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Have ESPN+ for other events already. We’re used to having a lot of the so-called minor sports (volleyball, soccer, softball, baseball) as well as gymnastics (really a major sport for Utah) available on PAC12. Will be curious in the next 12 months, what BIG12 events are available for streaming.

One observation. First year in the PAC, with USC on probation, we had a chance to beat Colorado (who had a long road losing streak) and get into the first PAC12 title game. Colorado surprised us and late in the game, a fan nearby noted that Utah had adapted to playing PAC teams and had a fairly good showing but were now facing a BIG12 style…[Read more]

Remind them what the series record is between us the last dozen years.

And as far as boats go, you could remind them that with Utah immediately getting a full share of media $$$$ (and BYU a partial share a few more years) it’s sort of like on ocean liners where Utah is in the first class section with the Cougars down in steerage.

Worked from the above link, one from another source kept dying/hanging.

Keeps freezing, perhaps too many viewers?

I put the most blame on the TV networks. Combination of not making any reasonable media deals to the PAC12 and far too many late night starts where football games often end at 2AM and basketball games end at 1AM on the east coast.

They envision a future with just a couple enormous conferences making far more TV money than any other of the lower…[Read more]

People online, especially when they can hide behind a moniker, have the potential to be far more disrespectful and condescending than they are in real life.

While regretting the breakup of the PAC12 (and losing the great rivalries we developed, in particular with USC, Oregon, and others), I look forward to new rivalries not only in football,…[Read more]

I can pretty much guarantee that within the next few years, the holy war will be back in November. Not what everyone may want but that is what will happen.

Playing BYU regularly the past 30 years (where we’ve had the upper hand, especially in the last dozen or so years) is a DAMNED more enjoyable experience than what us old-times went through in the 70/80s.

I will miss playing the Trojans. We’ve had some very exciting games (won some lost some) against them.

I suppose we may be able to get some games against former PAC members, both those that wound up in the Big10 as well as the unfortunate leftovers.

IF we wind up in the BIG12 (waiting until it is officially announced) we will now have potential non-conference opponents from western teams not currently in the MWC.

Sure the BIG10 and networks played dirty, but definitely a big reason for PAC12 imploding lies in not being able to get the PAC12 channel on Direct TV in over a (expletive) decade A staggering level of incompetence.

Not really much can be done. MWC had no recourse when Utah left for the PAC and BYU joined the WCC about 13 years ago and TCU headed to the BIG12 a few years later.

Dirty but legal what they did.

Moving from PAC12 to Big12 is a slight decrease in how attractive and prestigious the schedule is. But if we’re left out and are now in a PAC/MWC merger or even an expanded PAC (which adds some current MWC teams and possibly Hawaii) that would be a massive drop.

One thing for sure, if the 2024 football home schedule consists of (for example) Wyoming, New Mexico, Cal, San Jose State, and 2 Cougar teams (Wazzou and TDS) and they want to tack on another 20% ticket price increase, going to be some unhappy fans and lots of cancellations.

A large and very vocal crowd attended the TCU game moved to downtown. Perhaps letting people park across the street for free (compared to the parking fiasco at the Hunty) was part of it. But with football now over, hopefully fans will gain some interest and get up to the campus to watch them.

Utah convincingly beat Arizona (still the only loss for the Wildcats) and have won 3 road games for a 4-0 conference record. They are a lot of fun and much improved. Looking forward to attending both games this weekend.

This team is really fun to watch.

PAC12 play will make us raise that bar even higher. This last tough trip to Pullman and Seattle was challenging (helped by a rather strict technical called late in the game for taunting against a Wazzou player, ref really could have stepped in and calmly but firmly said “please don’t do that again”) but we…[Read more]

Loved it the Utes shut down the opposing fan base so quickly. I started singing

Can you hear the Zona fans? No no.
Can you hear the Zona fans? No no.
Can you hear the Zona fans? No no.
I can’t hear a *(*(&(#%#% one!

Both didn’t play the first 8-10 minutes (but started the second half). I wondered perhaps maybe something like being late to practice or other minor infraction may have inspired coach to send a message to Gach and Jenkins.

Gutty effort by our players. Both teams played hard on defense leading to a low scoring affair. We do need to get more…[Read more]