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Featured Photo of Aggie Super Fan credited to Erica So your Utes are playing BYE U this week, the Cougars are playing an FCS team and the Aggies host Air Force. Pretty boring week right? Wrong! There are plenty of sports going on around the state and the nation to pay attention to. So sit … Continue reading College football Week 4 Survival Guide
By: Daniel Olsen September 11, 2018 (Image by collegefootballnews.com) In week 1 the Utes beat Weber State easily, the Aggies nearly beat #11 ranked Michigan State and BYU beat the promising Arizona Wildcats. But how much does this really tell us about these teams? It might tell us a little bit but not a whole … Continue reading Week 2 Recap: Is your team that good?
When one looks to stockpile talent to win their fantasy football office pool they tend to look at players who played for powerhouse college teams like Alabama and USC. One tends to turn a blind eye to the Beehive State but there is plenty of talent in Utah that can get you some points on … Continue reading Straight outta Utah: Fantasy Sleepers
Is this the year the Utes win the South? Is this the year to wake up an smell the roses in Pasadena? Is it the year for Utes fans everywhere to have a shot at a national championship that their rival BYU Cougars claimed in 1984? It's time to stir things up here and closer … Continue reading 2018 Utes Football Preview
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
