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Mercury News Article on 2019 Football

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    • 02/01/2019 at 3:27 AM #90059
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      EagleMountainUte
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      Utah’s greased path

       

      12. Utah
      Non-conference lineup:at Brigham Young, vs. Northern Illinois, vs. Illinois State
      Toughest stretch:Oct. 19 vs. Arizona State, Oct. 26 vs. Cal, Nov. 2 at Washington
      Misses:Stanford and Oregon
      Comment: Utes benefit from the switch in cross-division rotations, dodging two North heavyweights. They took the arduous road to the South title last season. In 2019, the path is greased. That said, the non-conference lineup will be an issue if they sneak into the playoff conversation.

       

       

    • 02/01/2019 at 9:56 AM #90081
      AlohaUte
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      Totally fine with Utah’s easier schedule, we’ve had some tough ones recently.  

      It would be awesome if somehow Stanford put together an amazing season to go undefeated or just one loss, heading into the CCG against an undefeated Utah.

    • 02/01/2019 at 10:22 AM #90084
      chinngiskhaan
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      Thank you Chris Hill!

      I personally think the weaksauce OOC schedule is a great thing for us. We aren’t talking about making the playoff, so who really cares about our SOS? Winning ball games and staying healthy is what matters. If we go undefeated, we’ll have a shot at the playoff, but going undefeated is not going to happen.

      When we are winning south div. championships 2 of every 4 years, and Pac 12 championships 1 every three years or so, we can start worrying about playoff implications.

    • 02/01/2019 at 11:46 AM #90090
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      tarheelute
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      Agreed – on paper, eight months out it seems so. On the other hand, WSU, CAL, ASU and Utah for that matter, were not seen as big threats last year, to the demise of OR, USC and AZ.

      Regardless, the 2019 season lines up as a great opportunity for Utes to repeat as South Division champs, and beating OR, UW or Stanford for the Championship. Lots of hard work and focus over the next seven months, but looking forward to Moss, Huntley, Anae and Bernard lining up and cracking a few heads this fall – starting with BYU in Provo.

    • 02/01/2019 at 5:14 PM #90112
      dystopiamembrane
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      Illinois State, baby.

    • 02/01/2019 at 7:40 PM #90122
      RedUte
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      The Redbirds aren’t on our schedule

      • 02/02/2019 at 11:37 AM #90149
        dystopiamembrane
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        The article must be incorrect.

        Utah
        Non-conference lineup: at Brigham Young, vs. Northern Illinois, vs. Illinois State

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