Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Pro Quality. Fan Perspective.
Login-facebook
Around SBN: Dana White: Carlos Condit Accepts Rematch With Nick Diaz

The Pac-12

Pac-12_medium

Credit to whomever did this...if you're out there, come forward!

I would like to start by saying thanks to those fans from Pac-10 teams who have come over and congratulated the Utes. This is an extraordinary moment for not just Utah athletics, but the entire state as a whole. This ranks up there with the Utah Jazz's two trips to the NBA Finals when it comes to magnitude. 

We're officially now in the big time, even if we've felt we were in the big time all along. 

For Ute fans, this is something we've been dreaming about for a long time. We just never believed it would happen. 

Too many times we heard Utah's name mentioned as a potential candidate for Pac-10 expansion and every bit of speculation would pass without any substance. Over time, it became a joke among the most ardent Ute fans because it just did not feel believable. Utah to the Pac-10...will only happen when Pigs Fly. 

Well somewhere, I guess, pigs are flyin'. 

Folks, this is now our moment as a program. We've proven beyond a doubt Utah has earned this bid. We didn't just luck into it. Let's be clear - Utah football of 1998 would not be in this position. 

We're here because of what the team was able to do on the football field over the course of the last ten years. Sure, it took a lot to happen and maybe a bit of luck was in play. But the bottom line is that if there is one non-BCS team out there who has earned the chance to prove themselves in a BCS conference, it's Utah. 

And now we have that chance. It's going to be fun to see what they do with it. But with how well this program has risen above expectations, I believe, no expect, excellence.

Comment 138 comments  |  7 recs  | 

Do you like this story?

Comments

Display:

Congrats Utah on joining the Pac!!!

I know a lot of your fans were at the game at Autzen this year and we all look forward to having you back soon.

I want Canzano to stand there in that [expletive] white uniform, and with his Harvard mouth, extend Chip some [expletive] courtesy! Addicted to Quack

by Matt Daddy on Jun 16, 2010 4:04 PM MDT reply actions  

Were you guys sitting on the Duck cheerleaders too?

California Golden Blogs! It`s dat Woo WHOOOOO!

by Maisbikkja on Jun 16, 2010 4:08 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions  

Have you seen our cheerleaders?

I want Canzano to stand there in that [expletive] white uniform, and with his Harvard mouth, extend Chip some [expletive] courtesy! Addicted to Quack

by Matt Daddy on Jun 16, 2010 5:20 PM MDT up reply actions  

point Oregon

Photo has been submitted as evidence.

by daedalus17 on Jun 16, 2010 6:05 PM MDT up reply actions  

Nice collection!

You even got the token black girl, the token asian, and the token “hot chick who is Italian or maybe some kind of Spanish”.

by Mind of no mind on Jun 16, 2010 11:26 PM MDT up reply actions  

BI MART

there’s one in every college town.

That’s their slogan just in case you were wondering.

by spokanistan22yuh on Jun 17, 2010 12:06 AM MDT up reply actions  

That trip was a lot of fun

except for the part where Utah lost. Looking forward to coming again!

by CrimsonUte on Jun 16, 2010 4:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

Welcome to the PAC!

We’ll send someone over to teach you all the secret handshake right away.

The U of O: Where idle hands are the devil's workshop.

by ProbablyMonty on Jun 16, 2010 4:05 PM MDT reply actions  

Screw the handshake, let’s teach them the secret milkshake!

California Golden Blogs! It`s dat Woo WHOOOOO!

by Maisbikkja on Jun 16, 2010 4:09 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions  

NEVER!

The U of O: Where idle hands are the devil's workshop.

by ProbablyMonty on Jun 16, 2010 4:10 PM MDT up reply actions  

Welcome to the Pac-10

Please never beat Cal again. Feel free to kick the Furd all you want however

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Jun 16, 2010 4:21 PM MDT reply actions  

Oh yea it’s Stanfurd with an u not an o

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Jun 16, 2010 4:21 PM MDT up reply actions  

And a third to make it shiny!

Pensburgh /// BlockU
I like it. Bill Guerin’s uppercut is so awesome it wins fights he’s not even in.
- OlenWhitaker

"...as a matter of law, the house is haunted."
- Judge Rubin, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Stambovsky v. Ackley, 572 N.Y.S. 2d 672

by Hockey Beard in SLC on Jun 16, 2010 4:43 PM MDT up reply actions  

Congrats, Utes!

