Do you consider Utah's 1988 win a blip or a momentum turner?

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Sep 17, 2021
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Here's what Utah football fans don't get about the significance of this week...

BobLoblaw

9/17/21 12:49pm

Their fun decade of superiority is over and they know it

daki

9/17/21 12:51pm

I don't think they "know" it...for all the reasons that they can't view BYU with

moknowssports

9/17/21 2:04pm

most of them don't even realize their team was 3-2 last year

Avery

9/17/21 3:42pm

I would Add 4 out of the last five games played we had the game & blew it.

U2wearblue

9/17/21 3:59pm

Also, we can brag for three years.

oldrugger

9/17/21 5:26pm

Love the optimism but it will be years before we beat them again. At least 3.

All-American

9/17/21 12:52pm

Nah, I don’t think we lose to them in that time

zerome4sooners

9/17/21 1:32pm

only in football. and we can still beat them at that in the rankings!

Pangare

9/17/21 4:16pm

I would bet that we play them in a bowl game before then. Just the way things

jcase16byu

9/17/21 4:19pm

ESPN wouldn't want it any other way.

Little Mac

9/17/21 4:22pm

It’s about trajectories- right now BYU is shooting to the moon!!

SouthernBlueBlood

9/17/21 12:53pm

Buy $BYU 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🌙

Hotlanta

9/17/21 5:46pm

Oh, I think they get it. And they are going to have to think about it and cry for 3 years.

TCuz

9/17/21 12:54pm

The biggest thing to me was that it didn’t take an all time great qb to win. We

cougsareforreal

9/17/21 12:55pm

We’d have smoked them last year with Zach

thegoodmeister

9/17/21 2:57pm

Look, you've got scoreboard right now. But until it becomes a plural this is just as likely to be a radar blip...

Tokolosh

9/17/21 12:55pm

RE: Look, you've got scoreboard right now. But until it becomes a plural this is

BYUheaven

9/17/21 12:58pm

As long as both teams are in P5 conferences, by far the most probable outcome is

shoganai

9/17/21 12:59pm

I agree with this. And that would be a welcome change.

BobLoblaw

9/17/21 1:02pm

Do you consider Utah's 1988 win a blip or a momentum turner?

Captain Stubing

9/17/21 1:06pm

Definitely a blip. Not sustainable & we changed head coach a year later. McBride's 93 win in Provo was a turning point.

Tokolosh

9/17/21 1:12pm

Agree 1988 was a blip. Also agree it is too early to tell if this BYU win is...

Captain Stubing

9/17/21 3:23pm

Your run is over and that's all that matters. You should be wringing your hands over San Diego St.,

BlueFever

9/17/21 5:04pm

Blip city, are you kidding? In '89 we hung 70 on them...7 TD's in the 1st half!

NOCAL_YFAN

9/17/21 4:33pm

That's a lot easier to say after missing last year's game as well, which you...

Sock Gnome

9/17/21 1:13pm

Ifs & buts... or something like that. Fact is we didn't play and perhaps not losing to Utah to start the year...

Tokolosh

9/17/21 1:16pm

Yeah, it's inconsequential that 9 guys from last year's team in are in the NFL.

Sock Gnome

9/17/21 1:19pm

We didnt actually win in 2020 but we had the better team and the buzz around it.

SLIVER

9/17/21 1:23pm

You may be right, but...

Dr. Martin Bamford

9/17/21 1:27pm

It's not solely about the head-to-head matchup. Ute fans have been holding their

daki

9/17/21 1:30pm

that's accurate

wilsdad

9/17/21 2:31pm

2020 should be counted as a probable win. The utes were not up to the task then and they and their fans know it.

SwimmingWithSharks

9/17/21 2:50pm

Ty Jordan was a special talent. I don’t think

TFL

9/17/21 4:14pm

UU with Ty Jordan lost to worse teams than BYU in 2020.

Little Mac

9/17/21 4:23pm

Not really. It takes a few games to find an identity and for a line and RB

TFL

9/17/21 4:33pm

Wasn’t UU scheduled to play BYU in week 1 in 2020?

Little Mac

9/17/21 5:05pm

Yes. And what did BYU do week 1? Obliterate Navy

palangi

9/17/21 5:53pm

Well...it depends. I don't think Utah was a mess

TFL

9/17/21 5:57pm

RE: Well...it depends. I don't think Utah was a mess

The_Cuss

9/17/21 6:00pm

Excuses for what? Not giving BYU a hypothetical 2020 win? Weird.

