A lot of the talk leading up to the 99th meeting on the football field between BYU and Utah — 93rd if you ascribe to BYU’s account — was about how the Pac-12 Utes were superior in talent, speed and athleticism and had left the Cougars in their rearview mirror. Injured Utah quarterback Tyler Huntley even tweeted that it is “not even a rivalry anymore” before quickly deleting the nonsense.
The talk again proved to have some merit to it — you simply don’t lose eight-straight games to a program you are on par with — while the Floridian’s view was laughed off by anyone who’s been paying attention.