Utes sleepwalk through win over Wyoming
by JazzyUte on Oct 16, 2010 7:00 PM MDT
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PrintI thought the offense would continue its explosion tonight and it really never materialized. It's too bad because I've mentioned a few times over the course of the last couple of weeks that style parts are, justifiable or not, needed.
Well the Utes didn't get any style points tonight.
Still, it was an okay win. Certainly better than last year's close call in Salt Lake City. But it was not perfect and probably the most uninspired I've seen Utah this season. That happens when you're 5-0 (now 6-0) and playing a weak team. You can't get up for all twelve games and letdowns do happen. They're fortunate this letdown turned out to be a win.
With that said, Jordan Wynn had a bad game. Three picks against Wyoming is inexcusable and every one of them was due to his poor throws into deep coverage. Sometimes interceptions do happen and occasionally they're created through unbelievable athletic ability from the defense. That was not the case on any of Wynn's throws. He threw interceptions. He didn't have his passes intercepted and that's the big difference. If your pass is picked off, it's not always something you did.
But every one of his three interceptions were his fault. Counting the one last week, he's had four in the last two games.
That has to improve if Utah is going to be a legitimate BCS buster. Thankfully, I have all the confidence in the world in Wynn and expect to see a better performance next week.
So there you have it. A 30-6 ho-hum win. I'll take it because Utah remains undefeated and still registered a blowout.
It doesn't mean there aren't things they need to work on, though.
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Woo-hoo!
Thank you, Kemtucky.
Iowa State is getting creamed. :(
I keep accidentally eating my pets. Maybe I should get something less appetizing, like a cat instead of a Twinkie.
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Just noticed my awesome spelling of Kentucky.
I keep accidentally eating my pets. Maybe I should get something less appetizing, like a cat instead of a Twinkie.
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Unless
Wisconsin wins — Watch for Wisconsin to jump us if that happens.
Nebraska will fall below us. And S. Carolina (They should have been below us anyway). But I could see Wisconsin jumping us if they pull this one out.
I don't pour beer on Max Hall's family often, but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis.
We still move back to at leat 20
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by Ravenous Ute on Oct 16, 2010 7:30 PM MDT up reply actions
er 10...
Zoo Cougar n. A "special" breed of feline, characterized by its propensity to have its attempts at swallowing a canary inevitably resulting in its choking on crow. See also: Zoobie, Cosmo Nut, Sexless Cat, Hippo-C-Rat origin: It takes a special kind of kitty to try and swallow the canary and end up choking on crow. --Ute Proverb
by Ravenous Ute on Oct 16, 2010 7:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Jazzy loves his words so much...
…he loves to eat them after spewing them out of his mouth… ;-)
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by Ravenous Ute on Oct 16, 2010 7:23 PM MDT up reply actions
LSU is the worst undefeated team in the nation.
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lsu has auburn next. i will put 400 dollars on auburn. cam newton is better than tebow. he is taller, larger and faster. the guy jumped into the endzone and went almost 5 yards. nobody is going to stop him in the sec.
wisky has iowa next. someone is coming away with two losses. 7 ranked teams went down and the #1 team went down two weeks in a row. i expect much the same for the rest of the season.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. The most hated and misunderstood person on the MMA blogs.. Utah and Boise take care of business in week one. Don't be surprised if they both go undefeated.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Oct 17, 2010 12:55 AM MDT up reply actions
Man the Pac 12
.. Cougs suck just as much as our beloved Zoobies…
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Thats why I like the 5-2-2..
With Washington and Wazzu across from us!
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by Ravenous Ute on Oct 16, 2010 7:32 PM MDT up reply actions
1st down Wiscy!
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I'd rather have OSU lose tonight and drop below us...
…Wiscy will have road games to lose…
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by Ravenous Ute on Oct 16, 2010 7:38 PM MDT up reply actions
TD Wiscy!
Does that excite you?
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AFA is losing to SDSU...that's not good.
Aztecs win and the Falcons won’t sniff the top-25 prior to the Utah game.
Nice...
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by Ravenous Ute on Oct 16, 2010 8:08 PM MDT up reply actions
That may drop 'Bama...
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by Ravenous Ute on Oct 16, 2010 8:09 PM MDT up reply actions
This is a "bad win" in more ways than one:
Not only did Wynn throw three picks, and not only are other ranked teams (not to mention a couple of unranked) beating ranked opponents in convincing fashions, but other teams are also holding the opponents they have in common with Utah to less points. Meanwhile Utah looked mediocre against Wyo, and worst of all: this is the ONE game that is directly comparable with both TCU and BSU. And they blew it. They can still beat TCU and render it moot, but there’s nothing to be done about the comparisons that will be made—and conclusions that will be drawn—with BSU’s Wyo ass kicking. All we (fans) can do now is hope the team wins out and BSU drops one. Not to be all negative, but reality is dictating that chances of Utah nabbing a BCS bowl are slim at best.
by FeloniousMonk on Oct 16, 2010 8:54 PM MDT reply actions
Whaa-whaaaa :)
Fucking BCS! What kind of a stupid system makes you feel like a failure by “only” beating a team by 24 points! Back a few years ago—hell, even last year—a win like that would have been impressive, but not now. Not this year…. I can’t believe I’m even thinking about stupid shit like common opponents and “style points”. Piss on it! Go Utes!
