Utah Opens As 22.5 Point Favorites Over Colorado, But Who Cares Because We Hate Them
by Jon Woods on Nov 21, 2011 10:36 AM MST
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PrintYou know, I was excited when the news about the move to the Pac-12 was announced but my elation was quickly deflated when I heard that we were being paired with Utah as "traveling partners". Utah? A team that doesn't even have a national championship like the Buffaloes? A team from the Mountain West conference, with zero Heisman Trophy winners? The school that has some of the ugliest uniforms in the nation? Ugh, it's pretty embarrassing to be mentioned in the same sentence as these guys.
Sweet stripes, bros...
All of that's just the football program, I haven't even mentioned the many ways that the state sucks. Better skiing? Not even close. Your snow is awful. The snow you do have? You aren't good at skiing on it. Those 10 national championships look mighty small next to CU's 17 (throw in the 21 that DU has claimed and you have complete and total state domination). Any Buffaloes fans planning on attending the game might want to read up on the Utah liquor laws and make sure and get your "memberships" before imbibing. Victory shots? Not in Utah. The lake from which the capital city gets it's name? Disgusting and ugly. Sundance? The douchiness in Aspen doesn't hold a candle to the horde that infests Park City for that festival. Utah is the nightmare that you hope to forget on the way to California.
All joking aside, the Utes are having a pretty decent inaugural season in the Pac-12 (certainly better than ours). After starting slow and losing former Colorado commit Jordan Wynn to a season-ending injury, Utah has won four straight games behind a quickly improving defense and the hard running of John White IV. Improbable a few weeks ago, with a win over the Buffaloes on Friday and losses by UCLA and Arizona State the Utes will represent the Pac-12 South Division in the championship game, probably more deservingly so than either the Bruins or Sun Devils.
The Utes opened as 22.5 favorites over the Buffs but the line quickly fell to the 20.5, where it currently resides. Vegas has absolutely no reason to give Colorado any hope on the road, especially against a team with a ton to play for.
While Utah may have the better season so far, the Buffaloes could kick start this new rivalry in a big way by ending any Pac-12 championship dreams the Utes may be holding onto. Remember Buffs, Utah is an awful, terrible place.
Most importantly, never ever forget, "the red bike incident".
Just a reminder, this is all in good, fake rivalry building fun. Whether you're on this site or you head over to BlockU, be respectful and represent the Buffaloes well.
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A good start . . .
Keep it up. The key, I think, is sustained arrogance and self-importance. If you want to inspire true hatred, take your cues from byu: lord your disputed national title over us, no matter how old it is; construct arguments based solely on “tradition”; and argue ceaselessly that any time you lose to us is a fluke, devastating facts to the contrary notwithstanding. Also, when engaged in trash talk, tell us that Miami is “the real U,” we really, REALLY hate that. (if you engage in “real U” smack, however, be prepared for a possible deluge of historical data regarding who-did-what-with-the-“U”-and-when that will bore you to tears—though it should be noted that a response of “go f**k yourself” is equally likely)
Haha
Thanks, I’ll have to keep all that in mind.
I’m not giving away all of our sore spots quite that easily, but I’m sure you guys can figure it all out.
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Such anger and bitterness from my Dallas neighbor
Must still be getting over being dumped by Urban Meyer.
Wait a second...
do you guys actually, with a straight face, argue that Miami isn’t “the U”? Wow, you’re more delusional than I thought.
We were calling ourselves "the U"
before the University of Miami was founded. Utah, unlike Miami, actually has a “U” in it so…
How about we agree on this...
You guys can be “the u”. Lower case. There, now everyone can be happy!
associating in anyway with miami makes me hate u guys!
but that 2008 sugarbowl was awesome, but still hate u! grr
University of Utah - founded in 1850. University of Miami - founded in 1925. Yeah...we're "the U".
by everclearute on Nov 21, 2011 2:34 PM MST up reply actions
Psshh
Geez guys, maybe do a little research first?
Hurricanes have been around for a long time. Since there were oceans and stuff.
Utah gets to be a place when it’s no longer a wasteland. Miami wins the U argument by 86 years (maybe y’all can be a place next year?)
All I'm saying....
is either you guys are wrong, or you’re really really really bad marketers. You can choose which you prefer, but the general population thinks of Miami (and rightfully so) when someone says “the U”.
And in conclusion… We have a National Championship in football and you do not!
Hell, I don't care if the rest of the country calls us "the U" or not.
