tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265489125029122985.post5680738862591857999..comments2023-10-27T03:24:30.042-07:00Comments on High in the Blue: A Rebuttal of Vegas Bowl ExcusesDave Hayniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05403405663623939432noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265489125029122985.post-87203510380271596482009-12-29T11:17:26.430-08:002009-12-29T11:17:26.430-08:00It's hard to argue with PAC 10 or BCS apologis...It's hard to argue with PAC 10 or BCS apologists. They ignore facts to so that reality will match their pre-existing opinions. "The only way BYU beats Oregon St or Utah beats Alabama is that they didn't show up. There's no way that the inferior team could beat the superior one, if the superior felt like playing. I must ignore what I saw with my own eyes in order to support this opinion."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265489125029122985.post-57635355175355800412009-12-29T06:05:18.675-08:002009-12-29T06:05:18.675-08:00MWC owns the PAC10 in recent years.MWC owns the PAC10 in recent years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265489125029122985.post-16012364741951256112009-12-28T23:52:53.853-08:002009-12-28T23:52:53.853-08:00You are right in remembering that BYU lost that ga...You are right in remembering that BYU lost that game to UCLA (27-17) in Pasadena in Max Hall's first road game as a Cougar. However, it was a close game with BYU driving for the lead late in the game. <br /><br />During the game, several Bruins had to be helped from the field. BYU also was on the receiving end of a fair number of snot bubblers.<br /><br />That evening and the next day, all of the quotes in the papers and coming out of the UCLA locker room were about how physical BYU was and how beat up/dinged up/sore the players were. That they hadn't been that roughed up for some time.Dave Hayniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403405663623939432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265489125029122985.post-66035143289982869842009-12-28T22:42:42.562-08:002009-12-28T22:42:42.562-08:00Great article and well written rebuttal. Just one...Great article and well written rebuttal. Just one question - when did the Cougars beat up on UCLA in Pasadena? I seem to recall BYU putting a whipping on the Bruins in Provo last year. They also had a one point victory over UCLA in the Vegas Bowl a couple of years ago. The one game that was played in LA in recent years was won by UCLA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265489125029122985.post-39553091408643638102009-12-28T22:15:35.163-08:002009-12-28T22:15:35.163-08:00Well said, thank you for showing reason and logic ...Well said, thank you for showing reason and logic in your response. It is a breath of fresh air in the sports world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265489125029122985.post-21732575255043810552009-12-28T21:03:06.462-08:002009-12-28T21:03:06.462-08:00Great article. I enjoy a well-reasoned argument, ...Great article. I enjoy a well-reasoned argument, written in clean, objective prose. Especially when it gets the facts correct. Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265489125029122985.post-39068108469400826412009-12-28T18:41:07.083-08:002009-12-28T18:41:07.083-08:00Didn't OSU play worse when they almost lost to...Didn't OSU play worse when they almost lost to UNLV?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265489125029122985.post-8766956383029896872009-12-28T18:04:09.296-08:002009-12-28T18:04:09.296-08:00Well said. Until we get rid of labels such as &quo...Well said. Until we get rid of labels such as "BCS conference" and "non-BCS conference" BYU, TCU, and Boise State (among others) will not get a fair shake. It doesn't matter if a conference is considered "better" than another conference. That attitude has nothing to do with the execution and fighting spirit of the teams on the field, or as Bronco Mendenhall likes to call it, "grit and determination." You would think that all the sports writers would want to get rid of the BCS so we could have more cinderella-type matchups. It simply makes for a better story.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14107948568304618698noreply@blogger.com