Welcome to the 12 Pack! (This news will be reported on the east coast next August)

Oh, and remember that 44-6 game? We do, too! ;-)

greg in denver - UCLA guy for life

by gbruin on Jun 16, 2010 4:24 PM MDT reply actions  

What 44-6 game?

I can’t recall that. =p

Please be gental.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Jun 16, 2010 4:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

the east coast bias will be worse than it was before.

just wait till mark may has his say on the new pac 12. it’s allright, we get pitt at rice-eccles stadium on september 2nd of this year. first game of the year.

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Craig Thompson just might end up being a savvy guy. 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". To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day". Rashad will beat Rua b/c it's a bad matchup for him. 2/1 odds. Josh Koscheck will dethrone Gsp and win the welterweight title. 2.9/1 odds on that too. Peace.

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jun 16, 2010 5:24 PM MDT up reply actions  

Any games you win as a member of the Pac-12 conference will be a fluke.

by GBB4188 on Jun 16, 2010 5:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

the fourth alias of vz no doubt. lol.

tcu is now the team to beat in the mwc.

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Craig Thompson just might end up being a savvy guy. 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". To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day". Rashad will beat Rua b/c it's a bad matchup for him. 2/1 odds. Josh Koscheck will dethrone Gsp and win the welterweight title. 2.9/1 odds on that too. Peace.

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jun 16, 2010 5:36 PM MDT up reply actions  

when utah leaves for good.

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Craig Thompson just might end up being a savvy guy. 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". To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day". Rashad will beat Rua b/c it's a bad matchup for him. 2/1 odds. Josh Koscheck will dethrone Gsp and win the welterweight title. 2.9/1 odds on that too. Peace.

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jun 16, 2010 5:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

12 PAC vs. PAC 12

I think you are on to something…

BCS Evolution -- Punctuating the Equilibrium - twitter

by utesfan100 on Jun 16, 2010 10:10 PM MDT up reply actions  

Just think of the tailgate marketing opportunities!!

and for the record…it’s Powderkeg Blue. Cal loves to apply the “baby” adjective. But then we just apply the record books to them.

greg in denver - UCLA guy for life

by gbruin on Jun 17, 2010 9:37 AM MDT up reply actions  

Congrats, so happy we got you guys and not stuck with Texas and their leaches

"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum
"Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem" - Duffman
"Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun" - Ash from Army of Darkness
"H.I., you're young and you got your health, what you want with a job?" - Evelle from Raising Arizona
"It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes." - Agent Rogersz from Repoman

by Broncoman on Jun 16, 2010 4:28 PM MDT reply actions  

Thanks...

Texas would dominate the P-16 and I think, in the long run, would’ve hurt every team not named Texas.

So we [Utes] thought the P12 was the best case scenario.

by JazzyUte on Jun 16, 2010 4:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

Only if they joined on their terms.

Put them on a level playing field, and I’m not sure they’d stand out near as much. But the rules of joining the Pac is that you have to grow a pair and fight fair, so they don’t fit in. They’re more like Commodus in Gladiator, both want all the power and only fight with an advantage (plus the whole wanting to have sex with their sister thing, it is Texas after all).

by Mind of no mind on Jun 16, 2010 11:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

Nice Gladiator reference

and eerily accurate, in all manners, too.

greg in denver - UCLA guy for life

by gbruin on Jun 17, 2010 9:26 AM MDT up reply actions  

Utes go to PAC-whatever

The Utah Utes go to the PAC 11. Good luck. Thanks for blowing up our little bubble. And what I mean by “our” I mean the Boise State Broncos- THE elite team. You went from a conference that you barely mastered into a much more difficult conference where you will average a 7-5 record, with ZERO BCS bowl games. I am laughingly encouraging you little guys to try and post up against USC and Stanford and Cal and UCLA- Oh and the team you got smoked by in 09 the Ducks at the O on a weekly basis. The MWC will continue on as a NON-AQ conf, continue to beat the bigger schools (which, technically, means you or U) and we will continue to feast on mediocrity and win every January while you guys are in cold-ass weather figuring out how to handle the Y down south. Kyle W is an idiot. Good luck against Pitt. You’re lucky you have the excuse to drop us from your schedule you imbeciles. Go! Orange! Go Big Blue! Fight! Fight! B

by bsubuff on Jun 16, 2010 4:42 PM MDT reply actions  

I think he forgot to take his happy pills today…sheesh.

