Yes, BYU was favored and the game was in Provo. And despite his post, he did not take my money last year. He asked for points, so I told him I'd give him the current spread, and the bet was off once he saw BYU was actually favored. I then said I'd go with no points if he gave me the current money line, but he wanted no part of that.
And my "clearly" rant was a tongue in cheek response to ogatintroll's "BYU is clearly better than Utah" rants from the year before (the year Utah smashed them, on their way to the BCS).
I would also like to point out that trout flat out refused to bet on the BYU/Utah game that year (2008). The year before that, trout did take my money, but he only agreed to bet me when I gave him 7 points. In fact, he's taken my money a few times now and has never once bet me without me agreeing to give him points- whether BYU is actually favored in the game or not. That's why I was so shocked that he agreed to a bet this year with no points, when it looks like Utah will be a heavy favorite. He probably just felt guilty for taking my money so many times, lol.