What do you envy about your rival?

[falafel]

It's hard to be envious of anybody when your team is unrivaled.

We're not interested in hypothetical teams here.

[wally]

Yeah, Colorado is pretty awesome.

I know what you mean. Seriously, Colorado is pretty tough to top.

BYU can be our unofficial rival now. Our football rivalry "mistress" if you will.

Colorado will be more like our wife. "Old Faithful" that we play same time every year in a meaningful committed relationship, but that can sometimes become dull.

Our rivalry with BYU is all about passion, mixed emotions, internal conflict, and back and forth cat and mouse. Yup, BYU is pretty much a perfect mistress.

[wally]

fixed

You are too good to me.

[Jarid in Cedar]

Thats not who I meant, but yeah you are correct. They are cooler than our rival too.

That makes sense since Gonzaga doesn't have a FB team

[cougjunkie]

I envy the ability to blame their jackassery on alcohol.

[Donuthole]

I have to admit that I am very envious of the amount of fans that the BYU can pull in where ever they play. The Utes are getting better but we are still no where close to the BYU.

This is a myth. Ask LALAUte.

[old_gregg]

1. not in provo
2. no hc
3. i kind of like the under armour gig
4. it seems like whit is able to prevent the kind of hubris that has damned the great teams of the mendenhall era (so far)

[Paperback Writer]

BYU can be our unofficial rival now. Our football rivalry "mistress" if you will.

Colorado will be more like our wife. "Old Faithful" that we play same time every year in a meaningful committed relationship, but that can sometimes become dull.

No, Colorado is the mistress that's getting back into Ute's life after nearly half a century. The Colorado mistress that was never accepted by it's last rival (Nebraska) after a shotgun wedding by the Big 12 and TV networks. A mistress that was never accepted because it didn't earn or deserve any respect. After a few years, Utah will also realize this while Ute fans dread or refuse to make roadtrips to that cesspool that has become Folsom Field. Utah fans will then yearn for the day when Utah played self-righteous, haughty BYU late in November rather than contemptible, despicable Colorado.

Utah fans will soon realize that the pseudo-rivalry with Colorado is a price of admission to the PAC-12. And that Colorado already has it's eye on UCLA and Cal as its newest "rival". Colorado has no inkling of the meaning of a meaningful, committed relationship - "Old Faithful" - my ass.

In the spirit of this thread, I do envy Colorado's mountains and scenery but Utah residents already have that. Colorado does have a cool mascot.

I admire U. of Utah's diverse student population (compared to BYU), not stressing out over getting accepted to the U., doing their part in garnering national respect for Utah and MWC football, and making BYU a better football program over the past couple of decades because of the quality competition.

[wally]

No, Colorado is the mistress that's getting back into Ute's life after nearly half a century. The Colorado mistress that was never accepted by it's last rival (Nebraska) after a shotgun wedding by the Big 12 and TV networks. A mistress that was never accepted because it didn't earn or deserve any respect. After a few years, Utah will also realize this while Ute fans dread or refuse to make roadtrips to that cesspool that has become Folsom Field. Utah fans will then yearn for the day when Utah played self-righteous, haughty BYU late in November rather than contemptible, despicable Colorado.

Utah fans will soon realize that the pseudo-rivalry with Colorado is a price of admission to the PAC-12. And that Colorado already has it's eye on UCLA and Cal as its newest "rival". Colorado has no inkling of the meaning of a meaningful, committed relationship - "Old Faithful" - my ass.

In the spirit of this thread, I do envy Colorado's mountains and scenery but Utah residents already have that. Colorado does have a cool mascot.

I admire U. of Utah's diverse student population (compared to BYU), not stressing out over getting accepted to the U., doing their part in garnering national respect for Utah and MWC football, and making BYU a better football program over the past couple of decades because of the quality competition.

I disagree. Colorado is an arranged re-marriage.

We went for something like 50 years w/o playing colorado. If they had been our mistress we would've played them morefrequently than that.

[wally]

I envy the ability to blame their jackassery on alcohol.

It is an excuse that aways stands the test of time. Blaming poor behavior on alcohol goes back to bible times.

[SportUTE]

I grew up during late 70s and 80s in a BYU household. My then stepfather was an avid BYU fan and I have many fond memories at Cougar Stadium and at the Holiday Bowl.

Once I enrolled at the U in 1993 after my mission I've been 100% Utah fan but I keep an interest in BYUs success (1996 Football, last year in Basketball, etc.)

For sure most recruits aren't familiar with how much BYU dominated the WAC but I sure remember it as it was the biggest topic of sports in the state during the early 80s before the Jazz got competitive.

I guess I envy that era from 1978-1985 BYU football memories. It was fun to win that consistently and feel a part of it as a youth. Back then the Utes had a few relatively promising seasons but they reverted to 4-7 type seasons in a pretty weak conference. I WANTED the Utes to be competitive as I went to my fair share of games at Rice stadium as well. There's just something vivid about your sports heros in your youth. I wish I could look back in fondness on that era but I can't. We have Eddie Johnson and Errol Tucker and that's about it.

[Paperback Writer]

I disagree. Colorado is an arranged re-marriage.

We went for something like 50 years w/o playing colorado. If they had been our mistress we would've played them morefrequently than that.

We're quibbling over nomenclature. Point being - once Utah has shared a bed with Colorado, Utah fans will long for BYU. Mistress, faithful wife - whatever. No school should look forward to or claim a rivalry with Colorado - the Buffalos don't deserve it and they would prefer UCLA or Cal to Utah anyway.

[New Mexican Disaster]

Besides major Pac-12 envy, I envy not having as nerdy and righteous a fan base. Present company excluded of course.

[BoylenOver]

BYU's run from 1979-1985.

[il Padrino Ute]

I'll say it. I want a national championship trophy, be it mythical or not.