Originally posted by LA Ute
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Things change. Life goes on.
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Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky. The Utah-Utah State rivalry was once bigger than the Utah-BYU rivalry. Utah-Colorado once had a spirited rivalry, but it ended abruptly 50 years ago, and the game in November will be the first between the two schools since then.
Things change. Life goes on.Col. Klink: "Staff officers are so clever."
Gen. Burkhalter: "Klink, I am a staff officer."
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Names change...Originally posted by Flattop View Post"Either evolution or intelligent design can account for the athlete, but neither can account for the sports fan." - Robert Brault
"Once I seen the trades go down and the other guys signed elsewhere," he said, "I knew it was my time now." - Derrick FavorsComment
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I swear just about every Ute fan on this board hated Wynn last year.So Russell...what do you love about music? To begin with, everything.Comment
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Only because the geriatric crowd doesn't think it can change, will change nor do they want it to change!Originally posted by LA Ute View Post
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Maybe, but that won't happen overnight.Originally posted by Flattop View Post“There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.”
― W.H. Auden
"God made the angels to show His splendour - as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But men and women He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of their minds."
-- Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-ExuperyComment
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The more things change . . .Originally posted by Flattop View PostPrepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach FinstockComment
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That's the problem with eyewitness testimony. It can be so wrong.Originally posted by MarkGrace View Post“There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.”
― W.H. Auden
"God made the angels to show His splendour - as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But men and women He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of their minds."
-- Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-ExuperyComment
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I think the conference alignment will cause the minting of a new young generation of Ute fans who understand less and less why BYU is a big deal to those of us who went before. I think we are looking at a very long arc here but I think that the rivalry will be very much diminished in time.Originally posted by LA Ute View PostComment
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I don't disagree. What I think is silly is the notion that we can simply declare the rivalry immediately kaput.Originally posted by UtahDan View Post“There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.”
― W.H. Auden
"God made the angels to show His splendour - as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But men and women He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of their minds."
-- Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-ExuperyComment
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Correct. It will take some time before Utah fans realize that Colorado is a wretched rival. Something forced on them by a conference and network. A shotgun marriage to a notorious Buffalo program complete with appalling fans. It didn't take Nebraska fans very long to figure it out and they are delighted to be rid of Colorado. I don't understand why Ute fans are so willing to embrace the Buffaloes.Originally posted by LA Ute View Post“Not the victory but the action. Not the goal but the game. In the deed the glory.”
"All things are measured against Nebraska." falafelComment
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I think there are two scenarios that can make the Utah - Colorado "rivalry" meaningful within a couple of years.
First, both teams are good or the final game has PAC-12 championship game implications for both teams. Looking at Colorado's situation this isn't a likely scenario.
Second, Colorado beats Utah the first couple of meetings. Colorado fans are smug, unruly, and just all around bastards. They would throw it in Utah's face repeatedly. They would love this and Utah would hate the hell out of them.
But if it is business as usual for Colorado and Utah consistently beats them, I think it will take some time before this develops into a decent rivalry.Comment
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Ute fans want Colorado to be their rival because they know they can beat them. The Utes are running from BYU claiming the rivalry is done because they're worried about losing. What a bunch of pussies."To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail."
—Abraham MaslowComment
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"To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail."
—Abraham MaslowComment
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There are only two reasons why I believe a Ute fan would not want to play BYU anymore:
1. They have become lame BCS snobs who believe BYU is now beneath them (
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2. They want only cupcakes in their non conference schedule and playing BYU might threaten a potential undefeated season.
Any other legitimate reasons?Comment
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