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BYU's Harvey Unga was selected with the 12th pick in the seventh round by the Bears in today's NFL supplemental draft.

More from the Chicago Sun-Times:

"Today's news should help him cover the catering cost at his wedding," joked Unga's agent, Eric Metz.

The selection of Unga was somewhat surprising given the Bears have depth at running back. Unga will compete for a roster spot with veterans Matt Forte, Chester Taylor, Kahlil Bell, Garrett Wolfe and rookie free agent Brandon Minor, formerly of Michigan.

"To be honest, I was surprised," Unga said of the Bears interest. "They're stacked up with running backs right now. They don't need another back. I'm just going to come in there and bust my butt and make the best of the situation. I told them this is something they won't regret and I'm a man of my word."

13 days ago Jer_tiny Jeremy Mauss 0 comments

A press conference is scheduled tomorrow at 1pm mountain time and Utah will officially announce they are going to the Pac-10. There is the formality of Utah's Board of Trustees who will hold a public meeting Thursday at 12:30 p.m. (MST.

about 1 month ago Jer_tiny Jeremy Mauss 2 comments

This was not a huge surprise, but the official announcement was all what people were waiting for. Unga was BYU's all time leading rusher, but projects to be a fullback in the NFL.

about 1 month ago Jer_tiny Jeremy Mauss 0 comments

Sources: Utah to Join "Pac 12" Conference

Both Comcast SportsNet and the Las Vegas Review Journal have reported that the University of Utah will officially accept an invitation to join the current Pac 11 Conference on Wednesday.  Such a report is not surprising following the decision made by Texas (and other schools) to keep what was left of the Big 12 intact.  Utah had long been rumored as a candidate for a potential Pac 10 expansion, and Colorado's "secession" last week made Utah an obvious choice after the Pac 10's other invitations fell through.  BYU was almost certainly never a viable option for the Pac 10.

You can obtain more information about Utah and the Pac 10's expansion at SB Nation sites MWC Connection and Block U.

Undoubtedly, this is the end of an era and the beginning of a strange new chapter in the BYU-Utah rivalry.  Personally, I am not sure how I feel about this yet.  I don't think I will fully recognize the consequences of this event until the Cougars and Utes eventually meet on the field in a non-conference game.  I don't necessarily grieve over the MWC's loss because the addition of Boise State will soften the blow.  But I will lament that nothing will ever come close to the epic nature of this intra-conference rivalry again - especially over the past several years while both football programs have excelled.  Then again, I think there are some who view this as a good thing, that the rivalry had exceeded its bounds and had become not only too far-reaching, but downright preposterous overall.

Therefore, assuming the aforementioned reports are true and that this all goes down, let me just say this for now:

Dear Utes,

Please represent our traditions with your school well and absolutely demolish Cal and USC every chance you get. 

We'll see you when we see you...and we look forward to it.

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How do you feel about the Utes' probable departure to form the Pac 12?
Good riddance to the classless blockheads...
26 votes
Too bad for the rivalry, but at least the MWC will add Boise State.
61 votes
Terrible, terrible news. The rivalry will never be the same and the MWC will never reach AQ status.
110 votes
Other (Leave Comment)
15 votes

212 votes | Poll has closed

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Having BYU in a non-BCS conference with Utah competing in a BCS conference would make for strained relationships at the best, and potentially crucial inequities at worst. If BYU and Utah aren't to remain together in the same league, I think BYU's desire would be to remain on equal footing in terms of status and access. If Utah were in the Pac-12 and BYU in the MWC, greater status and access would belong to the Utes.

The MWC has potential to raise its stature with the addition of Boise State. But if the Big 12 were to remain intact with ten teams, and Utah were to leave for the Pac-10 (12), the loss of the Utes would offset any gain Boise gives the league, and the chances of the MWC gaining an automatic BCS bid without the Utes are slim to none."

about 1 month ago Spaceshaolinninja_tiny sroufe 1 comment

But, if Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State break away, the source said the remaining five schools -- Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Iowa State and Baylor -- could attempt to reconstitute the Big 12 by adding the top teams from the Mountain West -- TCU, BYU, Utah, Air Force and perhaps newly acquired Boise State --plus schools from Conference-USA and even a school such as Louisville out of the Big East, a conference that could soon be facing an uncertain future of its own."

about 1 month ago Spaceshaolinninja_tiny sroufe 0 comments

When Will Uona Kaveinga Play?

From the FanPosts...

Does anyone know if former Trojan Uona Kaveinga will be able to play right away now? This article on ESPN states that junior and seniors transferring to other programs will not have to sit out a year due to the sanctions currently placed on USC. Since Uona transferred as a junior he should be eligible for this but he did transfer before this was all announced. What are your thoughts or insights to this? This could be huge for BYU.

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A&M is out [to SEC], Utah's in [the "Pac 16"]. Monday could be a huge day."

about 1 month ago Spaceshaolinninja_tiny sroufe 3 comments

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