Some good insights - I feel like we learned some hard lessons this last dozen

Nov 14, 2024
6:06:17pm

StoneyCurtis All-American

years that made us better, rather than bitter. While Utah, so excited by success, learned all the wrong things. And you are so right that much of what Utah is (and was) is in reaction to BYU. BYU is what BYU believes.

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What you saw on Saturday is Harlan partially saying the quiet part out loud.

macdizzle

9:05am

Bingo. Those days of getting artificially inflated preseason rankings are over

O Gaucho

9:08am

Well they were artificially ranked to start this year...

BYUFam1

9:27am

Pac 12 hangover. That will be gone now. No one is going to defend Utah after

O Gaucho

9:54am

What about the best defense we will face all year?

Plantagenet

2:12pm

It's not just their preseason crowd noise that's artificially inflated.

Ripliancum

1:25pm

A fourteen year head start all erased in one season. They no longer have the advantage. It’s a great time to be a Coug.

Busting Coveys

9:10am

Actually we have a 1 year head start on the P4...it is only their first year 🙂

BYUFam1

9:28am

In before BigUte. Ackshually, they had a 12-year head start.

Abe Froman

11:34am

And now recruits see byu as

niqmadu

11:55am

Give me a break!

Iman23

9:10am

RE: Give me a break!

Pangare

10:08am

Break me off a piece of that fancy feast. Nope that's not it.

TheRefsStink

12:31pm

RE: Break me off a piece of that fancy feast. Nope that's not it.

Cletus the Fetus

3:08pm

This is 100% correct it has been spectacular their fall from grace. Complete

johnnybyu

9:15am

Wait til they go through one season of Big 12 basketball ... OUCH!

IBe_WhyYou

11:33am

Harlan is probably really bad at making lemonade out of lemons

MajorZeus

9:19am

Totally and completely agree

Duce

9:34am

This. Not only did we win. We extracted the tantrum heard round the world

cajuncoug

5:15pm

I still remember the day the news broke that Utah would be going to the PAC12. I was sitting at work, the U, absolutely

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

9:34am

The cancel BYU culture was in full force. It almost worked untill it didn’t

fan32

1:50pm

TH still doesn’t fully understand who the real Utes really are.

fan32

1:52pm

He's still operating under the belief that we are partners.

VACOUGFAN

2:14pm

The Board of Directors wants to be and thinks we should be partners

BYU Fan

2:21pm

No he’s not. He knows exactly what’s up, but he’s a representative of Christ.

7FootRussian

3:26pm

Yeah, there's no way Holmoe doesn't understand exactly who they've been

cajuncoug

5:21pm

They are trying to be Christians but also know how to deal with idiots

7FootRussian

8:08pm

RE: What you saw on Saturday is Harlan partially saying the quiet part out loud.

yorksama

9:45am

This 1000%

Socrates Johnson

9:46am

This looks like the narration script for a video clip showing preseason hype,

OldFogey

9:46am

Read by Morgan Freeman

macdizzle

9:49am

Exactly who I pictured, too.

OldFogey

10:28am

Or Dennis Haysbert. Maybe we can get Adam to ask his brother to narrate for us.

robin

1:58pm

Final straw: learning they are still BYU's little brother

korihor

9:54am

It's amazing how a little delusion built up over time can derail your future

Mitty

9:57am

A lot of truth there, but some things a little overstated, if you'll pardon me

StoneyCurtis

12:14pm

I agree they had success. I'm just saying, it was fueled by using BYU as a

Mitty

2:39pm

Some good insights - I feel like we learned some hard lessons this last dozen

StoneyCurtis

6:06pm

RE: It's amazing how a little delusion built up over time can derail your future

Ammoncougar

2:22pm

If Utah is smart, they get rid of Harlan and kindly encourage Whittingham to

brazilcoug

10:07am

Narrator: "they weren't."

Socrates Johnson

10:29am

The plan Utah set in motion by naming Scalley as the coach in waiting only works

SurfCoug

2:10pm

Agreed

Blue Heart

3:30pm

It’s the most beautiful train wreck I’ve ever seen in sports. Im filled with

JosephAllenMaldonado

10:08am

SPOT ON! Couldn’t be said any better than that. You are 100% correct!

Coug-Ida

10:54am

This is one of those posts that El Jefe should canonize in CB liturgy

SaturdaySpecialDay

11:23am

Hubris

jxncoog

11:52am

Thomas Hardy is vindicated again: "Character is Fate" - 12th grade English class

StoneyCurtis

11:56am

Plus they used that advantage to try and marginalize BYU's program

fan_byu

12:00pm

The cherry on top is that they're now not only despised by the Big12

YOHONOMOTO

12:00pm

Absolutely 100% spot on.

Hawk Talons

12:04pm

Do you think they really expected a Big10 invite forcoming?

JuicyJam

12:10pm

Yes, they really think they will be in the conversation for next teams

Huge Manatee

12:18pm

Be patient

taylorcoug

12:18pm

Throw in an upcoming basketball season with BYU getting buzz and Utah not.

Jacob

12:28pm

RE: What you saw on Saturday is Harlan partially saying the quiet part out loud.

KYU

12:33pm

Wow, well said. Someone should make this post into a movie.

GRCoug

12:36pm

Nice post mac. Good job. I think you're on to something there!

Borg

12:40pm

pretty much sums it up. They're mad they're losing, & that'll happen more in B12

zerome4sooners

12:44pm

I was going to write a post like this one.

Norge Coug

12:47pm

It was not just a lack of Big XII excitement, it was a general lack of respect

Traveling Coug

12:51pm

Feels to me like a last ditch effort to save face.

runningfoo

12:52pm

I still think they were probably going to announce Kyle's retirement

YOHONOMOTO

1:00pm

I'm convinced (they thought) there was something much bigger at stake which is

Ripliancum

2:02pm

Still there is zero excuse for doing what he did. It's a huge embarrassment to the school and program.

Colorado

12:59pm

Absolutely the best meltdown and humble

BYUvermont

1:07pm

100%

Idacoug

1:43pm

Absolutely nailed it 👏

Honor Code

2:00pm

Mike Drop MacDizzle. Boom

CT98

2:05pm

The silence of Ute apologists is deafening.

kiyoshige

2:13pm

I wouldn't be surprised if the Big 10 gave them some goals to hit and maybe then

Cougarite

2:16pm

Yeah I'd rather stay in the Big 12 than go to the B1G

acadian8

6:37pm

100% agree and add this thought...

SoggyBB

2:56pm

Kyle coming back is a risk. They play it off like it was a string of bad luck

YOHONOMOTO

3:02pm

I think Kyle only came back this yr because he thought he had a championship

Cougarite

3:15pm

Idk. What a brutal way to go out.

YOHONOMOTO

3:29pm

Very few go out on top. Most retire a shell of what they once were.

ldssdl

4:01pm

Yeah I wouldn't blame him. I'd love a Maui beach house.

acadian8

6:39pm

I’ve seen many Ute fans comment to others about BYU, “just wait until you get to

ballen

6:11pm

RE: What you saw on Saturday is Harlan partially saying the quiet part out loud.

WillsPitStop

3:10pm

And Whit said the quiet part out loud about the holding call

I'mBatman

3:12pm

Yep…and that has to stop. Call it until they stop

Borg

6:07pm

I love this whole narrative 😁

BlueLine

3:56pm

And it has been so beautiful to watch BYU this year! Go Cougs!

Cougar TD

3:56pm

RE: What you saw on Saturday is Harlan partially saying the quiet part out loud.

Resurgens

4:16pm

The only thing I would add is that BYU has shown it can outperform Utah in NIL,

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