Pensburgh /// BlockU
I like it. Bill Guerin’s uppercut is so awesome it wins fights he’s not even in.
- OlenWhitaker

"...as a matter of law, the house is haunted."
- Judge Rubin, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Stambovsky v. Ackley, 572 N.Y.S. 2d 672

by Hockey Beard in SLC on Jun 16, 2010 4:45 PM MDT up reply actions  

W00t!

Pensburgh /// BlockU
I like it. Bill Guerin’s uppercut is so awesome it wins fights he’s not even in.
- OlenWhitaker

"...as a matter of law, the house is haunted."
- Judge Rubin, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Stambovsky v. Ackley, 572 N.Y.S. 2d 672

by Hockey Beard in SLC on Jun 16, 2010 4:59 PM MDT up reply actions  

I read this is “Go Penis”

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Jun 16, 2010 5:19 PM MDT up reply actions  

You do whatever you want, sir.

by ArbyOSU on Jun 16, 2010 5:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

The meth high only lasts so long.

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Jun 16, 2010 5:14 PM MDT up reply actions  

I don’t know though… I’ve heard that Boise meth is some of the strongest, longest lasting meth around.

by ArbyOSU on Jun 16, 2010 5:29 PM MDT up reply actions  

and then you have to go back to woodshop class

I want Canzano to stand there in that [expletive] white uniform, and with his Harvard mouth, extend Chip some [expletive] courtesy! Addicted to Quack

by Matt Daddy on Jun 16, 2010 5:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

And that’s if you’re getting a BS… BFA’s fingerpaint on meth.

by ArbyOSU on Jun 16, 2010 5:31 PM MDT up reply actions  

You'd think beating us 36-6 in 2006 would make BSU fans a little more secure with themselves.

I guess not. Enjoy the MWC. Beat BYU for us. We’ll see you in the 2011 non-conference schedule.

Go Utes!

by Ute in DC on Jun 16, 2010 4:49 PM MDT up reply actions  

Well...

University of Utah = respected research university
Boise State “University” = glorified junior college.

Insecurity understood.

Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.

by Ohio Bear on Jun 16, 2010 7:55 PM MDT up reply actions  

Boise State CC.

Your not elite when your endowment is less than Eastern Washington University’s, and your application process is described as… “less selective”

by spokanistan22yuh on Jun 16, 2010 4:50 PM MDT up reply actions  

I hope this doen't give you guys any ideas

Don’t be like Boise.

Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin

by QuackinAK on Jun 16, 2010 4:53 PM MDT up reply actions  

I see your roboduck and raise you a sportsbra

Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin

by QuackinAK on Jun 16, 2010 5:09 PM MDT up reply actions  

the new ones are much classier.

And I knew I liked you already! Good taste!

by ArbyOSU on Jun 16, 2010 5:13 PM MDT up reply actions  

Cough-cough-GRELLOWFLAMES-cough-cough

But seriously, no one liked the sports bras. So glad we’re rid of that.

by ArbyOSU on Jun 16, 2010 5:12 PM MDT up reply actions  

Oh Beavers

What are you going to do with you? Don’t make me pull out the gay sheep, golf carts, and Frozen Burritos

Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin

by QuackinAK on Jun 16, 2010 5:20 PM MDT up reply actions   1 recs

Wow, those are mighty dusty.

We’re scaring the new kids! Let’s keep it playful now… I didn’t realize you guys would get so upset over uni-talk, especially with duckity-duck breaking out the CLASSIC “gay” joke. Nice, brah.

by ArbyOSU on Jun 16, 2010 5:23 PM MDT up reply actions  

It’s kind of like showing up to the welcome-to-the-neighborhood potluck drunk, and fighting in front of the new neighbors…

Which actually sounds kind of fun… but yeah, I agree.

by ArbyOSU on Jun 16, 2010 5:26 PM MDT up reply actions  

We can send those beavers a couple hours south

You know,

The Filmore-Beaver area of Utah.

BCS Evolution -- Punctuating the Equilibrium - twitter

by utesfan100 on Jun 16, 2010 10:14 PM MDT up reply actions  

I see your...

