What they're saying about Utah...
by JazzyUte on Mar 15, 2009 7:57 PM MDT
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Is this going to be the Sugar Bowl Part II?
BETTER DAYS AHEAD? Six coaches who could make a name this year
• Jim Boylen, Utah. The Utes rallied after being embarrassed by Southwest Baptist in their opener. They came back and beat Gonzaga and LSU during the season. - Dick Vitale
9. Utah didn’t get a lot of press during the regular season, but watch out for Jim Boylen’s team in the Big Dance. The Utes have wins over Gonzaga, LSU and BYU on their résumé and are coming off a two-point win over San Diego State for the Mountain West Tournament championship. - Josh Herwitt
Upset special: No. 12 Arizona over No. 5 Utah — The Wildcats were the final at-large team to get into the field and in doing so, they extended their streak of consecutive tournament appearances to 25. Arizona, with interim coach Russ Pennell, has an answer for Utes big man Luke Nevill in athletic 6-10 junior Jordan Hill. - Jeff Goodman
Arizona extended its streak to 25 straight appearances in the tourney, as the Wildcats were given a No. 12 seed in the Midwest with a first-round game against WAC (WTF?) winner Utah. That contest will be Friday in Miami. - The Sports Network
Possible first-round upsets (meaning a lower seed beating a higher seed ... that even includes a 9 beating an 8: Arizona over Utah - Joe Sullivan
Arizona over Utah: Mark my words…Arizona is the most dangerous team in the tournament. The Wildcats have had a down year and barely made it in the field of 64. BUT don’t let that record fool you, Utah has their hands full with Jordan Hill, Chase Budinger, and Nic Wise. Arizona’s three-headed attack averages a total of 50 points per game and along with Jamelle Horne the Wildcats are ready to show the country they belong in the NCAA Tournament. - Christian Grant-Fields
And Arizona, which doesn’t belong, will lose to Utah, which does. - Mark Bradley
So, it looks like a few think Utah will win, but most are going with this game as their trendy 5/12 upset pick. Let's prove 'em wrong, Utah!
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People obviously still don't know who the MWC is yet.
It’s the conference that was much stronger than the SEC and Pac10 this year people.
Brady Hoke, Al Borges, and Rocky Long. Aztec football is back!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Mar 15, 2009 10:00 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Impressions from a UCLA student...
The whole Arizona business doesn’t make much sense. “They’re the last team in, but obviously they’ll beat Utah in the first round” seems to pretty much sum it up. They have two wins outside the state of Arizona, over the Oregons, who are terrible. They were left for dead until a hot streak in February, but have now lost 5 of their last 6 (the win came while shooting 70% against 18-13 Stanford, who went 6-12 in the Pac-10 regular season). They’re liable to foul you with the game tied at the end.
That said, Hill’s very tough. But the rest of the team isn’t particularly scary.
by jaffa on Mar 15, 2009 10:13 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Obviously very informed opinions there
The comment from The Sports Network basically sums up how informed these opinions are. The MWC has been around ten years and Utah has been a player in both basketball and football for that whole time. Anyone who doesn’t know that, has no business purporting to be a sports expert.
by Ute in DC on Mar 16, 2009 6:16 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I've never understood this whole WAC/MWC mixup.
Maybe nine years ago, but not now. Not after what Utah has been able to do. Not with the fact that the WAC is utterly crap in basketball and football outside of one team (BSU in football, USU in bball).
It makes me wonder how many actually think Utah is Utah State and the Aggies are the Utes?
by JazzyUte on Mar 16, 2009 7:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
The San Diego UT
seems to think that they big boys are punishing us for beating them down in football and going against the grain with the BCS and shaking up the system.
My conspiracy theory – and I’m not alone – is that the BCS folks can’t stand their Mountain West brethren because the pesky MWC wants a bigger slice of the enormous BCS football pie and is threatening to get everyone from the president to the Supreme Court involved to right a wrong. So now it affects basketball.
The MWC went most of the year ranked seventh in RPI among the nation’s conferences and yet, when the brackets were filled, only two of its schools – Utah and BYU – made the tournament. The Big Ten was not a strong league this year and yet had seven teams make the NCAAs and another, Penn State, sobbing over not getting in.
I want to thank the good Lord for making me a Philip Rivers fan.
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Mar 16, 2009 9:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
It wouldn't surprise me at all.
It’s like dealing with the Big City Machines of yesteryear. I swear, Mayor Daley has to be behind this!
by JazzyUte on Mar 17, 2009 12:05 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMGOSH!
why does the media hate on Utah so bad! this is ridiculous they get no love in football, and no love in basketball!! its like they’ve never been in this situation in the past!
by tidefanstuckatlsu on Mar 16, 2009 9:01 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't get it.
You’d think Utah was Alabama Western State and making their first tournament in school history.
I guess you fall off the map for four years and everyone forgets about you.
by JazzyUte on Mar 17, 2009 12:06 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Arizona the most dangerous team
in the tournament.
That’s some funny shit.
by BoylenOver on Mar 16, 2009 11:08 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
ridiculous
everytime i read a midwest region breakdown it takes all about Arizona being a underrated, dangerous team and they say absolutely nothing about the utes. and u know people are going to listen and put Arizona beating Utah on their brackets. but when the utes win i’m going to laugh
by utahmanami on Mar 17, 2009 11:47 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
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