Utah's Alex Smith has been dominant at quarterback while the rest of the Mountain Wests is in limbo. File Photo by AP.
Two Bombardier snowcoaches carry winter visitors along a road near Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park earlier this winter. Snowcoach visits in the park rose about 7 percent this winter to 21,794. Photo by MARK GOCKE, Star-Tribune correspondent.
Ryan Hemkens, center, a guide with North Platte Lodge in Alcova, fishes with friends Kyle Hampton, left, and Caleb Kelly along the Gray Reef stretch of the North Platte River on Tuesday afternoon. (Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune)
Store manager Lauren Bayert and clerk Meredith Vincent work at the counter at Sonic Rainbow in downtown Casper. Sonic Rainbow is the only surviving independent record store left in Casper. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
Meredith Vincent shuffles through a stack of recently-arrived CDs at Sonic Rainbow in downtown Casper. The store regularly takes special orders on CDs as well as vinyl LPs, which are making a comeback among music fans and audiophiles who are dissatisfied with sonically compressed digital downloads. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
In this Nov. 10, 2009 photo, a prefabricated home is pieced together in Rockport, Mass. A key gauge of homebuilders' confidence held steady in November, reflecting a cautious outlook from residential developers as they waited to learn whether Congress would extend a homebuyer tax credit.(AP Photo/Lisa Poole)
In this photo taken on Nov. 7, 2009, Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen waits for the snap from center Eric Olsen (55) during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. Olsen didn't arrive at Notre Dame with much fanfare, but he has been the steadying force on an offensive line that's had its ups and downs this season. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
In this photo taken on Nov. 7, 2009, Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen, left, talks with center Eric Olsen during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. Olsen didn't arrive at Notre Dame with much fanfare, but he has been the steadying force on an offensive line that's had its ups and downs this season. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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