually lessen when we don't play each other?

Tricky

3/22/22 6:22pm

The toxicity is what makes it great.

All-American

3/22/22 6:51pm

Seriously, it’s college football. Taking it so serious is the issue

GlutealGuy

3/22/22 6:55pm

Can’t wait for the podcast saying 12-0 followed by going winless in non conf fbs

GlutealGuy

3/22/22 11:47am

Best thing is that all 5 (4?)of them picked BYU to lose every Pac 12 game. They went 0-60 (or 48) lolol

TEXAS

3/22/22 11:53am

Aren't they sure this is true at the start of every season?

justAnotherCoug

3/22/22 11:47am

We’ll I’m super jealous of their defense as a byu fan

I'mBatman

3/22/22 11:48am

And they accuse BYU fans of claiming the preseason national championship?

Ungoy

3/22/22 11:48am

I hear this accusation over and over again from Utah fans, and yet never hear

elderyoda

3/22/22 12:58pm

RE: I hear this accusation over and over again from Utah fans, and yet never

heber79

3/22/22 3:31pm

HUGE BYU fan. . . But the 2008 and 2009 seasons had this constant barrage of NC

Zoobieman

3/22/22 8:19pm

Big difference at 6-0 midseason, talking about potentially going undefeated

Ungoy

3/22/22 10:35pm

The Utes do have a potentially good team coming back which is why they are

WallaX2

3/22/22 11:51am

I think they will be very good and the pac12 will be mediocre-bad again. If they

Oompabluepaw

3/22/22 11:52am

Now that they got BYU off the schedule the path is more clear.

All-American

3/22/22 11:53am

They won the weakest P12 maybe ever. Lost every other game. Overrated.

Blueto

3/22/22 11:54am

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JimmyZ

3/22/22 11:54am

You is them silly

Zip

3/22/22 4:36pm

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JimmyZ

3/22/22 6:10pm

CFP contender? Maybe. National fan base? Not really. I do think they beat FL.

neboutefan

3/22/22 12:00pm

With a struggling Florida and a perennially weak PAC 10.2 they could easily

jkell2

3/22/22 12:55pm

OP didn't say "national fanbase" he said "rational fanbase."

mannheimadler

3/22/22 1:17pm

Well that's questionable too I suppose!

neboutefan

3/22/22 1:24pm

CFP contender “maybe?” Geez what are you Utes smoking? How about “def not”

andrewg3

3/22/22 3:52pm

Well you'd be hard pressed to find a pre-season ranking that doesn't have them

neboutefan

3/22/22 4:19pm

Found one. But even if I hadn’t found one, preseason top 10 and being a legit

andrewg3

3/22/22 6:44pm

I get it, the rivalry hate taints these kinds of discussions, that’s how fandom

neboutefan

3/22/22 8:48pm

I feel comfortable saying BYU will never be in the college football playoff with

andrewg3

3/22/22 10:18pm

It’s almost as if they are reading all those preseason polls with Utah in Top 10

Medute

3/22/22 12:04pm

RE: It’s almost as if they are reading all those preseason polls with Utah

LaVellIfIKnow

3/22/22 12:08pm

I'm not a Utah fan, so it's been pretty easy for me to not get excited about

benny1982

3/22/22 12:13pm

It's like you aren't even aware of what fan board you are on

hydrocoug

3/22/22 12:32pm

My point was that it was normal and not “comical” for Ute fans to be excited

Medute

3/22/22 12:40pm

My post was a response to your question.

hydrocoug

3/22/22 5:24pm

Maybe you guys can win a non-conf/G5 game (fbs) this year.

Unibro

3/22/22 12:49pm

Maybe! Hope springs eternal

Medute

3/22/22 1:47pm

I mean, wasn't that the case last year too? It was supposed to be Utah's best

CougarTailDevourer

3/22/22 1:19pm

That Utah team was a nightmare at the beginning of the year

Medute

3/22/22 1:51pm

Losing to an Ohio State team with half it's starters out isn't anything to be

CougarTailDevourer

3/22/22 2:43pm

Name a guy on Ohio State that played against Utah in that game

Medute

3/22/22 2:51pm

Those guys all sat the Rose Bowl out and Utah still lost.