PS: Brian Johnson, please teach Wynn how not to throw interceptions. Thanks much.
by FeloniousMonk on Oct 16, 2010 10:18 PM MDT up reply actions
I am actually more optimistic...
Nebraska losing was huge for Utah. I had fears the Cornhuskers and Sooners would enter the Big 12 championship undefeated. Right there you’d have pretty much two guaranteed teams into the BCS – taking away an at-large spot for the Utes.
South Carolina losing helps because that takes them out of BCS contention.
Pitt won today big and should help boost our computer ratings.
We’re in a better spot today than we were a week ago.
A 1 loss Ohio State and a 1 loss Nebraska would get in over an undefeated Utah.
And that’s assuming Utah beats TCU, and OU and Mich State win their respective conferences. Plus there’s also 1 loss Wisc who could finish as Big 10 champs or runner up and whoever takes the SEC and the SEC runner-up. All of those teams will, at one loss, get a nod before Utah. Especially if Boise finishes undefeated. They tried the two-mid-majors-in-a-BCS-bowl last year and I seriously doubt we’ll see it happen again, no matter how deserving Utah might be.
Honestly, though, all Utah can do now is win every game and let the chips fall where they may, but they certainly did themselves no favors with that performance. In a sport where perception means so much, this game against so-so Wyoming, considering the commonality of opponents, meant a great deal to Utah’s BCS hopes, strange as it is to say.
by FeloniousMonk on Oct 17, 2010 12:31 AM MDT up reply actions
My point...
Was that if Nebraska and Oklahoma won out, there was a guarantee, regardless of outcome, that the Big 12 would take up to BCS spots.
That guarantee is gone now. Nebraska can still win the Big 12, beating Oklahoma and rendering a scenario where the B12 gets two teams in, but of OU wins, Nebraska ain’t getting in with two losses.
So as of today, we’re in a better spot. I also believe we’ll open the BCS rankings tomorrow 10th. That’ll be higher than where Utah started in 2008.
I've got to disagree, Felonious
They tried two mid-majors in a BCS bowl last year and it got great attendance and strong ratings throughout the country, better than I think two of the AQ bowls.
Also, the embarrassment of a loss to TCU or Utah in a bowl game is fading. There are people who say that a 1-loss SEC or Big 12 team should get into the NCG over an undefeated MWC team, but you very rarely hear people say that Utah or TCU couldn’t give those teams a close, hard-fought bowl game. I think the days of being three touchdown dogs are pretty much gone.
The undefeated MWC champ gets national respect and strong ratings in the BCS bowls. I think such a champ finishing in the top 10 will be selected for a second bowl over the loser of the SEC or Big 12 championship game, or the Big-10 runner up.
Gotta disagree on the "strong ratings", at least comparatively:
http://www.bcsfootball.org/news/story?id=4819384
Facts are that, out of the 5 “BCS bowls”, those featuring non-AQ teams usually come in 3rd, 4th or 5th in TV ratings. Even the historic non-AQ Fiesta Bowl last year, which garnered an 8.23 share, still came in below the Champ game, the Rose Bowl and that lame duck Florida-Cincinnati Sugar Bowl. That’s a bad historical trend right there because ratings = revenue and these big bowls are in it to make money.
It’s hard to say what will happen, but if these bowls are truly in it for the money, it’s certainly becoming harder financially for them to justify selecting non-AQ teams. Still, as of late, non-AQ featuring BCS bowls do seem to typically outperform the Orange Bowl in the ratings…
by FeloniousMonk on Oct 18, 2010 8:23 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah but...
Seeing as Big 12 OU vs Missouri winner next week may run the table… ISU gives a trump card for comparison.
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by Ravenous Ute on Oct 16, 2010 9:15 PM MDT up reply actions
at least one
was not his fault. I think it was the third one that got tipped before landing in a Wyoming players hands. I agree the win was so-s0, and it sucks the BCS will knock Utes for not winning impressively each week.
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by Jeremy Mauss on Oct 16, 2010 10:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Here's how I know it was a bad loss...
I was sweating Wyoming covering right up until the last second. They could have if they made an effort on the last possession of the game.
That should not happen.
Fortunately, we have one more week to work on J-Dubb floating balls up there like there is no one defending his guys in the end zone. Throws like that will cost us the game against TCU, & perhaps even Air Force…and San Diego St.
AF ties it at 18 w/ w mins left!
Zoo Cougar n. A "special" breed of feline, characterized by its propensity to have its attempts at swallowing a canary inevitably resulting in its choking on crow. See also: Zoobie, Cosmo Nut, Sexless Cat, Hippo-C-Rat origin: It takes a special kind of kitty to try and swallow the canary and end up choking on crow. --Ute Proverb
look at the brightside of things. auburn will crush lsu next week. nobody in the sec can stop cam newton. plus wisky.....
and iowa play. somebody comes away with a second loss. 7 ranked teams lost and i expect the same to happen for the next 6 weeks. auburn is utah’s best friend. they will give bama there second loss if they don’t have it by the end of the season. okis state and mizzou can beat okie. soo many scenarios work to our advantage.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. The most hated and misunderstood person on the MMA blogs.. Utah and Boise take care of business in week one. Don't be surprised if they both go undefeated.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Oct 17, 2010 1:02 AM MDT up reply actions
Is Jazzy a Cal Golden Bear?
You would have thought we lost to USC, instead of beating Wyoming in here last night.
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