Fwd: My 5/12 of season review: Utah & BYU

After enjoying everyone's comments that started with the Big Ten Swimsuit
Edition, time now for my two cents worth, and start the "unseen
non-statistical" analysis and comparison of our two large and glorious
University institutions, in football 2006:

Both teams have 3-2 records, so let's look further:

If BYU could have a few plays back and get them right, they would be 5-0 and
ranked now
If Utah could have a few plays back now in their two losses, the scores
would have been even more lopsided than they were

BYU has a first team all conference quarterback from last season who is even
better this season
Utah has two quarterbacks who seeming gave the coaches enough confidence to
relegate their 4th-in-the-nation total offence quarterback to redshirt
status, then watches as the two stud quarterbacks go from mediocre at the
beginning to disaster in the last big game

BYU BARELY misses in its two losses
Utah BARELY shows up in its two losses

BYU is finally starting to correct its stupid numerous penalties in the
first games that helped cost them two more victories
Utah beats BYU in this important area and averages just 7 or 8 penalties per
game, and all at just the right times

BYU is out-physicalling its opposition---great big strong guys on the
offensive and defensive lines
Utah's vaunted defensive and offensive lines had hey-days with the likes of
Northern Arizona and Utah State, then got their butts kicked in the game
that really meant something with BSU

Utah has All American Weddle and Louis Swoboda as their bright spots
BYU's helmuts have bright spots all over them---stickers that reveal how
good they have played

BYU has some very good running backs, including Ist team all conference
Curtis Brown
Utah has running backs by committee whose yardage usually runs parallel to
the quarterback's

BYU has a coach who is proving himself this season, that he is restoring
some "great" to the program
Utah has "the Coach both wanted" who has yet to prove himself as the head
man to maintain some national prominence

BYU has lots of talent, size and speed
Utah has lots of talent, size and speed, so a tie in this area

BYU is climbing
Utah is falling

So, you can see that I am somewhat down on my Utes. Who will now rise up
and prevail with 7 games remaining? I'll be in the stands on Thursday to
cheer on my team, though not as loudly.

Nervous Nevin Limburg