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[Disclaimer: sorry if all of the below has been hashed out in other threads. I have been incognito for a while and I am finally able to give in to my College football itch]
Suddenly blessed with some free time on my hands I have finally been able to read some articles about the upcoming college football season, in addition to watching the ESPN game day knuckleheads preview conferences, teams and players to watch. Not being dialed in has provided me with an interesting perspective. My thoughts can be summed up in two observations …
Observation #1: Most people don’t quite know what to say about BYU. The content of every article I’ve read feels virtually the same, from article to article, writer to writer, Web site to Web site. Of course what did I expect? It is BYU after all and, well it is the preseason. It’s disappointing though, mostly because it seems the lack of substantial commentary appears motivated by fear—fear of what BYU could do this season as an independent with a respectable schedule.
Maybe I’m reading too much or not enough into the commentary—perhaps because, having withheld myself from really following sports for the past three years, my expectations for info of any kind are too high—but the coverage of the team and BYU’s potential success feels off. BYU could be very good and I am more excited about a football season as a fan of the Cougs than I have been in some time.
Observation #2: Too many writers or pundits seemingly have written the Utes off, espousing silly notions about depth and playing with the big boys week in and week out blah blah. Now, to be fair, I am (and likely always will be) the first to tease the Utes that they are the new Arizona, or maybe even Washington State—especially this season if Jug Head proves to be as soft as I think he is (note to Ute fans: I was at the Utah v ND game. Wynn was a grade ‘A’ cringer and that game did little to convince me Whit is all that, or for that matter any better or equal to Bronco as a coach. And no, it wasn’t the only Ute game I watched all season).
Putting all of the above aside, let me ask: why are the Utes not considered to be in as good a position as say Nebraska is to potentially stand as champions of their new conference in their first year?
Yes, I am serious. The lack of respect, coupled with the addition of Chow and an offensive scheme that could play well to Jug Head’s strengths strike me as a perfect storm of sorts. Teams will make the mistake of looking past the Utes and the Utes will beat them.
Suddenly blessed with some free time on my hands I have finally been able to read some articles about the upcoming college football season, in addition to watching the ESPN game day knuckleheads preview conferences, teams and players to watch. Not being dialed in has provided me with an interesting perspective. My thoughts can be summed up in two observations …
Observation #1: Most people don’t quite know what to say about BYU. The content of every article I’ve read feels virtually the same, from article to article, writer to writer, Web site to Web site. Of course what did I expect? It is BYU after all and, well it is the preseason. It’s disappointing though, mostly because it seems the lack of substantial commentary appears motivated by fear—fear of what BYU could do this season as an independent with a respectable schedule.
Maybe I’m reading too much or not enough into the commentary—perhaps because, having withheld myself from really following sports for the past three years, my expectations for info of any kind are too high—but the coverage of the team and BYU’s potential success feels off. BYU could be very good and I am more excited about a football season as a fan of the Cougs than I have been in some time.
Observation #2: Too many writers or pundits seemingly have written the Utes off, espousing silly notions about depth and playing with the big boys week in and week out blah blah. Now, to be fair, I am (and likely always will be) the first to tease the Utes that they are the new Arizona, or maybe even Washington State—especially this season if Jug Head proves to be as soft as I think he is (note to Ute fans: I was at the Utah v ND game. Wynn was a grade ‘A’ cringer and that game did little to convince me Whit is all that, or for that matter any better or equal to Bronco as a coach. And no, it wasn’t the only Ute game I watched all season).
Putting all of the above aside, let me ask: why are the Utes not considered to be in as good a position as say Nebraska is to potentially stand as champions of their new conference in their first year?
Yes, I am serious. The lack of respect, coupled with the addition of Chow and an offensive scheme that could play well to Jug Head’s strengths strike me as a perfect storm of sorts. Teams will make the mistake of looking past the Utes and the Utes will beat them.
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