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Mountain West Rising, BCS Be Damned

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by Craig on December 24, 2009

At the BCS dinner table, there’s a fixed number of seats.

Sure, they’ll pull up a kids table, set up a high chair and a bib, and let other conferences look at what’s being served.  They’ll even offer a taste if you’re really, really good.  But a permanent spot on the guest list?  Fat chance.

So, there’s only one recourse for the Mountain West Conference, and it’s a simple one: keep embarrassing the BCS at every opportunity.

Wednesday night at Qualcomm Stadium, the third-place team in the MWC outworked, out-schemed, out-coached, and outplayed their opponent from the “mighty”, BCS-worthy Pac-10.  Spotting Cal a 14-0 lead, the University of Utah never panicked, scoring 27 unanswered points in a 37-27 victory at the Poinsettia Bowl.

That’s supposed to be an upset, at least in the minds of the BCS oligarchy.  Thing is, it wasn’t.  Utah’s flat-out better than Cal, and they’re not even close to the best that the Mountain West has to offer. Continue Reading →

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The 9-3 Utes of Utah battle 8-4 Cal in Wednesday’s Poinsettia Bowl.  At Tuesday morning’s press conference, Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham spoke 1-on-1 with 619 Sports about the challenges of coming off a Sugar Bowl championship season, the maturation of freshman QB Jordan Wynn, and more:

 

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I Say TCU Is No. 1

November 8, 2009
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ShareDamn right, I said it. And I can say it because I saw it.
The San Diego State Aztecs lost Saturday afternoon to the No. 1 team in the country. You think I care what the polls say? You think it bothers me that every so-called expert in the nation would disagree with me?
To them, and [...]

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