Bronco Mendenall: Crazy, Stupid or a remarkable combination of both?

[DU Ute]

"What's the difference between Notre Dame's history and BYU's history?" Mendenhall asked. "Why do they have an automatic bid and why doesn't BYU? If you look at storied programs and tradition, where is that line drawn? BYU's success over time would equal or exceed any automatic qualifying school in the country."

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Good hell, how do you guys live with this buffoon?

[cougjunkie]

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Good hell, how do you guys live with this buffoon?

Same reason your parents live with you.

[DU Ute]

Same reason your parents live with you.

Hey, I live with my parents. Let's get that straight.

[jay santos]

CBS Sports story

Good hell, how do you guys live with this buffoon?

I'd rather a coach/AD oversell us nationally than undersell. No big deal.

[byu71]

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Good hell, how do you guys live with this buffoon?

I think Kyle voted the Utes number 1 last year. Accusations of buffoonery abounded.

Bronco would be a great addition to this site. He would make the other trollers on here look like rank novices. I would guess the good folks on Utefan.com are beside themselves right now.

[DU Ute]

I think Kyle voted the Utes number 1 last year. Accusations of buffoonery abounded.

A lot of intelligent people agreed with Kyle. I think Bronco's alone on this one.

[falafel]

A lot of intelligent people agreed with Kyle.

No fair plagiarizing SU and not giving him credit.

[Indy Coug]

W-L record since advent of BCS in 1998

BYU: 87-51
Notre Dame: 78-56

Notre Dame just barely broke a 14 year bowl winning drought.

[byu71]

A lot of intelligent people agreed with Kyle. I think Bronco's alone on this one.

I don't think ND deserves an automatic birth into the BCS, do you?

[TripletDaddy]

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Good hell, how do you guys live with this buffoon?

I don't live with Bronco.

[Flattop]

BYU = 1 National Championship:

1984

Notre Dame = 11 consensus National Championships (+ 2 possibles):

1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988.

The two possibles are 1938 and 1953. In 1938, 8-1 Notre Dame was awarded the national championship by the Dickinson System, while Texas Christian (which finished 11-0) was awarded the championship by the Associated Press. In the 1953 season, an undefeated Notre Dame team (9-0-1) was named national champion by every major selector except the AP and UPI (Coaches) polls, where the Irish finished second in both to 10-1 Maryland. As Notre Dame has a policy of only recognizing AP and Coaches Poll national championships post-1936, the school does not officially recognize the 1953 national championship.

Even if we discount everything before LaVelle, as only the small-minded care about seasons older than 40 years, its still 3 to 1 in favor of the Irish.

Thanks for playing Bronco.

[TripletDaddy]

BYU = 1 National Championship:

1984

Notre Dame = 11 consensus National Championships (+ 2 possibles):

1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988.

The two possibles are 1938 and 1953. In 1938, 8-1 Notre Dame was awarded the national championship by the Dickinson System, while Texas Christian (which finished 11-0) was awarded the championship by the Associated Press. In the 1953 season, an undefeated Notre Dame team (9-0-1) was named national champion by every major selector except the AP and UPI (Coaches) polls, where the Irish finished second in both to 10-1 Maryland. As Notre Dame has a policy of only recognizing AP and Coaches Poll national championships post-1936, the school does not officially recognize the 1953 national championship.

Even if we discount everything before LaVelle, as only the small-minded care about seasons older than 40 years, its still 3 to 1 in favor of the Irish.

Thanks for playing Bronco.

Also, thanks for playing, Utes vs BYU Cougars.

1 National Championship is better than zero!

[DU Ute]

W-L record since advent of BCS in 1998

BYU: 87-51
Notre Dame: 78-56

Notre Dame just barely broke a 14 year bowl winning drought.

BYU has 17 outright conference championships while the Irish only have 11 outright national championships. Maybe you are right.

[byu71]

BYU = 1 National Championship:

1984

Notre Dame = 11 consensus National Championships (+ 2 possibles):

1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988.

The two possibles are 1938 and 1953. In 1938, 8-1 Notre Dame was awarded the national championship by the Dickinson System, while Texas Christian (which finished 11-0) was awarded the championship by the Associated Press. In the 1953 season, an undefeated Notre Dame team (9-0-1) was named national champion by every major selector except the AP and UPI (Coaches) polls, where the Irish finished second in both to 10-1 Maryland. As Notre Dame has a policy of only recognizing AP and Coaches Poll national championships post-1936, the school does not officially recognize the 1953 national championship.

Even if we discount everything before LaVelle, as only the small-minded care about seasons older than 40 years, its still 3 to 1 in favor of the Irish.

Thanks for playing Bronco.

And yet you same Ute fans think Utah should be mentioned in the same breath as BYU. BYU 1 NC, Utah none. I guess you buffoons will stop talking about Utah and BYU as equals.

[TripletDaddy]

With each Ute poster that brings up national championships as the measuring stick, this thread gets better and better.