ESPN dismisses Utah Utes as National Championship contenders despite big win over BYU: 'They won't win'
BYU HAS THRIVED IN AN NIL ERA THAT MANY EXPECTED THEM TO FALTER IN, NFL LEGEND STEVE YOUNG SAYS Didich continued, saying that the win over BYU was aided by Bear Bachmeier's mistake-filled game and that she doubts whether they can win a title.
- NO 3 UTAH REMAINS UNDEFEATED WITH THRILLING WIN OVER NO 9 BYU BEHIND HEISMAN FINALIST DEVON DAMPIER'S EPIC DAY Utah's comeback catapulted them to No.
- By any objective measure, they're legitimate contenders to win a National Championship.
- For BYU, it gave them a massive resume boost, while making it clear that the Big 12 Conference was relevant at a national level.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "This was the first real big win for them, in my mind, and, by the way, BYU and Bear Bachmeier helped them out with four interceptions and a boatload of penalties.
They will not win the national championship." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.
- The Cougars though, suffered a letdown against a very mediocre UCF team in Florida, taking a bit of the shine off their matchup against the Utah Utes on November 7.
- An objective, efficiency-driven and opponent-adjusted ranking system based on success rate on offense, defense, and special teams, it's a better measurement of which teams are legitimate contenders and which aren't.
- They're odds-on favorites to reach the playoff, and now favorites to win the Big 12 Conference and likely secure a first-round bye.
- But one thing is beyond question; that ESPN would not be dismissing their chances if they wore a different patch.
- Auburn is now 5-4, with a home loss to Florida, at Tennessee, a 38-17 blowout loss to LSU at home, a 30-point loss to Ole Miss, and a close home win over a bad Arkansas team.
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