Utah officially a member of the Pac-Ten Conference. Play begins in fall 2011
by JazzyUte on Jun 17, 2010 2:47 PM MDT
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PrintUtah made official what many have been speculating about for months - they're a member of the Pacific-Ten Conference. The Utes, who'll join Colorado, mark the twelfth member to the most prestigious athletic conference in college sports.
The event was held at the Rice-Eccles Stadium tower and was a pretty exciting moment for the Ute fans who were in attendance.
Utah will begin play in the fall of 2011. Which means this upcoming season is their last in the Mountain West.
I took some photos of the event with my cellphone, so you can view them after the jump!
Rice-Eccles Stadium prior to the event. Notice the two banners for our undefeated seasons!
Inside during the Board of Trustees vote. They voted yes.
Pres. Young speaks about joining the P-10.
Taking questions from the media.
Coach Whitt's head! haha
Remarkable day for the program. Now comes the hardest part - the wait!
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It's going to be an interesting season...
Utah will certainly have a big ol’ bullseye on their back because we’re now officially BCS.
With that said, we get BYU and TCU at home.
I think we’ve got a shot to walk out of the conference with a title.
And maybe even more. ;)
Hope you do it. Hopefully the Beavs can expose whatever weakness TCU might have this year at Jerry-World. God I want to win that game.
I'll probably now start cheering on P-10 teams.
You just mentioned a dilemma for me. Do I cheer for TCU knowing they could bolster Utah’s chances THIS season. Or do I cheer for Oregon State knowing they’ll be our conference buddies for years to come?
Yikes.
Come on now...
You gotta love Quizz.
And in this year of transition, this is your last chance to be able to fully support The Brothers Rodgers as they return to their home state to hopefully get the upset win. They’ll be conference competition soon enough!
Gotta love the mascot
I just love the mascot. The beavers are awesome. My brother lives in Beaverton and I really wanted to go to the “taste of Beaverton” festival.
Beaverton is a good place to raise a family but very boring. At least it has an awesome name.
If you come up here for a game (you guys traveled decently when you last came up) make sure to check in with BtD for recommendations on where to eat/stay/hike/drink/etc.
And spend some time in Portland. If you like beer, bookstores and strip joints, you’ll be in heaven.
Same realization here
It has been my habit to chear for all MWC teams (sadly even BYU). I always want to beat the strongest team possible.
Now who do I cheer for in this game? TCU or Oregon State. I can feal my allegiances shifting, but these fealings are so new to me it confuses me.
P.S. MWC my allegiances are shifting to the PAC 10; however, I will still always root for your teams to succeed second. Even Boise St. We come from a similar mold after all.
I agree that Boise State is mold, but come on, you guys are a cut above.
Now just say your good byes in time to root for Oregon State in that TCU game!
seriously...
why do we even bring up Boise State?
I don't hate many things, but i do hate Boise State.
by spokanistan22yuh on Jun 17, 2010 6:03 PM MDT up reply actions
A fellow Spokanite! What it is my brothah!
by Hockey Beard in SLC on Jun 18, 2010 12:52 AM MDT up reply actions
TCU, clearly
I think Americans should root for the underdog. We were on the same boat with TCU, but now that we’ve upgraded, there’s no burning need for random Pac-10 teams to prove their dominance. Heck, if they get beat up, it probably demoralizes them for playing us. Therefore, MWC v. Pac-10, I will still root for MWC. Unless that Pac-10 school is Utah.
If you like underdogs, I’d root for the team that ISN’T ranked in the preseason top 10 and IS in your new conference, but oh well. I guess I’ll just hope you guys win your games all the same.
Yeah...TCU won't be the underdog in that game.
I think we can amicably root for TCU and Oregon State. :D
osu is getting 10.5 points in that game. it's a tentative line from a
sports wagering website. i live in lake tahoe and the nevada line will probably be around 9 points. it’s basically a home game for tcu.
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 3:46 PM MDT up reply actions
IF TCU can get fans to the game...