Roboduck, Phil Knight sportsbra prank, and raise you… Jaquizz is gay…

Utes, welcome… Sorry that you have to deal with our little brother from time to time. We tried to raise him right but he still wets the bed…….

by Duckity_Duck on Jun 16, 2010 5:16 PM MDT up reply actions  

I already saw your raise with grellow flames, so…

by ArbyOSU on Jun 16, 2010 5:18 PM MDT up reply actions  

sorry but the cirque de solei pic...

is like pushing all the chips in the middle of the table…

by Duckity_Duck on Jun 16, 2010 5:19 PM MDT up reply actions  

I’ll admit, your cheer squad is WAAYYYY hotter…

by ArbyOSU on Jun 16, 2010 5:23 PM MDT up reply actions   1 recs

Oh what the hell is that?

C’mon man, I was trying to be nice and now this?

Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin

by QuackinAK on Jun 16, 2010 5:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

Sorry, I posted it right before you were nice.

And mainly it was in response to duckity_duck’s radical gay-jacquizz slam. that dude is the coolest.

by ArbyOSU on Jun 16, 2010 5:27 PM MDT up reply actions  

Oh gosh...

cry me a river…. Did I offend you that much? It was all in good fun. Do you need me to make you feel better and proclaim Jaquizz a stud tailback?

by Duckity_Duck on Jun 16, 2010 5:36 PM MDT up reply actions  

Don't do it

Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin

by QuackinAK on Jun 16, 2010 5:36 PM MDT up reply actions  

So… you’re saying it’s a trap then?

by ArbyOSU on Jun 16, 2010 5:38 PM MDT up reply actions  

Jaquizz!!!!!!!!!!!!!

is a stud…

He just can’t seem to get to the Rose Bowl. Cough cough… two times… cough cough…

by Duckity_Duck on Jun 16, 2010 5:43 PM MDT up reply actions  

To be fair, he was only active in one of those games, but yes, hope this year is the year! Have a rad night, brah!

by ArbyOSU on Jun 16, 2010 5:44 PM MDT up reply actions  

will do...

and props to Quizz for having a good time at the Circus. Really, he was a good sport for doing it. Sorry it offended you so much.

by Duckity_Duck on Jun 16, 2010 5:46 PM MDT up reply actions  

red field or blue?

what will be more annoying to look at on tv?

by spokanistan22yuh on Jun 16, 2010 5:08 PM MDT up reply actions  

I don't think we'll need to worry about EWU being on TV much...

But I’d say red would be harder to actually look at without puking. The blue is just disorienting.

by ArbyOSU on Jun 16, 2010 5:08 PM MDT up reply actions  

is that a done deal? they needed to raise i think 1.5 million dollars to install the red turf.

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Craig Thompson just might end up being a savvy guy. 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". To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day". Rashad will beat Rua b/c it's a bad matchup for him. 2/1 odds. Josh Koscheck will dethrone Gsp and win the welterweight title. 2.9/1 odds on that too. Peace.

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jun 16, 2010 5:29 PM MDT up reply actions  

I stopped paying attention. I want to see a real picture and can’t find one, so I’m guessing that’s a negative. It’ll be something to see, that’s for sure.

Hey Utes… make it happen. Red turf! Woohoooooo!

by ArbyOSU on Jun 16, 2010 5:31 PM MDT up reply actions  

1.5 million?

It only cost $500,000 for this one and it is next to the freaking Arctic Ocean

Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin

by QuackinAK on Jun 16, 2010 5:35 PM MDT up reply actions  

that is a high school stadium. they showed it many times on the boise blog.

i’m pretty sure my figure is closer b/c an eastern washington alumni who made it to the nfl donated 500,000 dollars and that was either a third or half the amount they needed. it could be 1 million dollars.

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Craig Thompson just might end up being a savvy guy. 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". To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day". Rashad will beat Rua b/c it's a bad matchup for him. 2/1 odds. Josh Koscheck will dethrone Gsp and win the welterweight title. 2.9/1 odds on that too. Peace.

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jun 16, 2010 5:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

I can’t imagine people paying that much for blue turf. Crazy.

by ArbyOSU on Jun 16, 2010 5:40 PM MDT up reply actions  

Are you aware of how much it costs to ship something to Barrow?

But if I understand what you are saying it is the difference between building a stadium and installing a field. I can’t imagine that the turf alone is 1.5 million.

Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin

by QuackinAK on Jun 16, 2010 5:43 PM MDT up reply actions  

it's official. went to ewu website. michael roos was the one who donated the 500,000 dollars

1 million in total. straight from the horses mouth.

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Craig Thompson just might end up being a savvy guy. 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". To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day". Rashad will beat Rua b/c it's a bad matchup for him. 2/1 odds. Josh Koscheck will dethrone Gsp and win the welterweight title. 2.9/1 odds on that too. Peace.

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jun 16, 2010 5:47 PM MDT up reply actions  

i actually think the virtual picture i saw looked good. the red turf at ewu

let’s see if it translates in real life? i don’t want utah to do this though and i seriously doubt the ncaa would let us do it even if we wanted to do it.

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Craig Thompson just might end up being a savvy guy. 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". To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day". Rashad will beat Rua b/c it's a bad matchup for him. 2/1 odds. Josh Koscheck will dethrone Gsp and win the welterweight title. 2.9/1 odds on that too. Peace.

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jun 17, 2010 12:59 PM MDT up reply actions  

boise has gone from big sky to big west to wac and now the mwc. maybe when the superconferences

come along and the biggest conferences goto 16 teams you just might get your shot at the new pac 12 (16). i like boise state alot but don’t call kyle whittingham anything but a winner.

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Craig Thompson just might end up being a savvy guy. 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". To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day". Rashad will beat Rua b/c it's a bad matchup for him. 2/1 odds. Josh Koscheck will dethrone Gsp and win the welterweight title. 2.9/1 odds on that too. Peace.

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jun 16, 2010 5:28 PM MDT up reply actions  

Seriously?

You are making fun of Utah because they are in a much better conference than the MWC? You do know that a better conference = way more money for Utah, right?

You are making fun of a school for making more money than you will ever come close to seeing in the MWC, seems reasonable.

Self-anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.

by CaDuck on Jun 16, 2010 5:54 PM MDT up reply actions  

We're just jealous.

Some of us don’t take someone elses success very well. I was born a BYU fan and converted to Boisedom. But regardless of both, Utah deserves this move to the PAC and we congratulate our former 5-day conference fling and hope they remember the good times we had beating BYU.

"Everyone counted us out. I don't know why they keep doing that." -- Kyle Wilson

by Loque on Jun 16, 2010 11:24 PM MDT up reply actions  

Flagged...

for being a dumbass.

Go take your jealous, potato eatin’,smurf turf havin’, ignorant comments elsewhere.

And have fun with our leftovers.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Jun 16, 2010 11:38 PM MDT up reply actions  

Donkey State? Ok, that’s my new favorite name for that glorified community college.

Donkey State!

I want Canzano to stand there in that [expletive] white uniform, and with his Harvard mouth, extend Chip some [expletive] courtesy! Addicted to Quack

by Matt Daddy on Jun 17, 2010 11:58 AM MDT up reply actions  

Southern Division

Ted Miller (get to know that name Ute fans. ESPN’s Pac-10 blogger supreme) says Utes go to Southern Division with USC, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State and CU. Hardly a cakewalk for the Utes… but doable!

Anyway, welcome aboard Utes! We’re glad to have you!

Go Ducks!

by Yell-O!!! on Jun 16, 2010 4:49 PM MDT reply actions  

I like that division right now...

Down the line, it could be extremely tough. However, I think the Northern division would be much more difficult at the moment with Oregon, Oregon State and Cal (well throw in Stanford for good measure) doing extremely well.

UCLA is down, but I suspect that’s only temporary.
USC has a lot of questions.
Colorado is down (but I think with the right coach and stability, they’ll climb back up)
Arizona State is iffy, but the potential for greatness has always been there.
Arizona is climbing.

But Utah will be really good in 2011. SO like I said, right now, it’s a good division to start in. Down the road? It could prove difficult.

by JazzyUte on Jun 16, 2010 4:55 PM MDT up reply actions  

ASU: Never count out Dennis Erickson
’Zona: obnoxious bottle throwing, field storming fans, but definitely on the rise
UCLA: Now that USC is banned they better do something
CU: Maybe their fortunes can turn around with a new coach and conference
U$C: Fuck U$C, Still dangerous, but you have to believe they are in for a tough time from sanctions (think UW, Bama, etc.)
Utah: Wow, you guys might actually do something here, get some depth, keep your coaches, maybe a little luck it can happen

Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin

by QuackinAK on Jun 16, 2010 5:06 PM MDT up reply actions  

Norther Division

Probably tougher at the moment. Sarkisian will have the Huskies winning again. Beavs are always tough, Harbaugh has Stanford rising fast, Cal… is unpredictable, but never to be underestimated, and Wazzu…is always to be underestimated.

