Who cares more (now)?

[Donuthole]

A great argument for no longer scheduling the game.

In all honesty, Utah really has very little to gain from playing BYU each year, and much to lose. But tucking tail would be the ultimate bitch move, and Utah's program would never live it down, even if the actual game doesn't benefit them as much as it once did.

[NorthwestUteFan]

In all honesty, Utah really has very little to gain from playing BYU each year, and much to lose. But tucking tail would be the ultimate bitch move, and Utah's program would never live it down, even if the actual game doesn't benefit them as much as it once did.

That is the reason they will continue to play each other at LEAST every other year until the rocks crumble. It hurts just a bit to give up one of three potential OOC games every year, but the truth is the game is always energetic and is an easy 'road trip' game for both fanbases. It will always be a money maker for each school.

Maybe BYU needs to nut up and force the NCAA to allow a 13th game for all teams they play, a la Hawaii. Certainly there are some high-powered graduates of the Rube who would love to get in on this action, non?

[wally]

Exactly. The two most important teams in college football this year are BYU and Utah. For BYU how is independence going to work? And how is Utah going to do in the BCS? Like that article out of Tuscon says, how well Utah does will validate lots of arguments for Boise State and the others left behind.

LOL! BYU was also mentioned in this article, but not for being the 'co-most-important-team-in-college-football':

The Utah Utes are the Most Important Team in College Football

But Boise State cares. TCU also needs Utah to win. Interestingly enough, so does BYU. Any outsider program that wants its 12-0 record to be taken seriously needs the Utes to find big success in their new home.

[TripletDaddy]

I'm not surprised that the author already assumes BYU will go 12-0.