Colin Cowherd was lighting up Utah today.....

[cougjunkie]

Basically he said they have no chance that the talent disparity between the two schools is to large. He mentioned the size difference of both lines, he also mentioned the fact that Utah had the 77th best recruiting class last year and Alabama had the number 1 class. He was very harsh on the Utes.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Basically he said they have no chance that the talent disparity between the two schools is to large. He mentioned the size difference of both lines, he also mentioned the fact that Utah had the 77th best recruiting class last year and Alabama had the number 1 class. He was very harsh on the Utes.

Glad to hear one of the biggest idiots in sports has weighed in. I can't listen to him anymore, does he still do 2 hours a day on Micheal Vick and dog fighting?

[tooblue]

Basically he said they have no chance that the talent disparity between the two schools is to large. He mentioned the size difference of both lines, he also mentioned the fact that Utah had the 77th best recruiting class last year and Alabama had the number 1 class. He was very harsh on the Utes.

Cowherd is a dingleberry.

[TripletDaddy]

Cowherd clearly doesn't realize that the SEC has been exposed because LSU struggled with Troy.

Utah will smoke Alabama!

[SeattleUte]

CJ, you gotta believe. That's where it starts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqhZUZSDmZE

[il Padrino Ute]

Basically he said they have no chance that the talent disparity between the two schools is to large. He mentioned the size difference of both lines, he also mentioned the fact that Utah had the 77th best recruiting class last year and Alabama had the number 1 class. He was very harsh on the Utes.

Cowherd has a large number of Ute fans fretting right now. He doesn't bother me for two reasons:

1. I never listen to him.
2. He's a BCS/ESPN honk, therefore, see #1.

He's correct that there is disparity in the talent level of both teams, but what makes me laugh is that folks like Cowherd won't point out that it's the depth that sets the strong teams apart from the rest. If it was just the 1s of Utah going against the 1s of Alabama, they are fairly well matched. The difference is that the 2s at Alabama could also be the 1s there, where as the 2s at Utah are definitely 2s.

I'll hold out hope that the Utes can pull off the upset, then I'll listen to Cowherd and the other weasels at ESPN try to make excuses for it.

[tooblue]

CJ, you gotta believe. That's where it starts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqhZUZSDmZE

Or will it be more of a Utah unable to stay with Kentucky deal?

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Or will it be more of a Utah unable to stay with Kentucky deal?

Didn't Utah stay with Kentucky until the last 3-5 minutes? That is what I remember, but I was just a missionary breaking the rules at the time.

[tooblue]

Didn't Utah stay with Kentucky until the last 3-5 minutes? That is what I remember, but I was just a missionary breaking the rules at the time.

Pretty much ... Majerus mismanaged his bench and the starters ran out of gas.

[SeattleUte]

Or will it be more of a Utah unable to stay with Kentucky deal?

UNC was far more talented than Kentucky, actually. Carter and Jamieson may have been the two best players in the country. Utah ran out of gas after 36 minutes of the NC title game but Kentucky didn't dominate Utah. Utah's road to the NC game was tougher.

[myboynoah]

Or will it be more of a Utah unable to stay with Kentucky deal?

Has Utah ever beaten Kentucky?

[DrumNFeather]

As I mentioned in a post on Utefans, Cowheard speaks in extremes...that is his schtick.

He asks the question: Do Utah and Boise St. belong in the BCS?

His answer: No.

His justification: Neither can hang in the SEC or Big 12.

Fine. I can handle that logic. HOWEVA (like Stephen A. Smith) he is completly ignoring the other 4 BCS leagues that have had very average seasons. Nobody is going to convince me (regardless of my homerness) that any team in the Big East or ACC would blow Utah out this year.

He also likes to argue that comparing first place teams in conferences is silly, so he says you should compare third place teams.

Which of these teams would beat BYU handily?

ACC:FSU/Ga. Tech
Big East:West Va.
Big 12: Texas/Texas Tech (technically)
Big 10: Michigan St.
Pac 10: Oregon St.
SEC:Georgia

[Hot Lunch]

I actually love listening to Cowherd. I know there are a lot of haters of "The Herd" on this board.

The one thing I think he knows and understands is College Football. He is very knowledgeable when it comes to college football. He does a ton of research and watches a ton of games.

I remember one show he was asked why he didn't stick around for the weekend to stand on the sidelines of one of the biggest game that week and he said that if he attended the game that is the only game he would have watched that Saturday and it would have killed him not being able to see all the other games being played that Saturday.

[il Padrino Ute]

Pretty much ... Majerus mismanaged his bench and the starters ran out of gas.

This is true. Majerus didn't give Miller the break he needed to be able to keep the Utes going down the stretch.

That Ute team was fun to watch and that run was amazing. Knocking off two #1 seeds on the way to the title game was a great accomplishment. It's a shame that Majerus blew it and blamed the players.

[il Padrino Ute]

Has Utah ever beaten Kentucky?

I think it was 1976 or '77. The Utes and Jeff Judkins handed Kentucky their first loss at Rupp Arena. Kentucky has taken it out on Utah ever since.