Southern Division? USC is down, but look past them at your peril. UCLA on the rise, Arizona always tough, ASU, normally Dennis Erickson’s teams scare the crap out of me… not this one, CU in rebuilding mode should be a doormat for a few years until they wise up and get a new coach and make inroads in Cali recruiting. CU will come back though and that will make your division way more interesting.

by Yell-O!!! on Jun 16, 2010 5:29 PM MDT up reply actions  

Arizona Vs. Max Hall

I don’t know about Arizona. Max Hall said thier fans spit on and threw beer at his family. He also said he doesn’t like the U of A. *See Deseret news article Dec. 10, 2008.

by daedalus17 on Jun 16, 2010 5:46 PM MDT up reply actions  

Sounds like the Zona zoo to me.

by GBB4188 on Jun 16, 2010 6:05 PM MDT up reply actions  

Now that you're here do something

Getting here isn’t the goal but a means to an end and that (of course) is the Rose Bowl, the SEC, ACC, Big XII-II=X, and Big Least can talk all they want but, but the Rose Bowl is the goal. So DO SOMETHING, don’t be like Arizona, OSU, and Cal, almost getting there but not getting it done. Oh, and don’t be like us Ducks getting there and not winning.

Good Luck, but not against my Ducks!

Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin

by QuackinAK on Jun 16, 2010 4:51 PM MDT reply actions  

absolutley, and their is a nice article (i was told by someone) on the bama blog that we deserve it.

finally some credit where credit is due.

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Craig Thompson just might end up being a savvy guy. 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". To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day". Rashad will beat Rua b/c it's a bad matchup for him. 2/1 odds. Josh Koscheck will dethrone Gsp and win the welterweight title. 2.9/1 odds on that too. Peace.

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jun 16, 2010 5:33 PM MDT up reply actions  

RE-POST: Welcome to the 12-PAC

Looking forward to seeing you in the Palouse. Welcome to the best conference in America. Hopefully, our team will be done rebuilding before we play you, so we can kick you in the Ute.

member of CougCenter since 9/2/08

by SoCalCoug on Jun 16, 2010 5:00 PM MDT reply actions  

Remember our heritage

To all the MWC members – I wish you well. There are two ways that a system is changed, one by making such a convincing argument that is shows the system in place is the sham it truly is. The MWC and the WAC have shown that over the last decade and I encourage the MWC and WAC continue to do that by taking on the "BcS" teams in OOC play and bowl games. The other way to change the system is being part of it and change it from within, as slow as that can be. With the new era that is dawning for UTAH UTE Football, our fans need to remember our heritage, where we came from and at every opportunity push for a true D1 playoff system. Utah Ute fans we have the responsibility and OWE the MWC and WAC and any other Non-AQ conference our hand in friendship, help and support. Don’t forget where we have come from.

TAO

by WhoAmISir on Jun 16, 2010 5:23 PM MDT reply actions  

Isn't a Pac 12 illegal in Utah?

Congrats on getting out the 3.2% conference and into one that will knock your dick off…Go DUCKS!!! WELCOME UTES…

by DCDuck on Jun 16, 2010 5:38 PM MDT reply actions  

Why is it illegal?

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Jun 16, 2010 5:50 PM MDT up reply actions  

illegal in california

Actually, acording to BYU fans the Pac 10 and Utah are girly schools. They made sure to legislate a union to be illegal in California. This was the real intention between prop 8 from the beginning.

They think their school is manly. The proof is the connection to the Mormon church. Only men get the preisthood and their church offic building is one of the tallest in SLC with two gigantic globes at the bottom. See below photo as evidence…
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/63045299_10ea756973_b.jpg

Because BYU is manly, they believe they have the only legal union with the PAC 10.

by daedalus17 on Jun 16, 2010 5:56 PM MDT up reply actions  

Good Bye and Hello

Good bye Mountain West. I will always have a place in my heart for you. Even you BSU guy who hates me as much as Max Hall does. Good Luck.

