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If a college basketball fan in Utah looked at mock brackets and BPI rankings he or she wouldn't be feeling too good right now. It might be a better idea to jump on the East Coast bandwagon and cheer for teams that give their players six figures to sign with them. Even though Utah teams … Continue reading Beware the Ides of March Bracketology
Santa tends to give the nice kids bikes and stocking stuffers while he gives the naughty ones lumps of coal. If he gave presents to sports teams in the Beehive State based on their performances this year though most would be receiving a lump of coal. Here is why: 1. No collegiate basketball team qualified … Continue reading Naughty Year for Utah Sports
Two teams in the Beehive State have chances to go bowling in a few weeks when Bowl Selection Sunday rolls around. While nobody in the Beehive State will get a Sugar Bowl or Orange Bowl in their stockings, there will be plenty of opportunities for an attractive bowl location with a modest payout to their … Continue reading 2017 Beehive Bowl Projections
NBA: The Jazz get international in the preseason, welcoming Australia and Israel to the Beehive State with lopsided wins. Jazz regular season. The defense wins games but their offense loses some. And what about that dunk of the year by rookie Donovan Mitchell? College Football: The last time BYU lost 7 straight was in 1968 before … Continue reading Utah’s Sports October in a minute
In honor of one of BYU’s worst losing streaks in program history, here is a list of the five worst seasons of any team in the state of Utah: 1. 2006 USU football season: The Brent Guy era was in the middle of the Dark Ages of USU football. The local hero Riley Nelson made … Continue reading Historically Bad
This is the month when all 4 major sports align in the collegiate and professional world. Next week you can watch the NFL on Sunday and Monday, the NBA tip-off week starting on Tuesday and continuing throughout the week, the college football weekend on Friday and Saturday, and the MLB playoffs and NHL. It is … Continue reading October: The Golden Sports month
The three FBS teams in the state all hosted games in Week 6 of college football but none of them provided enough home cooking to come out with a win. Here is a look at the midterm report card for each school: BYU: The Cougars had their Homecoming spoiled by the Boise State Broncos. Even … Continue reading No W in Utah
While the Aggies will be cheered on in Winston-Salem North Carolina by a few loyal Aggie fans, BYU fans are expected to flock from the Midwest as the Cougars host 10th ranked Wisconsin and plenty of fans from the Bay Area will be expected to come watch the Utes host San Jose State. Last week … Continue reading Many fans expected to travel to Utah for College Football this weekend
Like last year the score was close. Like last year BYU made a furious comeback. Utah once again nearly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Defeat doesn't like the Utes in the Holy War though and it was proven again in a 19-13 victory by Utah. This was supposed to be the year. On … Continue reading Utes win lucky seventh straight Holy War
Week one of school is in the books. You've only been given a syllabus and a pop quiz. You've had all summer to study for the pop quiz but you have no idea what the answer to the questions will be. Did you do your homework thoroughly or did you just go through the motions? … Continue reading Week 1 College Football Report Card
