I remember that Dick Harmon interview. When asked about Utah’s invitation, he said we only got invited because we “were not BYU and….not tied to the Mormon church“. So according to Dick, those were our only 2 qualifications. And never mind how literally EVERY other FBS program in the country meets those presumed “key metrics” as well. When challenged by ESPN as to whether or not Utah’s 2 BCS bowl wins and top midmajor record vs. other AQ schools had anything to do with it, he’d briefly admitted that this had a LITTLE to do with it, but then doubled down on his “religious bigotry” allegation.
The tdS deserves EVERY BIT of their program’s decline. No final AP rankings in a decade. No CFP poll appearances EVER! Fewer draftees this past decade than Utah this past draft. And less than HALF the number of draftees as Utah St this past decade. They’re losing to MAC teams. They’re struggling vs. the Aggies. They’re claiming to have a huge national following, but can’t even fill LES, and have been relegated to scheduling filler programs like Wagner and Savannah St. They don’t even have the top “midmajor” draw in the Nielsen Ratings. Last year they’d finished 5th — behind Memphis (17.9M), Navy (14.5M), Cincinnati (13.5M), and Army (12.6M). At under 11.3 million viewers, the tdS just narrowly edged Houston (11M).
[*Utah had over 21.9M viewers*]
.
Loading ...