TFL

9/17/21 6:03pm

As opposed to giving UU a win in 2021 if Ty Jordan was playing?

Little Mac

9/17/21 7:10pm

Exactly, 2021 question: Is it a huge rebuild or is it more of a reload…

The_Cuss

9/17/21 11:05pm

Exactly. Claiming a hypothetical victory is nonsense.

TFL

9/17/21 11:24pm

Who is claiming BYU is 2-0 vs Utah right now? We are saying odds are BYU

The_Cuss

9/17/21 11:33pm

RE: Well...it depends. I don't think Utah was a mess

Little Mac

9/17/21 6:05pm

Even Ron McBride said BYU would’ve won last year

Mot

9/17/21 9:06pm

Don't forget your forfeit from last year.....haha

83MtCoug

9/17/21 3:18pm

It was right around your 4th straight win where I started noticing the shift, which is well into the 2010's, not 2000's.

BlueFever

9/17/21 4:52pm

Right now is all that matters to me. And the next three years. I can ride

ByuImaginesDragons

9/17/21 10:16pm

Weird. I live and work in Salt Lake and have not heard any chirping from Utah fans all week. Like, total silence.

John Doe

9/17/21 12:59pm

RE: Weird. I live and work in Salt Lake and have not heard any chirping from

BobLoblaw

9/17/21 1:07pm

Same here. There's been a lot less ute gear being worn too.

bbqoug

9/17/21 2:33pm

Eating a lot of crow does that.

SwimmingWithSharks

9/17/21 2:53pm

My cousin insisted BYU got lucky 🙄

ByuImaginesDragons

9/17/21 10:18pm

It is weird. No talking about how they should have won? This is the way.

jimmything

9/18/21 9:49pm

The hard-core Utes that hated BYU, hoped that BYU would quit sports or football

ray ray

9/17/21 1:02pm

Coupled by the fact that Whit looks old and tired, even in language

Pro Logic

9/17/21 1:06pm

Plus, BYU doesn't play Utah again until 2024, so BYU has of bragging...

lbmango

9/17/21 1:39pm

We are on the rise, they are on the decline

SausageKing

9/17/21 1:50pm

Honestly, I know we're all excited about beating Utah, but the Big 12 news is MUCH MUCH bigger

krindorr

9/17/21 1:54pm

This summary seems to get the long-term history right.

Little Mac

9/17/21 4:06pm

It's honestly amazing how little of the history between BYU/Utah has been really competitive; excited for that to return

krindorr

9/17/21 7:51pm

Getting past rivalry mental block is the biggest thing - been the biggest issue

Horacio Caine

9/17/21 2:03pm

Gotta earn it

Doi_Percent

9/17/21 2:09pm

When I was a student we had a 9 game winning streak on the yewts. What goes around comes around.

Thibious

9/17/21 2:31pm

I agree with most of what you said. Kalani just added Utah to a long list of P5s he's beaten

TFL

9/17/21 2:31pm

Isoroku Yamamoto said it best.

foreverblueblood

9/17/21 2:39pm

I guess I'm old because this is all eerily familiar. Back in 1988 when Utah

TripleCrownCoug

9/17/21 2:53pm

Top 10 benefits to Big12 move:

canofpicante

9/17/21 4:03pm

That's a great summary. It changes everything!

BobLoblaw

9/17/21 5:01pm

Let’s get through the season before declaring ultimate victory.

jimmything

9/17/21 4:15pm

Umm, ultimate victory for this year and the next 2 was determined last Saturday

ray ray

9/17/21 4:19pm

We play Utah again this season? So weird. I'm pretty sure we beat them the only time we see them until 2024.

Rise Against

9/17/21 4:24pm

Another thing that adds to the momentum from last weekend, recruiting. We had 22 top flight recruits at that game.

Rise Against

9/17/21 4:26pm

we sent a bunch of guys to the NFL from last year's team. Utah returned every..

icecougar

9/17/21 5:36pm

they're basically....

icecougar

9/17/21 5:44pm

Don't forget that NIL now exists. This is a huge positive for BYU football and basketball.

HarlemCoug

9/17/21 5:54pm

I’m on board! It feels like it…..

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