[NU Sports] Another domino, not the last one yet?

[Joe Thiegs]

I'm very happy for Utah.  I had the opportunity to chat for a while with 
Utah's Provost a few months ago, and they were really hoping for a 
shakeup and opportunity like this, although I'm not sure even they 
envisioned it happening this way.  If I recall correctly, they were 
hoping we'd grab Mizzou so they'd have an opening to join the Big 12.  
The Utah faithful have been very frustrated with two recent undefeated 
seasons in which they were shut out of the national championship game.  
(Recall that they went 12-0 in 2004 under Urban Meyer and ended up 
ranked #4 after a BCS Bowl win--they were the first non-BCS conference 
team to get a BCS bid--and went 13-0 in 2008 and controversially 
finished #2 to 1-loss Florida (ironically, coached by Urban Meyer), even 
though Utah beat Alabama by a greater margin than Florida had a couple 
of weeks prior . . . and Florida lost to 'Bama earlier in the year 
before getting revenge in the SEC championship game.)  Utah has a 9-game 
bowl winning streak, longest in the nation.  -Joe

Mike Nolan wrote:
> Utah has been extended an invitation to join the Pac-10, it appears they may accept as
> early as tomorrow.  That would appear to leave a hole in the Mountain West conference, 
> which just recently added Boise State as its 10th member.  
>
> So while this may shut down the threat of Texas and its four acolytes leaving 
> en masse for the Pac 10, it means the conference shuffle may not be over yet.  
> --
> Mike Nolan
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