Also, I don’t care two shits about ACC teams, we’re in the PAC-12. I can’t really argue with the National Championship point, It’s a fact. This whole starting a new rivalry thing is more difficult than I thought. But wait: how many BCS trophies does your team have? FYI: we have two.
by everclearute on Nov 21, 2011 4:54 PM MST up reply actions
I knew that comment was coming back to bite me.
We still schedule BYU for an OOC game early in the year. Did you guys just end your rivalry with Nebraska completely when you went separate ways? No effort to keep it going?
by everclearute on Nov 22, 2011 9:08 AM MST up reply actions
we want to keep it going more than they do
they need those OOC slots for warm-up games against teams like St. Mary’s School for the Blind and NW Alaska Secretarial College
by highlandsbuff on Nov 22, 2011 11:19 AM MST up reply actions
And we're not willing to play in lincoln every year
their pact with satan requires that they play 7-8 home games every year
by Ash Jackson on Nov 22, 2011 12:27 PM MST up reply actions
“Victory shots? Not in Utah.”
Couldn’t agree more. You will never have to worry about doing victory shots in Utah.
by Ute in DC on Nov 21, 2011 1:12 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
I was referring to you guys.
You never get to have those bar victory shots that other schools (outside of BYU) enjoy so much. It makes me sad :(
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Kidding aside, Utah did away with the bar membership requirements a couple of years ago. There are still some odd liquor laws, but that isn’t one of them.
Yea
I was pretty sure they had gotten rid of them.
I did absolutely zero research for anything published in this story.
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Utah is your mountain daddy.
John Denver meant to tell you sooner.
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by daedalus17 on Nov 21, 2011 1:30 PM MST via mobile reply actions
You have done it now, sir!!!
We must open a large can of Whoopass on you for those undeserved and unfair comments!!
And the bike looks a heck of a lot better Red than it did Black and Gold.
What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women. - Conan the Barbarian
Someone at BlockU called us Utah's younger brother
Classic…
It took all of us working together to fail
yeah, I saw that too
“If Colorado can ever come that close to bettering Utah, we can claim them as rivals. Until then, they are a pesky younger brother that the Utes will pummel every year”
Listen, I’ve got a good sense of humor about our sucking, I really do, but that comment was “serious” and it kind of pisses me off. We’re the major conference team, you’re the former mid-major (yet we still have the higher all-time winning percentage), we’re the team with a more storied football history, we’re the school the Pac-12 really wanted and you were the emergency back-up plan, don’t forget that! You very well may beat us by 50 on Friday, but we’ll NEVER be your “younger brother”!
"If Colorado can ever come that close to bettering Utah, we can claim them as rivals"
done:
http://www.ncaa.com/news/skiing/2011-03-12/colorado-wins-17th-skiing-crown
Look, I've already told Utah to suck it. There's no going back now.
right
go ahead and call Utah State “younger brother” all you want because they fit the criteria. I personally don’t call CSU “younger brother” because I have a certain amount of respect for them but let’s break down for a moment what that normally means: The “older brother” is normally from a bigger conference, has a winning record against “younger brother”, more all-time success, and is a more academically prestigious school. OH WAIT! All those things are true about us and Utah, so if anything it’s the other way around!
It's hard to start a rivalry with a group of Kansas touchers
…mostly because I always describe Colorado as Utah with better PR person.
That's funny
Although I think our Nebraska touching is far more distasteful. Kansas is just boring. And your Nevada touching, while seemingly risky and exciting at first glance, is really just filthy and unsightly.
by highlandsbuff on Nov 23, 2011 8:11 AM MST up reply actions
Since we are in this marraige...
Let’s make this work. Let’s acknowledge that if we can build the history these rivalries make more sense. Iowa v Nebraska (farmageddon), Utah vs. Colorado (Snow Bowl) and b y u vs… Utah state I guess…
by notblue19 on Nov 22, 2011 10:53 PM MST via mobile reply actions
HERE is my point exactly
Chad Brown agrees with me. I’ll take that.
College football is a sport that bears the same relation to education that bullfighting does to agriculture.
-Elbert Hubbard
Man makes some good points
I say screw the pseudo-rivalry crap.
Watch the game, best team wins, blah, blah, blah.
Post game, we take you to some of our better micro breweries (Surprise!!! We make beer here!) and get some of the good stuff (not the 3.2 crap available at most bars), enjoy some fine dining, and then go up Saturday and slap the boards on for a day on the fresh new white stuff.
Then next year, we do the same at your place.
And once you guys return to your former greatness and this game is for the Pac-12 South championship every year, then we talk rivalry.
What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women. - Conan the Barbarian
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