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Today, The University of Utah accepted an invitation to join the Pac 10 conference today.  As a alumnus of the U of U, I am thrilled that my school finally has the opportunity to be on the same level as other elite programs. The Mountain West Conference was a great place for us for many years and we leave with regret, but great memories. The Pac 10 is simply not an opportunity that could be passed on.  This is a great day to be a UTE, and we look forward to the challenge of joining the Pac 10 conference. We know the Pac 10 is an elite conference, and one of the best in the Country. We certainly feel like we can compete, and with the added advantage of PAC 10 exposure, we will continue to grow.  We understand that the PAC 10 is a step up, but please do not think for one second that will will not be ready. Just ask Alabama. Week in and week out we are aware that the talent level in the PAC 10 is stronger.

Go UTES!!!!

When you look at the statistics in the two major sports, Football and Basketball, the Utes have a winning record against the PAC 10. In football, since 2003 the Utes are 7-3 versus the PAC 10, 5-0 at home, with an overall record of 251-214. In Basketball the Utes are 146-112 all time.  Yes, we can win in the PAC 10.

A brief History of Utah.

University of Utah Utes:
The Utah Utes are the athletics teams of the University of Utah. They are named after the Ute tribe of Native Americans. The men’s basketball team is known as the “Runnin’ Utes”; the women’s basketball team, formerly known as the “Lady Utes,” now prefers to be referred to as the “Utes”; and the women’s gymnastics team is known as the “Red Rocks.”

Football:
The Utah Utes are a college football team that competes in the Pacific Athletic Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I, representing the University of Utah. The Utah college football program began in 1892 and has played home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium since 1927. They have won twenty-four conference championships in five different conferences during their history, and have a cumulative record of 617–421–31 (617 wins, 421 losses, and 31 ties).

The Utes have a record of 12–3 (.800) in bowl games, which is the highest winning percentage in the nation among teams that have had ten or more bowl appearances. They have won their last nine bowl games, which is the longest active winning streak.

Among Utah’s bowls are two games from the Bowl Championship Series (BCS): the Fiesta Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. In the 2005 Fiesta Bowl, Utah defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers 35–7, and in the 2009 Sugar Bowl, they defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 31–17. They were the first team from a conference without an automatic bid to play in a BCS bowl game—colloquially known as being a BCS Buster—and the first BCS Buster to play in a second BCS Bowl

History:

At the start of Utah’s football history in 1892, the school did not have a conference affiliation so Utah played as an independent. That changed in 1910 when Utah joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The Utes have played in five different conferences in their history:
1910–1937: Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
1937–1948: Big Seven Conference
1949–1961: Skyline Conference
1962–1998: Western Athletic Conference
1999–present: Mountain West Conference

2011- Pacific Athletic Conference**

Go UTES!!!!!

JAM