Not to get our hopes up or anything...
by JazzyUte on May 10, 2010 1:42 PM MDT
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Expectations are generally high when you're coming off a ten-win season and bring back some of the most productive talent of that team.
Often the expectations are ridiculous. Obscenely ridiculous, if you will. I believe this is one of those moments. Though I'll concede the possibility makes me tingle inside.
College Football News, known for their never-ending projections & rankings of everything and anything, has come out with their way too early bowl predictions for the 2010 season.
It is, of course, May and that's never too early to speculate who will be playing where come January.
So where do they have Utah?
Well at first glance, they've got us playing in the Las Vegas Bowl against Washington. Not entirely bad. Probably means we're either first or second in the conference, right?
Well then scroll all the way down to the national championship game and you get this...
January 10, 2011 Glendale, AZ
BCS Championship 8:00 pm ABC
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Way Too Early Projection: Ohio State vs. TCU
WHY? Here's the call (and remember, it's May ... don't get mad if and when we flip-flop before the season). The SEC champion will have two losses, but if it's undefeated or has one loss, it's in Glendale over an unbeaten TCU/Utah winner. The ACC, Pac 10, Big East, and Big 12 champions will also have two losses, Ohio State will lose once, to either Wisconsin or Iowa, and will have the best record among BCS teams. The other out-of-left-field call is Nebraska, who has the right schedule and gets Texas at home. Basically, if there are two BCS teams with one loss or, of course, are unbeaten, TCU is out.
Uh what?
Yup. CFN believes that the winner of Utah/TCU will play in the national championship if things shake out perfectly.
That's just insane, right? I mean really?
Of course, the Utes aren't the favorite here. Obviously CFN believes the Frogs will win in Salt Lake. With that said, the possibility of a NC berth coming down to that game in November seems quite, I don't know, out there.
But I'll take the potential buzz if both teams enter undefeated. That would be something.
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i said the same thing two weeks ago. their are no dominant teams in the sec or big 12
they all could have 2 losses. either utah or tcu in bcs ncg would be awesome and guarantee aq bcs status.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak players the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995.
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 11, 2010 11:32 AM MDT up reply actions
Well, sure . . .
I mean, if Utah goes undefeated they will knock off a team ranked higher than them in at least two, maybe three contests. Say BYU beats TCU and TCU has one loss then loses to Utah and Utah beats BYU, especially handily? That would mean we’d beaten 4 extremely good teams although I personally don’t see the Y being that hot this year (they always surprise though).
So, we win out and we will have beaten what, 5 bowl teams from last year?
Sure, if we go unbeaten.
Perosnally I think if we go 10-2 regular season it will be a helluva good year for us, 11-1 fantatsic year, 12-0? That would be nuts with this schedule.
I think the part that gets me is that they're saying the winner of the Utah/TCU games go undefeated.
I think if the Utes do go undefeated, they’ll have a case to make the NC game.
In fact, I’d say they have a better shot of getting into the NC game if they go undefeated than actually going undefeated. haha
So since they’re being projected as no worse than an 11-1 team and potentially a 12-0 team seems, as you said with that schedule, nuts. Not that I’d complain and I do think it’s possible.
But I guess it’s nice to hear a non-Utah fan discuss the potential of going undefeated.
it is interesting
But by most accounts Utah will be on the outside or barely in any top 25 rankings. It will take a massive climb to even get into the top 10 let alone top 2.
by Jeremy Mauss on May 10, 2010 10:08 PM MDT up reply actions
Eh...not too worried.
If Utah is the lone undefeated with wins over Pitt (who might win the BE), TCU (who could be in the top-five when they meet), BYU (who might be top-25) and Notre Dame (who probably will win 8-9 games), they’ll probably get in unless BSU is undefeated and or there are two other undefeated BCS teams.
But alas, I think it’s a moot point. I don’t see the Utes going undefeated.
I think Utah will be ranked preseason.
Nearly every preseason poll I’ve seen has us between 20 and 24.
Everyone hates a pink-shirt-wearing communist.
by displacedute on May 11, 2010 12:22 PM MDT up reply actions
byu is not even going to beat airforce this year.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak players the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995.
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 11, 2010 11:32 AM MDT up reply actions
Got it
They play Washington, Florida State, Nevada, and Utah State.
None of those will be gimmes excepting possibly USU.
Florida State has not gotten any slower.
I like the Utes chances.
We are playing our toughest opponents at home, we will open the season ranked, we have some great out of conference games, if we can notch wins over either a 1 loss BYU or TCU squad, and we stomp the teams we are supposed to stomp (San Jose State), we run the table, look for Utah to be in the NC game. This will only happen if we are the ONLY undefeated team, or one of two undefeated teams, if there are more than 2, look for Utah to get shut out once again!
Utah has some serious question marks, the secondary, the receiving corps, and linebackers. If Utah glides past Pitt, let the NC talk begin!
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