Hello Pac 10. I look forward to fighting with you. May the games begin.

by daedalus17 on Jun 16, 2010 5:50 PM MDT reply actions  

Welcome to the Pac12 Utes. As a geography purist, I’m already pissed that we were put into the North Conference when we are actually South of Utah and Colorado. I hope that Cal gets revenge on Utah, not for the Poinsetta Bowl, but instead for this cartography-related disaster.

CGB's Jimmy Carter

www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com

by TwistNHook on Jun 16, 2010 5:50 PM MDT reply actions  

Divisions

I don’t think the divisions are official yet; however, from my perspective I would take any divisional split. I am just happy to be joining the PAC 12!!

by daedalus17 on Jun 16, 2010 5:59 PM MDT up reply actions  

Call them East and West then

and they are only barely North of you

Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin

by QuackinAK on Jun 16, 2010 6:04 PM MDT up reply actions  

East and West works for Cal and Stanford

but isn’t WSU East of UCLA/USC?

Everyone hates a pink-shirt-wearing communist.

by displacedute on Jun 16, 2010 6:19 PM MDT up reply actions  

I AM A GEOGRAPHY PURIST! I HAD TO SUFFER THROUGH A NFC WEST THAT CONSISTED OF LIKE 3 EAST COAST TEAMS AND THE NINERS! I CAN’T HANDLE THIS ANYMORE!

CGB's Jimmy Carter

www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com

by TwistNHook on Jun 16, 2010 6:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

call it blue and red then or green and yellow

Utah, Colorado, and Arizona are neighbors, and collectively they are closer to socal than Oregon or Washington, so it is the only thing that actually makes any sense.

Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin

by QuackinAK on Jun 16, 2010 7:21 PM MDT up reply actions  

Welcome to the Conference of Champions!

You are now officially a member of our now 12 member wolfpack. Congrats.

Onto victory urge the heroes, of our mighty Oregon!

by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jun 16, 2010 6:36 PM MDT reply actions  

As a BYU fan...

Congrats. Best of luck. Make the MWC and the state of Utah proud. Would be great to continue the rivalry with you guys but who knows how that will turn up. (Things could go well for BYU…or REALLY REALLY bad from here on out.) But I’m not gonna hate, what a great opportunity for your program. Go beat the hell out of those elitist bastards on the coast!

by Howi on Jun 16, 2010 8:41 PM MDT reply actions   1 recs

DC does have a point about Vegas

Could you imagine a scenario where Utah finished fourth in the Pac-12 and BYU won the MWC…..Awkward. :)

by GambitUte on Jun 16, 2010 9:50 PM MDT reply actions  

Lets be honest...

Byu gets back to the vegas bowl only if tcu or boise (in 12’) goes to the bcs…

by Metchanix on Jun 17, 2010 2:03 AM MDT up reply actions  

Welcome

to the 12-Pac conference. The logo is sweet, but it will look much cooler in blue.

GO BEARS!

Sancto Tedford

by Anonymous IV at Mono Lake on Jun 16, 2010 10:18 PM MDT reply actions  

But UCLA baby blue?

I mean really.

BCS Evolution -- Punctuating the Equilibrium - twitter

by utesfan100 on Jun 16, 2010 10:22 PM MDT up reply actions  

WELCOME UTES!

Enjoy the “PAC”!

Wizard Kelly just finished his first year at Hogwarts, what magic will he show us in year two? --- Go Ducks!

by Mill_Duck on Jun 17, 2010 12:37 AM MDT reply actions  

Welcome

Its great to have you guys on board. Don’t mind Oregon St fans, they are just mad because they dropped another notch on the conference totem pole…

by Cpassmore on Jun 17, 2010 11:48 AM MDT reply actions  

funny comment and osu has tcu at the new dallas cowboy stadium (first game of the season)

then they play boise state sometime during the season. they are breaking in a new qb and i give them very little chance to win those games. just trying to stay close to either of those teams this year will be hard.

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Craig Thompson just might end up being a savvy guy. 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". To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day". Rashad will beat Rua b/c it's a bad matchup for him. 2/1 odds. Josh Koscheck will dethrone Gsp and win the welterweight title. 2.9/1 odds on that too. Peace.

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jun 17, 2010 1:05 PM MDT up reply actions  

Comments For This Post Are Closed