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Max Hall was completely right when he said that “…unlike any other college football program in the nation, we represent not only a college but you represent a faith.”  Like it or not, the players both teams represent their respective universities to the rest of the world.  Now, his comments after Saturday’s game against Utah, is a completely different situation.  In the interest of full disclosure I do tend to cheer for BYU all things considered equal.  I have duel loyalties and that’s just how it is.  I grew up a BYU fan but went to the U and cheer for both teams.  Last year when Utah was undefeated I cheered for Utah to win because I wanted them to go to a BCS bowl and knew that there was nothing to be gained by the Y winning.  However, this year, there were no major implications for BCS possibilities etc and so I cheered for the Y.  It was an incredible game with BYU coming out of the gates leading 20-6 just to have a freshman quarterback start a great comeback to tie the game, sending it into overtime.   We all know what happened from there. 

So here I am, thinking “wow, what a great game and a great win for BYU.”  I was genuinely happy for Max Hall especially after his performance last year against Utah (however, you can easily argue minus the interceptions that his performance wasn’t any better than last year’s game  )...read more here

Here are our numbers that we generated.  If you would like to see our full commentary, check out

http://www.utahsportsportal.com to see who we decided would win between the two teams.

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Vs Team Comparison

We are only one day away from the biggest game of the season to this point for both the TCU Hornfrogs and the University of Utah Runnin' Utes.  So in preparation for the big game we decided that we would just give you all of the statistical breakdown of both teams for your enjoyment.  This way, tomorrow as you are watching the games with your buddies, when the Utes are facing a 4th down situation you can just pull out of your hat "did you know guys that Utah is ranked 111th in the nation in fourth down conversions and that TCU is rank #27 on defense facing 4th down situations?"  We have even made our tables available in a printable verison for you so you can have it with you as you watch the game.  We listed all the little factoids for you first for Utah and TCU and then the table with all the stats follow that.  So without any further delay, let's get started.

Utah

-  They've won six straight, holding each opponent under 20 points.
-  Wide reaching that mark for a school-record sixth consecutive game.
-  Coach Wittingham is 7-0 vs ranked opponets when they are ranked too.
-  54% of bets for this game have been placed on Utah +17
-  Current line is Utah +19
-  Over/under for the game is 47points
-  Utah is 5-0 against the spread as an underdog of 10 1/2 or more and have covered 4
   of their last 5 against TCU.
-  Utah has only lost one game the past two years, the one coming against Oregon
   earlier this year

TCU

-  This is the highest ranking for TCU since being declared the 1938 college football national champions.
-  The last time they were ranked in the top five was 1955
-  No. 4 - highest ever for a team from a non-BCS conference. They've won seven games by at least 16 points,
   including the last four by an average of 38.3,  allowing a total of 25 points in the last four games.
-  TCU's defense ranks third nationally, allowing 240.6 yards per game, while the offense ranks eighth (458.6 ypg).
-  TCU is ranked in the top 10 in 12 different statistical categories.
-  TCU has covered the spread six straight times at home and are 7-2 against the spread when they are favored by 10 1/2 or
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