The Holy War Returns - BYU vs. Utah 2024

[arizonaute]

Cam Rising

[Omaha 680]

Cam Rising

...never beat BYU and never will.

[byufan4ever]

Everyone should really watch this BYU vs. Utah Preview and Prediction by PFF. Both are predicting a narrow BYU win. While I'm a bit nervous, I'm actually also thinking that we can win by 10+ and maybe even 20+.

[arizonaute]

Yep fare thee well Cam You did great things at the U and now is the time to move on.

[Green Monstah]

Everyone should really watch this BYU vs. Utah Preview and Prediction by PFF. Both are predicting a narrow BYU win. While I'm a bit nervous, I'm actually also thinking that we can win by 10+ and maybe even 20+.

I think it will come down to protecting the ball. If we do that, we should win by 7+. If we win the turnover battle, it’s a two-score win (although it might be 13-3).

[Pelado]

I think it will come down to protecting the ball. If we do that, we should win by 7+. If we win the turnover battle, it’s a two-score win (although it might be 13-3).

This feels correct.

[Omaha 680]

I think it will come down to protecting the ball. If we do that, we should win by 7+. If we win the turnover battle, it’s a two-score win (although it might be 13-3).

In the 9 game losing streak BYU was a total of -15 in the turnover margin for an average of -1.67. Honestly it felt a lot worse but that is bad. The only game we were plus in the margin was an outlier in 2016 when we were +3.

When we broke tbe streak in 2021 we were +2.

I'll go even further than saying winning the turnover battle will win the game. I think just preventing the Utah defense from scoring will be good enough to get the win.

[Pelado]

Interesting article from the Athletic:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/590...shared-article

I hadn't heard this anecdote before:

Kalani Sitake was just 28 and trying to come to grips with the lofty expectations of a new coaching gig. It was right before Christmas in 2004 when he was offered a precious commodity: a seat on the team plane to the Fiesta Bowl. The Utah Utes were 11-0, the marvel of college football, but also in the midst of serious staffing change.

With Utah coach Urban Meyer already having accepted the Florida job and taking several coaches with him, Kyle Whittingham had been named successor and had hired Sitake from Southern Utah as linebackers coach for the following season.

Reveling in something he didn’t have a hand in didn’t sit with the new guy. Sitake politely declined by boldly telling Whittingham:

“Why don’t we just plan on doing this ourselves again later?”

[Maximus]

Where would you look for tickets if you were going. Like sray in visitors section ?

[Omaha 680]

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[Joe Public]

[Pelado]

Gameday!

[byufan4ever]

I hope we have a special play where Ryner Swanson is used as a decoy. Seriously, just about every time he's in the game, he's the go-to guy. Would be a great fake.

[Bo Diddley]

Ok, we just got seats around the 50, 30 rows up, East side for $230 each.

What are your parking tricks? Seems like TRAX gets completely full by the time you reach downtown. Any way to squeeze in? Or should we park farther South?

[Copelius]

I would jump on Trax in Draper, but then again I live in Draper.