They’ve had trouble recently getting fans to their game. I believe the Utah game last year was their first sellout against a non-Texas opponent (they played TT in 2006, which was a sellout) in a long, long time.
dallas is not that far from fort worth plus they are ranked around
a preseason 6th -8th in the nation so i think they will have more fans there. maybe college football gameday can be there b/c i would expect many more college football games to be played at the new cowboy(jerry jones or whatever they call it) stadium. good way to publicize the stadium for more college football games.
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 3:56 PM MDT up reply actions
TCU doesn't even draw well at home
I don’t expect the to come close to filling their half of the stadium
They did okay, it seems, at the Fiesta...
Not near as many TCU fans as BSU fans. Maybe 20,000.
But I don’t expect them to fill Jerry Jones’ new stadium.
Half the stadium is still 50,000 fans. they drew a packed house i believe when utah came to town.
Plus they know if they run the table and all the big five(not counting big east b’c they have no one in top ten preseason ranking’s) conference’s have one loss and the sec and big 12 have 2 losses that they could actually play for the bcs ncg. i expect the sec and big 12 to be very competitive so i could see all their good teams having two loses. it’s a big if b/c i think utah can knock off tcu this year at rice eccle’s. it’s really their only challenging game imo. i don’t consider osu that good b/c i don’t like teams breaking in new qb’s on the road in a new and hostile environment. the tentative line for that game is -10.5 tcu
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 18, 2010 12:20 PM MDT up reply actions
You Gotta Go With the PAC Team
I almost always cheer for my fellow PAC 10 teams. The only exception is Washington State and Oregon. As a Husky fan, I want those bastards to loose every damn game. With that said, unless it some how benefits my DAWGS for a fellow PAC team to loose, I always cheer for them. We out west are always dealing the the “east coast bias”. Having fellow PAC teams wins increases the status of the conference. In football, dominating other conference increases the likelihood of BCS bowl games or extra bowl bids. In basketball, dominating other conference increases NCAA tournament bids at the end of the year. Last year was a good example. PAC 10 basketball wasn’t nearly as bad as everyone said it was. It was just young and struggled at the beginning of the year against other conferences. As a result, the conference only got three bids, when 5 or 6 is the norm. By the end of the year, the level of play was on par with everyone else; however, we lost early and a rep had been made. You have to cheer for fellow conference members. The overall conference benefits, including the team you cheer for.
Agreed.
I agree with astanfi – you root for your conference unless it benefits you otherwise. Or unless they are your rivals.
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 18, 2010 3:13 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
THIS season
TCU gives us the best chance at the Rose Bowl.
If Utah wins an automatic qualification and the PAC 10 champion goes to the NCG, we go to the Rose Bowl.
Just saying is all.
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with your estimation...
how many people were in attendance ?
by ximiankernel on Jun 17, 2010 3:00 PM MDT up reply actions
There were two events.
The first was held on the sixth floor of the tower. That was the meeting between the board of trustees and the Pac-Ten. This was open to the public because, by law, the public can’t be excluded from trustee votes.
There, I’d wager 200-300 people.
The next event was the press conference. Initially, that was going to be closed to the general public. Only members of the media, University of Utah (coaches, players, etc) and guests were invited for that. However, they opened up the fifth-floor balcony to look down at the event. There was maybe 100 to 200 people there. They also opened the stadium for people could watch it on the video board. I didn’t get a look at it, though.
Bull's-Eye on our back this year
Thanks to this the entire MWC will aiming to bring us down. Good luck Utes!
Thankfully
Dr. Young still hates the BCS. It’s a shame that there isn’t a playoff yet but hopefully soon
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Jun 17, 2010 2:59 PM MDT reply actions
Video of the whole presser?
My feed was choppy, and I was wondering if anybody knows of a place I can find a video of the whole thing. Thanks
Welcome to the PAC!
Speaking for myself and some other Cougs (WSU that is), many of us are very excited for the Utes to join us next year. I think you are a great addition to the conference!
You’ve also have a great board here. Very cool. I’m looking forward to great competition in all our shared sports.
Cheers!
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