Colin Cowherd was lighting up Utah today.....

[Hot Lunch]

Which of these teams would beat BYU handily?

ACC:FSU/Ga. Tech
Big East:West Va.
Big 12: Texas/Texas Tech (technically)
Big 10: Michigan St.
Pac 10: Oregon St.
SEC:Georgia

All but Oregon St., Michigan St. and FSU. They still win, just not handily.

[SeattleUte]

Has Utah ever beaten Kentucky?

Utah beat Kentucky in the NIT championship in 1947 (the NIT title was the thing then; the NCAA tournament was less prestigious), and in the finals of the Kentucky Classic in Lexington in 1976. Those are the two I know off hand.

As far as message boards go, it doesn't get any better than this. Rapping about Utah's rivalry in basketball with Kentucky and upcoming Sugar Bowl game with Alabama.

[DrumNFeather]

I actually love listening to Cowherd. I know there are a lot of haters of "The Herd" on this board.

The one thing I think he knows and understands is College Football. He is very knowledgeable when it comes to college football. He does a ton of research and watches a ton of games.

I remember one show he was asked why he didn't stick around for the weekend to stand on the sidelines of one of the biggest game that week and he said that if he attended the game that is the only game he would have watched that Saturday and it would have killed him not being able to see all the other games being played that Saturday.

The problem with his approach is that he is painting himself in a corner as a BCS conference/system apologist. If Bama wins, Utah doesn't belong. If Utah wins, Bama didn't want to be there. He has an excuse (often poor) for everything BCS related.

[myboynoah]

As I mentioned in a post on Utefans, Cowheard speaks in extremes...that is his schtick.

He asks the question: Do Utah and Boise St. belong in the BCS?

His answer: No.

His justification: Neither can hang in the SEC or Big 12.

Fine. I can handle that logic. HOWEVA (like Stephen A. Smith) he is completly ignoring the other 4 BCS leagues that have had very average seasons. Nobody is going to convince me (regardless of my homerness) that any team in the Big East or ACC would blow Utah out this year.

He also likes to argue that comparing first place teams in conferences is silly, so he says you should compare third place teams.

Which of these teams would beat BYU handily?

ACC:FSU/Ga. Tech
Big East:West Va.
Big 12: Texas/Texas Tech (technically)
Big 10: Michigan St.
Pac 10: Oregon St.
SEC:Georgia

I think you make a good point, but I'm sure Texas/Tesax Tech and Georgia would kill BYU. That doesn't bode well for Utah.

I know Ute Fans didn't want to get "screwed again" by playing Cincy or whoever the ACC BCS team is this year. However, I think that option would have been better for this Utah team. While anything is possible and Utah could, if it plays very, very well, stay with Alabama, I fear it could get very ugly. Outside of Sakoda, I don't see the exceptional talent needed to stay with Alabama.

This area (Memphis) is amazing in the talent it sends into the SEC, yet I have not heard anyone talk about this as a hotbed of CFB recruiting. Still, 20+ kids will accept SEC scholarship offers this year. Contrast that to SLC. How many Memphis' are there in the SEC footprint? The difference in talent pools is striking.

[Flystripper]

The problem with his approach is that he is painting himself in a corner as a BCS conference/system apologist. If Bama wins, Utah doesn't belong. If Utah wins, Bama didn't want to be there. He has an excuse (often poor) for everything BCS related.

Actually he has said numerous times on his show this year that he would prefer a playoff.

[DrumNFeather]

Actually he has said numerous times on his show this year that he would prefer a playoff.

He has also said that he is a "BCS guy." He reminds me of Bill Maher. All he does is set up straw man arguments so that he is never wrong...at least that is what he has done on this particular issue.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I think you make a good point, but I'm sure Texas/Tesax Tech and Georgia would kill BYU. That doesn't bode well for Utah.

I know Ute Fans didn't want to get "screwed again" by playing Cincy or whoever the ACC BCS team is this year. However, I think that option would have been better for this Utah team. While anything is possible and Utah could, if it plays very, very well, stay with Alabama, I fear it could get very ugly. Outside of Sakoda, I don't see the exceptional talent needed to stay with Alabama.

This area (Memphis) is amazing in the talent it sends into the SEC, yet I have not heard anyone talk about this as a hotbed of CFB recruiting. Still, 20+ kids will accept SEC scholarship offers this year. Contrast that to SLC. How many Memphis' are there in the SEC footprint? The difference in talent pools is striking.

I never realized how stocked the Memphis area was for high quality D1 players until I read Bruce Feldman's Meat Market. You are right a ton of D1 players come from that area.

[TripletDaddy]

Utah beat Kentucky in the NIT championship in 1947 (the NIT title was the thing then; the NCAA tournament was less prestigious), and in the finals of the Kentucky Classic in Lexington in 1976. Those are the two I know off hand.

As far as message boards go, it doesn't get any better than this. Rapping about Utah's rivalry in basketball with Kentucky and upcoming Sugar Bowl game with Alabama.

Utah/Kentucky is one of my favorite college hoops rivalries.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Utah/Kentucky is one of my favorite college hoops rivalries.

Do you also enjoy the dramtic rivalry of the hammer and the nail?

[TripletDaddy]

Do you also enjoy the dramtic rivalry of the hammer and the nail?

Except, I often hear "hammer" and "nail" in the same sentence.

I am happy to discover today that BYU's football rival, the University of Oklahoma, whom the Cougars beat, is having an up year. This kind of success can only help build our rivalry.

[il Padrino Ute]

Utah/Kentucky is one of my favorite college hoops rivalries.

That's because you're a Ute hating zoob.