In the final meet of the cross country season, the Utah cross country team finished No. 6 overall at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships.

Do Boston Red Sox fans hope that the New York Yankees have an amazing season up until they meet? Do the Lakers cheer for the Celtics whenever they're not jeering each other? No! Because they are rivals, they want to see each other as far down the totem pole as possible and will cheer against them every chance they get.

The trend continued for both the men's and women's swim teams as the women earned another win and the men still have yet to win this season.

The Deseret First Duel, sponsored by Deseret First Credit Union, is a series designed to bring more positive light and recognition to the rivalry. It began in October 2007 with a volleyball match.

While there might be respect among the coaches and players after the game this Saturday, don't look for any in the stands because, after all, it is BYU. What more needs to be said?

As Utah tries to make the dreams of four years ago into another reality, it's fitting that the one team standing between an 11-0 Utah team and another lucrative bowl appearance is archrival BYU.

With their third championship in as many years on the line, don't expect the Cougars to fall flat Saturday. They still have plenty of weapons, despite the formidable Ute offensive attack.

Brian Johnson threw for a career-high five touchdowns on 27-for-38 passing and the No. 7 Utes (11-0, 7-0) earned a share of the Mountain West Conference Championship with a 63-14 throttling of San Diego State.

No team wants to finish last. The San Diego State Aztecs, however, are heading in that exact direction.

To be blunt, San Diego State is bad8212;and a blessing. It's summer vacation in the middle of November. Hopefully the Utes can enjoy the Gaslamp District before coming home to turn out the lights on BYU's season.