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2008 season Stories - Block U

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Where I come from: Our favorite Ute memories

This post is sponsored by NCAA Football 2011 and is part of a week-long series that will further introduce Utah football. I'm a lucky Ute.  I've grown up during an era of amazing football.  ...

Where I come from: Our favorite Utah team

This post is sponsored by NCAA Football 2011 and is part of a week-long series that will further introduce Utah football. Unless you're an older fan, you probably didn't experience near-greatness on t...

In Graham Watson's world, TCU had a better decade than Utah

More irrational goodness from the keyboard of Graham Watson! Yesterday she ranked the best non-BCS teams of the decade and today she ranked the best non-BCS programs of the decade.  Her...

First look at Holy War or: There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics

Well the statistics were right about that pesky TCU game, anyway! So, who's to say they won't at least paint a better picture about the Holy War? Especially when you consider the team that generally l...

Utah's biggest advantage? They've been here before

What has been overlooked as Utah enters Saturday's contest is the fact these Utes have been here before. Nearly every player on Utah's roster should easily remember last year's game against TCU. It wa...

What the 16-point spread means

I'm pissed. I'm pissed the spread is so high. I get that TCU is a great team. I get Utah hasn't looked entirely great this season. I get that. What I don't get is how, knowing the history of this riva...

Utah's path to a 3-1 record against the Frogs

It's hard to compare these Frogs to TCU teams of the past because they're just so damn good. But I think there is precedence here. The Utes have done better than any Mountain West team against TCU and...

The excitement of the unknown

This summer feels a bit different than last year. Maybe not better, but there is more excitement due to Utah's prospects and I think this directly ties to the fact we know so little about the Utes' cu...

Schedule like Nebraska! Or another way the BCS sticks it to Utah

That's what University of Nebraska at Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman said during Tuesday's BCS hearings. Well damn, why didn't Chris Hill and Kyle Whittingham think of that?  There you go...

Debunking more BCS BS

Want to know what keeps the BCS from faltering? It's four simple letters: E-S-P-N. You might think I'm exaggerating, but I'm really not. Unfortunately, the media sets the tone for this debate and...