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[Eddie]

Maybe it's just that some of us spent 8 hours of our life to go to Logan last friday and saw just how awful Utah's offense is up close and personal and haven't seen BYU play this season other than a few highlights on LDS-TV, Channel 5.

Don't have ESPN huh?

That's OK...I don't have the PAC channel so I didn't see one of your Utes games either.

[wapiti]

It's probably attributable to standard deviation more than anything else. Either BYU had a poor 20-game run in games decided by 7 points or less, and the current run is evening things out, or BYU is ahead of the curve now but will not be as fortunate over its next 20 games.

There are so many variables -- coaches, players, quality of opponents -- but chance and probability are always there.

FWIW, Crowton was 11-10 in games decided by 7 points or less, but started out 6-0 before going 5-10.

Like Utah's undefeated season in 2008? IIRC, lots of lucky, close wins for that team.

[LA Ute]

That's actually pretty good. Were you the model for the reporter guy?

[TripletDaddy]

[BoylenOver]

Soda and brownies? Best tailgate ever!

[il Padrino Ute]

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[Donuthole]

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That's not even the good one (which mysteriously vanished from the interwebs about the same time the "Make Way For BYU" video disappeared).

[LA Ute]

This is a nice collection of sentiments from BYU players and Bronco about Jordan Wynn.

"I feel for Jordan Wynn," said coach Bronco Mendenhall. "He's battled and come back, and battled and come back, and battled and come back. It's hard. I feel for him."

"That's such a special thing, to start at a program like Utah, then to have that taken away from you so many times by no fault of your own, just because of the nature of the game, is definitely tough," said Cougar quarterback Riley Nelson. "My heart goes out to him. I know he's a high-character guy. He'll make the most of his time that he's spent at Utah and I'm sure he'll go on to have a successful life."

Linebacker Brandon Ogletree said that although Wynn plays for BYU's rival, "that's just terrible. You never want to hear that about anybody. It's just a reminder that we're all one play away, one hit away from being done. It's terrible. Probably the worst thing about college football is the injuries. We feel for him and wish him well. We hope he gets better."

[creekster]

This is a nice collection of sentiments from BYU players and Bronco about Jordan Wynn.

what sort of a rivalry post is that? Maybe we should hold hands and sing a hymn together now?

[TripletDaddy]

Soda and brownies? Best tailgate ever!

At least they are trying. That is a step in the right direction. Again, it is the wrong execution, but at least it is the right idea.

ps I don't like brownies and I rarely drink soda.

[All-American]

what sort of a rivalry post is that? Maybe we should hold hands and sing a hymn together now?

We wanted him healthy.

[il Padrino Ute]

That's not even the good one (which mysteriously vanished from the interwebs about the same time the "Make Way For BYU" video disappeared).

This one?

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[LA Ute]

what sort of a rivalry post is that? Maybe we should hold hands and sing a hymn together now?

All that is missing here are the red and blue sweaters:

[Cougarmandias]

If we perish, we perish. But we have been taught by our mothers, Ute alumnae all, that if we do not doubt, Kyle will deliver us; and we do not doubt that our mothers knew it.

I wouldn't doubt your mothers either. After all, in vino veritas.

[Cougarmandias]

It's probably attributable to standard deviation more than anything else. Either BYU had a poor 20-game run in games decided by 7 points or less, and the current run is evening things out, or BYU is ahead of the curve now but will not be as fortunate over its next 20 games.

There are so many variables -- coaches, players, quality of opponents -- but chance and probability are always there.

FWIW, Crowton was 11-10 in games decided by 7 points or less, but started out 6-0 before going 5-10.

Or BYU was really good and had a run of bad luck that made some games within 7 points where the margin of victory should have been higher.