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realtall · 06-01-2012, 06:45 AM

I dug this up in ESPN Insider:

Utah coach dismissed 'Holy War'

It's not you. It's me.
And Utah is essentially breaking up with BYU while potentially ending one of the nation's great rivalries.
"Bottom line is we've got to do what's best for our program," Whittingham told Graham Watson of Yahoo! Sports. "That supersedes anything to do with the rivalry. If taking a year or two off periodically is best for our program, best for our scheduling, then that's what we've got to do.
"Our program is bigger than the rivalry. That's got to take a backseat to us doing what's best for our program."
Utah is now married to the Pac-12. That comes first. Both schools previously expressed interest in continuing the rivalry, but it's clearly more important to BYU than it is Utah.
"I think the operative word with scheduling with nonconference games is balance," Whittingham continued. "The Pac-12 schedule is rigorous. You play nine conference games, which is one more than most conferences play, so that increases the degree of difficulty right there...You don't want to put yourself at a disadvantage by overscheduling your nonconference games." The rivalry may be renewed after the teams face each other in the fall, but it won't likely happen until a few years down the road.

MikeWaters · 06-01-2012, 12:15 PM

I've said that I don't care if we ever play Utah again. And I still feel that way.

But I hedge that with concern about our schedule and future with no rivals, no conference championship to play for, and no chance of winning the national championship. And lots of games on non-HDTV.

We need to get into a conference. A major one. As unlikely as that is.

And yes, Whittingham has camel toe.

ChinoCoug · 06-04-2012, 01:33 PM

I've said this too and I I took a poll on CB and most say they do not care about gutting the rivalry.

realtall · 06-05-2012, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by ChinoCoug

most say they do not care about gutting the rivalry.

Same here. I think that whoever wrote that did not come from the perspective of being inside of the rivalry - just the perspective that yewtah went to the PAC-12.

06-01-2012, 06:45 AM	#1
realtall Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Krum, TX Posts: 891	Here's a slam for BYU I dug this up in ESPN Insider: Utah coach dismissed 'Holy War' It's not you. It's me. And Utah is essentially breaking up with BYU while potentially ending one of the nation's great rivalries. "Bottom line is we've got to do what's best for our program," Whittingham told Graham Watson of Yahoo! Sports. "That supersedes anything to do with the rivalry. If taking a year or two off periodically is best for our program, best for our scheduling, then that's what we've got to do. "Our program is bigger than the rivalry. That's got to take a backseat to us doing what's best for our program." Utah is now married to the Pac-12. That comes first. Both schools previously expressed interest in continuing the rivalry, but it's clearly more important to BYU than it is Utah. "I think the operative word with scheduling with nonconference games is balance," Whittingham continued. "The Pac-12 schedule is rigorous. You play nine conference games, which is one more than most conferences play, so that increases the degree of difficulty right there...You don't want to put yourself at a disadvantage by overscheduling your nonconference games." The rivalry may be renewed after the teams face each other in the fall, but it won't likely happen until a few years down the road. __________________ http://realtall.blogspot.com/ Last edited by realtall; 06-01-2012 at 07:19 AM.

06-04-2012, 01:33 PM	#3
ChinoCoug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NOVA Posts: 3,005	I've said this too and I I took a poll on CB and most say they do not care about gutting the rivalry. __________________ 太初有道

06-01-2012, 12:15 PM	#2
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	I've said that I don't care if we ever play Utah again. And I still feel that way. But I hedge that with concern about our schedule and future with no rivals, no conference championship to play for, and no chance of winning the national championship. And lots of games on non-HDTV. We need to get into a conference. A major one. As unlikely as that is. And yes, Whittingham has camel toe.