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Article: Utes vs. Crimson Tide should present interesting matchups
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- December 8, 2008
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This one had all the suspense of guessing where the sun would
come up this morning.
Many Ute fans had already booked flights to New Orleans and made
their hotel reservations before they tuned into Fox-TV Sunday
evening or mingled among the boosters that attended the buffet on
the fourth floor of the Rice-Eccles Press Box.
We've been hearing Utah-Alabama in the Sugar Bowl for a couple of
weeks now, and it became reality Sunday at 6:14 p.m. when the Utes'
logo was flashed on the TV screen and joined by the Crimson Tide's a
few seconds later.
As Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said, "That's what we've been
anticipating for a couple of weeks now -- it is no surprise."
Some among the Ute faithful ...