slatecoug

3/22/22 3:06pm

His point was that NFL guys sat out - but other NFL guys largely replaced them

krindorr

3/22/22 3:16pm

Yes, but also be careful about the word backup

Medute

3/22/22 3:53pm

Right. And all it goes to show, is that you're not even in the same stratosphere

CougarTailDevourer

3/22/22 3:55pm

I don't think anyone thinks Utah's program is on par with Ohio St

krindorr

3/22/22 4:43pm

There are maybe 4 teams on that level

Medute

3/22/22 5:32pm

He specifically said, "Name a guy on Ohio State that played against Utah in that game, chances are he plays in the NFL"

slatecoug

3/22/22 6:13pm

I stand by my statement

Medute

3/22/22 7:41pm

And now we get the qualifier to try and justify what was clearly an overstatement to make Utah look better

slatecoug

3/22/22 9:16pm

Nope, I said what I said. No qualifier needed

Medute

3/22/22 9:22pm

When someone says a college player is an NFL guy I interpret it different

krindorr

3/22/22 8:22pm

Nice try. But that's some major stretching

slatecoug

3/22/22 9:15pm

At the beginning of the NFL season last year 51 former Ohio St. players were on rosters

slatecoug

3/22/22 9:24pm

Anyone would see it this way. It’s idiotic to think I meant they are in NFL now

Medute

3/22/22 9:24pm

That's what I understood, but just realized he understood it the other way

krindorr

3/22/22 9:45pm

Okay. How about Jaxon Smith Njigba? Last time I checked he's not in the NFL and

CougarTailDevourer

3/22/22 3:12pm

He will play in the NFL, just like nearly every guy who played in that game

Medute

3/22/22 3:54pm

Reading your posts, one would think Utah rolled through a difficult gauntlet to win the PAC 12 title.

slatecoug

3/22/22 5:53pm

You have to be kidding me

Medute

3/22/22 7:43pm

You are kidding yourself

slatecoug

3/22/22 9:25pm

Great rebuttal! It takes a man to admit when they are wrong

Medute

3/22/22 9:29pm

RE: Hung out with some yewt fans over the weekend

Marc Spector

3/22/22 12:10pm

When was the last time they beat an FBS non-PAC team? It's been like 3 years and

BYUtka

3/22/22 12:21pm

Utah vs non-PAC FBS teams by year

krindorr

3/22/22 1:00pm

They will likely be the frontrunners to win the PAC-12 this year, but I don't

cougarfan84

3/22/22 12:25pm

To be fair there’s a big difference between NC contender and making the playoffs

GlutealGuy

3/22/22 12:34pm

What we saw from Utah 2019 and Oregon last year is that a 1-loss P12 team likely gets into CFP.

TFL

3/22/22 12:59pm

No doubt, just saying the ceiling for teams like byu and utah is making the CFP

GlutealGuy

3/22/22 1:12pm

Agree 100%. Just being in the conversation is great. Not used to that pragmatism

TFL

3/22/22 1:40pm

Do they have any non-conference FBS teams on the schedule? The PAC games are

BYUtka

3/22/22 12:59pm

Road game at Florida. Who sucks.

elderyoda

3/22/22 1:01pm

Sucks worse than the PAC teams? I guess we'll see... Hard to imagine though.

BYUtka

3/22/22 1:24pm

"Hung out with some yewt fans" that was your mistake.

hydrocoug

3/22/22 12:34pm

"Hung out with some yewt fans over the weekend"

Ode to Hoy

3/22/22 12:44pm

RE: Hung out with some yewt fans over the weekend

valcorger

3/22/22 12:53pm

Of all Utah fans' memes, "we're rational and BYU fans aren't" might be their

Gustav

3/22/22 1:37pm

Honestly, irrationality is sometimes a perk of being a fan

krindorr

3/22/22 1:53pm

Florida was 6-7 last season and has a new head coach.

Fishious

3/22/22 1:52pm

In their defense, if they beat either Florida or SDSU, they are likely 12-1 and

viper

3/22/22 2:23pm

Nah, strength of schedule in pac 12 would keep them out.

valcorger

3/22/22 2:30pm

National Title contender? Their conference is G5 level at the moment.

Zoobieman

3/22/22 4:06pm

Predicting the Fiesta bowl match up now.

Orem58thBall

3/22/22 4:13pm

Let’s goooo Gators!!!

sailorcoug11

3/22/22 4:53pm

Hope you defended the cause & let them know not all of us are Mormon jihadists.

Forzaitalia

3/22/22 5:09pm

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