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Utah vs. Boise in Las Vegas Bowl

I am not taking any side here, but just for the record, my opinion is:

Auburn v. Oregon = BCS caliber bowl.
Wisconsin v. TCU = BCS caliber bowl.

Va Tech v. Stanford = Stanford has a great team this year, but this is borderline.

Arkansas v. Ohio St. = Meh. Called a BCS bowl, but hardly BCS caliber.

Oklahoma v. UConn = Seriously? This is definitely not a BCS caliber bowl. Minor bowls I would rather watch than this one: Vegas, Poinsettia, Insight, Chick-fil-A, and Capital One.

IMO, being called a BCS bowl, does not make a game BCS caliber, automatically. If the BCS wanted to be true to it's alleged purpose, it would match 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, etc. Instead, we get to watch the Big Least champ stink it up yet again.
 
Bronco70 said:
I am not taking any side here, but just for the record, my opinion is:

Auburn v. Oregon = BCS caliber bowl.
Wisconsin v. TCU = BCS caliber bowl.

Va Tech v. Stanford = Stanford has a great team this year, but this is borderline.

Arkansas v. Ohio St. = Meh. Called a BCS bowl, but hardly BCS caliber.

Oklahoma v. UConn = Seriously? This is definitely not a BCS caliber bowl. Minor bowls I would rather watch than this one: Vegas, Poinsettia, Insight, Chick-fil-A, and Capital One.

IMO, being called a BCS bowl, does not make a game BCS caliber, automatically. If the BCS wanted to be true to it's alleged purpose, it would match 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, etc. Instead, we get to watch the Big Least champ stink it up yet again.
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If this game is a better game than actual BCS games, then I don't see how you can say it isn't BCS caliber.

You may wish the BCS matched up 3-4, 5-6, etc, but it doesn't. The Big East and/or ACC send stinkers to the BCS almost every year.

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Re-watching the Boise-Nevada, I'd say Boise faltering in the 2nd half was a lot to do with the receivers butter fingers and not making plays, they dropped several well thrown passes from kellen moore. moore is as good as advertised but i'd say don't underrate their RB Doug Martin is a bowling ball and Boise does a good job run blocking. They are a physical team no doubt. Nevada had a tough time running the ball in the 1st half. I'd say we have to bring out the bag of tricks in the running game, just lining up in I formation and go right at them isn't going to work. Cain's going to have to be a dynamic QB who will have to play the game of his life just to keep us in it.
 
Do I think Boise is the better team? Yes. However, with a 16.5 spread, would I take the Utes if I were a gambling man?

You bet your *** I would.
 
Wait I want in on this. How crazy are the Ute homers being? I want some easy cash.

Nothing against Utah, but Boise is going to destroy U.
 
Speaking of which, Cox's GF is mighty fine.

Serious question, why wasn't he recruited to any big name school out of HS? Anyone know? Did he not have the grades? he went to Bountiful High (I think), so I'm sure it wasn't because he wasn't in a highly touted HS program. I believe he played a year or two down at SUU, didn't he?
 
SaltyDawg said:
Safetydan and marcus are both just BYU trolls. They are Utah haters, of course they don't want to admit it on this board.

Bronco agreed that this game is better than half the BCS games.

Being better than half the BCS games absolutely does make it BCS caliber.

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My actual opinion on the matter is: this game is half to three quarters a BCS game, and if utah makes a game of it ----> could be. I don't consider myself a utah hater. I do consider Salty a bigtime homer of the worst kind however.
 
Safetydan said:
I do consider Salty a bigtime homer of the worst kind however.
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Clearly you don't understand the way things work. Salty is clearly a flat out fact machine. Clearly he deals in nothing but the facts and only the facts. Salty doesn't have an opinion because he doesn't need one. Clearly.


Sent from my *** via my vodka addled brain. Clearly.
 
TroutBum said:
Double or nothing?
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You had your shot at double or nothing! I'll see you on September 17, 2011 my man.

And Thriller, am i really being a "crazy" Ute "homer" because I think this team will lose by less than 16.5? If you honestly think about it, it's really not that crazy at all and you will see that when Utah wins me some cold hard cash in two weeks.
 
Boise rolls in this one by 20+. I never, ever doubt Boise in any game anymore, except when they play Nevada (who's always given Boise a hard time). They're too well coached to have a slip-up.
 
Not Vegas Bowl related, but I didn't want to make a new thread.

Was just looking at some video of an OLB recruit from Baltimore that Utah just got a verbal from. His name is Tre James and according to Rivals, he's a 3 star recruit. He was also considering places like Maryland, Rutgers and South Carolina so it's nice to see Utah beat out schools from the ACC, Big East, and SEC.

According to a Rutgers recruiting site, James said that playing PAC12 football is what ultimately led him to choose Utah. Hopefully we see a lot more of that come signing day.
 
Utah football: Utes respect Boise State’s defense

The Utah Utes know all about Boise State’s prolific quarterback, Kellen Moore, and the deep lineup of skill players he uses.

But what concerns Utah coach Kyle Whittingham as much as Boise State’s offense, if not more, is the way the Broncos’ defense plays.

“That is the most overlooked phase of their game,” he said. “Their defense is outstanding. They’ve got 45 sacks and are giving up 13 points a game. It’s probably the phase of the game that is the primary reason for their success.”

Whittingham’s concern over the Broncos’ defense is heightened for a couple of reasons.

The No. 20 Utes (10-2) will go into the Dec. 22 Las Vegas Bowl against the No. 10 Broncos (11-1) not only without starting quarterback Jordan Wynn, but with a run game that is struggling.

The Utes rank fourth in the Mountain West, averaging 156.8 rushing yards a game, but rushed for more than 100 yards only once in the last four games, doing so at San Diego State (138).

Getting back up to its average is critical if Utah is going to beat Boise State, Whittingham said.

“We had some issues in the first half of the last ballgame and the run game was nonexistent,” he said of the 11 first-half rushing yards the Utes had against BYU. “In the second half we were able to get that to improve and ended up with 90 yards or so, but that is going to be a factor. It’s a big challenge for our run offense.”
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Nevada in the 2nd half got a couple big plays that chewed up a lot of yardage. It'll be tough for the utes to do that against this defense. We haven't been getting big runs in the running game. I don't know how effective Cain can be on the long ball he's more of a short yardage passer. That's why I think we have to pull out the bag of tricks against this defense. We should have a couple other players attempting passes besides Cain.
 
Boise's best unit is their defense in my mind, especially at home. They held Fresno and Hawaii, two pretty good offenses, to a combined 7 points. They can make a very good offense look completely inept.
 
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