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Game Thread: Utah @ BYU, Sat. 9/21 8:15pm MT, ESPN2

JazzSpazz said:
I'd go with Flight 571, it sounds tougher or if you just want to sound sic The Dahmer Party.

Just some ideas.
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These are not bad ideas, but you know that the Donner Party camped for a while at the mouth of Emigration Canyon (right next to where the U is now located). At least, that's why neighbors have told me that the park just down the street from my house is called Donner Park.
 
Joe Bagadonuts said:
These are not bad ideas, but you know that the Donner Party camped for a while at the mouth of Emigration Canyon (right next to where the U is now located). At least, that's why neighbors have told me that the park just down the street from my house is called Donner Park.
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Interesting, a little too close to home. Didn't realize they were that close when it happened. All 3 are not bad. Can we get someone to ask Kyle what his preference is?
 
JazzSpazz said:
Interesting, a little too close to home. Didn't realize they were that close when it happened. All 3 are not bad. Can we get someone to ask Kyle what his preference is?
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To be clear, at the time they were camped in the Salt Lake Valley they weren't eating each other. It was after they left for California too late in the season (against the advice of locals) that they got trapped in the Sierra Nevadas and their relatives started looking tasty.

If someone here does talk to Kyle please ask him to consider recruiting this guy (or someone with the same last name):
https://www.ncsasports.org/football-recruiting/hi/keaau/keaau-high-school/kahuhipa-donner
If a guy like that turned out to be team captain material it could become a seriously memorable defensive squad.
 
Joe Bagadonuts said:
That is a very informative website. Thank you for pointing it out to me. I plan on visiting it daily because it appears the content will be updated every 24 hours. It always puts a smile on my face to read quality material like that. What a great way to start every day!
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Ya, I'm not a huge stats guy but it's laid out in a way that makes it easy to really dig into the numbers.

Very unique site and would like to see more sports sites take this approach in statistical analysis.


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Considering so many Ute fans claim to be over the rivalry and glad that it's taking a break blah blah blah they sure do like to talk a lot about it.
 
bigb said:
Considering so many Ute fans claim to be over the rivalry and glad that it's taking a break blah blah blah they sure do like to talk a lot about it.
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You're probably right. That website is a bit verbose.

As for being over the rivalry, I've definitely never said I was. There are few things in life more satisfying to me than watching the arrogant and self-righteous portion of that team's fan base choke on their words. As a kid I remember again and again and again how people in church held up BYU victories as evidence that Mormonism was the one true faith. I was very religious at the time, but I always hated this mindset. I don't plan to ever get over my contempt for BYU. I enjoy watching them lose to anyone... but I particularly enjoy seeing them lose to Utah. So while you might lose a portion of the anti-BYU fan base due to this gap in play, there is no need to worry. You will not lose me.
 
Joe Bagadonuts said:
You're probably right. That website is a bit verbose.

As for being over the rivalry, I've definitely never said I was. There are few things in life more satisfying to me than watching the arrogant and self-righteous portion of that team's fan base choke on their words. As a kid I remember again and again and again how people in church held up BYU victories as evidence that Mormonism was the one true faith. I was very religious at the time, but I always hated this mindset. I don't plan to ever get over my contempt for BYU. I enjoy watching them lose to anyone... but I particularly enjoy seeing them lose to Utah. So while you might lose a portion of the anti-BYU fan base due to this gap in play, there is no need to worry. You will not lose me.
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I've always felt that no way is the rivalry over. Those that say it is or who say they are over it are full of ****. I'm sure there are a small few who actually are, but the vast majority isn't.
And I feel the same way about losing to Utah. I now understand the whole "I'm okay going 1-11 as long as that one win is over Utah" mentality.
 
bigb said:
I've always felt that no way is the rivalry over. Those that say it is or who say they are over it are full of ****. I'm sure there are a small few who actually are, but the vast majority isn't.
And I feel the same way about losing to Utah. I now understand the whole "I'm okay going 1-11 as long as that one win is over Utah" mentality.
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I hear you, Brotha. We are united by our divide. And by the way, you suck!
 
Has anybody else noticed that every time it looks like this thread is going to slide off page one it somehow leaps back to the top of the pile? It's incredible! It's as if this thread has a mind of it's own is determined to keep reminding BYU fans that they lost to their rival for the fourth time in a row and that they don't have another scheduled game to redeem themselves for two more years. Cruel!
 
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colton said:
LOL. And Ute fans accuse Cougar fans of living in the past!

Interesting that every single poll/ranking system listed in this article thinks the Cougars are currently the better team. Looks like one team has gotten better since this game, and one team hasn't.
https://www.deseretnews.com/article...e-do-BYU-Utah-and-USU-stand-after-week-8.html



BYUUtah
USA Today3351
CBS Sports3042
Sagarin2835
BCS3643
Average31.7542.75
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Wow... That's crazy, congratulations! If only theses two teams could play a head to head matchup! Then we wouldn't need a computer to decide which team is the better.
 
WhiskyPriest said:
Wow... That's crazy, congratulations! If only theses two teams could play a head to head matchup! Then we wouldn't need a computer to decide which team is the better.
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Do you really feel that the better team always wins?*

Do you really feel that every team is at the same ability level in week 8 that it is in week 3?**


*Obviously they don't, or computer rankings would not be needed (nor polls, for that matter)

** Obviously most aren't. Look at BYU's offensive production in the first three games compared to the last 3 games for example.
 
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