Mercury News Article on 2019 Football

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- 02/01/2019 at 3:27 AM #90059
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  EagleMountainUte
  Ute Fan
  
  @battlegroundute
  
  Utah’s greased path
  
  12. Utah
  Non-conference lineup:at Brigham Young, vs. Northern Illinois, vs. Illinois State
  Toughest stretch:Oct. 19 vs. Arizona State, Oct. 26 vs. Cal, Nov. 2 at Washington
  Misses:Stanford and Oregon
  Comment: Utes benefit from the switch in cross-division rotations, dodging two North heavyweights. They took the arduous road to the South title last season. In 2019, the path is greased. That said, the non-conference lineup will be an issue if they sneak into the playoff conversation.
- 02/01/2019 at 9:56 AM #90081
  
  AlohaUte
  Ute Fan
  
  @alohaute
  
  Totally fine with Utah’s easier schedule, we’ve had some tough ones recently.
  
  It would be awesome if somehow Stanford put together an amazing season to go undefeated or just one loss, heading into the CCG against an undefeated Utah.
- 02/01/2019 at 10:22 AM #90084
  
  chinngiskhaan
  Ute Fan
  
  @chinngiskhaan
  
  Thank you Chris Hill!
  
  I personally think the weaksauce OOC schedule is a great thing for us. We aren’t talking about making the playoff, so who really cares about our SOS? Winning ball games and staying healthy is what matters. If we go undefeated, we’ll have a shot at the playoff, but going undefeated is not going to happen.
  
  When we are winning south div. championships 2 of every 4 years, and Pac 12 championships 1 every three years or so, we can start worrying about playoff implications.
- 02/01/2019 at 11:46 AM #90090
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  tarheelute
  Ute Fan
  
  @tarheelute
  
  Agreed – on paper, eight months out it seems so. On the other hand, WSU, CAL, ASU and Utah for that matter, were not seen as big threats last year, to the demise of OR, USC and AZ.
  
  Regardless, the 2019 season lines up as a great opportunity for Utes to repeat as South Division champs, and beating OR, UW or Stanford for the Championship. Lots of hard work and focus over the next seven months, but looking forward to Moss, Huntley, Anae and Bernard lining up and cracking a few heads this fall – starting with BYU in Provo.
- 02/01/2019 at 5:14 PM #90112
  
  dystopiamembrane
  Ute Fan
  
  @dystopiamembrane
  
  Illinois State, baby.
- 02/01/2019 at 7:40 PM #90122
  
  RedUte
  Ute Fan
  
  @rogermaggiohotmail-com
  
  The Redbirds aren’t on our schedule
  - 02/02/2019 at 11:37 AM #90149
    
    dystopiamembrane
    Ute Fan
    
    @dystopiamembrane
    
    The article must be incorrect.
    
    Utah
    Non-conference lineup: at Brigham Young, vs. Northern Illinois, vs. Illinois State