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

macdizzle

Nov 14, 9:05am

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

O Gaucho

Nov 14, 9:08am

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

BYUFam1

Nov 14, 9:27am

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

O Gaucho

Nov 14, 9:54am

What about the best defense we will face all year?

Plantagenet

Nov 14, 2:12pm

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

Ripliancum

Nov 14, 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

Nov 14, 9:10am

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

BYUFam1

Nov 14, 9:28am

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

Abe Froman

Nov 14, 11:34am

And now recruits see byu as

niqmadu

Nov 14, 11:55am

Give me a break!

Iman23

Nov 14, 9:10am

RE: Give me a break!

Pangare

Nov 14, 10:08am

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

TheRefsStink

Nov 14, 12:31pm

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

Cletus the Fetus

Nov 14, 3:08pm

This is what you're looking for

squidmark

Nov 15, 6:35am

Break me off a piece of that applesauce!

Yllage Vidiot

Nov 15, 5:57pm

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

johnnybyu

Nov 14, 9:15am

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

IBe_WhyYou

Nov 14, 11:33am

Harlan is probably really bad at making lemonade out of lemons

MajorZeus

Nov 14, 9:19am

Totally and completely agree

Duce

Nov 14, 9:34am

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

cajuncoug

Nov 14, 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

Nov 14, 9:34am

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

fan32

Nov 14, 1:50pm

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

fan32

Nov 14, 1:52pm

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

VACOUGFAN

Nov 14, 2:14pm

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

BYU Fan

Nov 14, 2:21pm

I think we should be. Friends close, enemies closer. Plus I’d

conetah

Nov 14, 11:24pm

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

7FootRussian

Nov 14, 3:26pm

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

cajuncoug

Nov 14, 5:21pm

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

7FootRussian

Nov 14, 8:08pm

Holmoes actions aren’t solely guided by religion. They are guided by strategy.

conetah

Nov 14, 11:32pm

No, not even close.

kiyoshige

Nov 14, 10:29pm

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

yorksama

Nov 14, 9:45am

This 1000%

Socrates Johnson

Nov 14, 9:46am

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

OldFogey

Nov 14, 9:46am

Read by Morgan Freeman

macdizzle

Nov 14, 9:49am

Exactly who I pictured, too.

OldFogey

Nov 14, 10:28am

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

robin

Nov 14, 1:58pm

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

korihor

Nov 14, 9:54am

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

Mitty

Nov 14, 9:57am

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

StoneyCurtis

Nov 14, 12:14pm

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

Mitty

Nov 14, 2:39pm

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

StoneyCurtis

Nov 14, 6:06pm

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

Ammoncougar

Nov 14, 2:22pm

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

brazilcoug

Nov 14, 10:07am

Narrator: "they weren't."

Socrates Johnson

Nov 14, 10:29am

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

SurfCoug

Nov 14, 2:10pm

Agreed

Blue Heart

Nov 14, 3:30pm

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

JosephAllenMaldonado

Nov 14, 10:08am

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

Coug-Ida

Nov 14, 10:54am

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

SaturdaySpecialDay

Nov 14, 11:23am

Hubris

jxncoog

Nov 14, 11:52am

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

StoneyCurtis

Nov 14, 11:56am

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

fan_byu

Nov 14, 12:00pm

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

YOHONOMOTO

Nov 14, 12:00pm

Absolutely 100% spot on.

Hawk Talons

Nov 14, 12:04pm

Do you think they really expected a Big10 invite forcoming?

JuicyJam

Nov 14, 12:10pm

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

Huge Manatee

Nov 14, 12:18pm

Be patient

taylorcoug

Nov 14, 12:18pm

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

Jacob

Nov 14, 12:28pm

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

KYU

Nov 14, 12:33pm

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

GRCoug

Nov 14, 12:36pm

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

Borg

Nov 14, 12:40pm

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

zerome4sooners

Nov 14, 12:44pm

I was going to write a post like this one.

Norge Coug

Nov 14, 12:47pm

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

Traveling Coug

Nov 14, 12:51pm

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

runningfoo

Nov 14, 12:52pm

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

YOHONOMOTO

Nov 14, 1:00pm

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

Ripliancum

Nov 14, 2:02pm

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

Colorado

Nov 14, 12:59pm

Absolutely the best meltdown and humble

BYUvermont

Nov 14, 1:07pm

100%

Idacoug

Nov 14, 1:43pm

Absolutely nailed it 👏

Honor Code

Nov 14, 2:00pm

Mike Drop MacDizzle. Boom

CT98

Nov 14, 2:05pm

The silence of Ute apologists is deafening.

kiyoshige

Nov 14, 2:13pm

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

Cougarite

Nov 14, 2:16pm

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

acadian8

Nov 14, 6:37pm

Hard to dislike a few more million a year and stability

kiyoshige

Nov 14, 9:04pm

lol.

macdizzle

Nov 14, 9:23pm

Utah was never going to the B1G. It was pure fantasy. The B1G does

88Coug

Nov 16, 9:22am

100% agree and add this thought...

SoggyBB

Nov 14, 2:56pm

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

YOHONOMOTO

Nov 14, 3:02pm

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

Cougarite

Nov 14, 3:15pm

Idk. What a brutal way to go out.

YOHONOMOTO

Nov 14, 3:29pm

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

ldssdl

Nov 14, 4:01pm

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

acadian8

Nov 14, 6:39pm

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

ballen

Nov 14, 6:11pm

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

WillsPitStop

Nov 14, 3:10pm

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

I'mBatman

Nov 14, 3:12pm

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

Borg

Nov 14, 6:07pm

I love this whole narrative 😁

BlueLine

Nov 14, 3:56pm

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

Cougar TD

Nov 14, 3:56pm

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

Resurgens

Nov 14, 4:16pm

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

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