Annals of the Homestarmy

A Couple of Notes. There will be a new RB&P soon. It will be a bit of a recap, why BYU's schedule really did suck, a Bowl Preview, and a bit of a season recap. However due to the purchase of a new home, I haven't been able to do it the last couple weeks.

Speaking of the new house, Sabrina and I were wondering what the general feeling was about a party to ring in the New Year on December 31st at the new place? What say ye?

Also I'm relatively sure that everyone has seen it by now, but just in case, the countdown to the return to the Shire has begun with an official trailer.

Due to a battle of The Sideshow Family vs. The Common Cold, in which the Sideshow Family is currently performing about as well as the Utes last Saturday, this week's RB&P will be cliff notes version:

Rumble in the Rockies more like Bumblin in the Rockies. Utes undisciplined, and played tight. Testament to how terrible Colorado is, Utes only lost by 3. Started with Mo Lee's stupid penalty on first drive. Utes just in holiday spirit to give departing Colorado Freshmen an away victory.

7-5 only one game off of preseason prediction, but route taken very interesting. More on this next week as we revisit ThRhett's preseason question what would you rather watch question.

BYU heads to the islands with Riley Nelson cleared to play. Meaning he'll start. Can't be a good feeling for Jake Heaps. Hawaii still a terrible team but at least it's not as bad as November.

Congratulatons to the Aggies, Bowl bound and have accepted the invite to the first ever Famous Potato bowl. Great job by Andersen and the Aggies to turn it around when they were sitting 2-5.

Next week, Season Review, Revisiting a season long argument, and Bowl destinations announced.

It's Rivalry week baby. Finally 11 weeks of the season are done with, leading up to this week everyone has been waiting for. It's time for the annual rivalry game.

Wait, oh yea, not so much anymore. The Holy War has already been played, with a Utah dismantling of the Cougars, 54-10, in week three. This year for Rivalry week Utah gets a home game against Colorado. A team, that no matter how hard the Pac-12 tries, or no matter which lame name they give the game (Rumble in the Rockies, awful), Colorado and Utah are not rivals.

As for the Cougars, their big Rivalry week opponent is.... lethargy. The Cougars don't have an opponent this week, as they have their second bye of November, although it won't be their easiest week of the season, that belongs to Idaho State week.

You could say this is a negative side effect of change. Continue reading "Red, Blue And Pigskin"

Apparently football in the state of Utah is meant to be played in cold, snowy conditions, as all four Northern Utah teams won in varying conditions of perfect football weather last week.

One team flipped the script from earlier in their season by coming back when behind in the fourth, another ended is a fitting score, a third ended up bowl eligible for the 9th consecutive year, and the fourth finds themselves with a story that just won't die. Continue reading "Red, Blue And Pigskin"