What Front Page Content Would You Like to See?

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- 09/22/2015 at 1:09 PM #1350
  
  Tony (admin)
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  I put together a basic front page to be able to get the site to a live state. When the dust settles a bit I plan to improve/change the content of the home page.
  
  What would you like to see there?
  
  I’m thinking upcoming football/basketball schedules, threads of new or popular posts, and of course the standard navigation and such.
  
  Comments please.
- 09/22/2015 at 1:20 PM #1353
  
  Summit Ute
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  Next game and time…possibly remainder of the schedule also updated with times as we know them. Maybe links to the Utah Utes sections of the Dnews and SLtrib. Links to the University Football and other miscellaneous U of U related social media (FB, Instagram, Twitter).
  - 09/22/2015 at 1:45 PM #1367
    
    GadValleyUte
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    This is a great idea. If this is gonna be a “hub” then you need spokes.
- 09/22/2015 at 1:24 PM #1357
  
  Tacoma Ute
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  It would be fun to have a prediction contest. Not with prizes or anything. Just for fun. Maybe even a weekly prediction contest for all the PAC games with the final score on the Utes game as a tiebreaker.
  
  I don’t know how hard that is to set up though. I’m sure your hands are full as it is.
- 09/22/2015 at 1:34 PM #1364
  
  Wilson’s Mustache
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  This^ @tacomaute
  
  I think its a fun, entertaining feature.
  
  Also, the scores of other pac-12 games would be cool.
  - 09/22/2015 at 1:47 PM #1368
    
    GadValleyUte
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    a PAC12 + 1 or 2 featured games/week pick’em contest would be awesome.
- 09/22/2015 at 1:40 PM #1366
  
  3UteDad
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  Links to news stories about upcoming games both from local sources and sources in the opponent’s city.
  - 09/22/2015 at 2:05 PM #1375
    
    Tacoma Ute
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    The irony to that would be that we’d usually get more favorable coverage from the opponent city’s media.
- 09/22/2015 at 1:51 PM #1371
  
  3UteDad
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  I’ve seen this on other websites, not sure if you can do this, but a running twitter feed from official Utah twitter accounts like @utah_football and @utahathletics would be cool.
  - 09/22/2015 at 1:57 PM #1374
    
    Wilson’s Mustache
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    I really like the twitter idea. Especially since it is a great source of information.
- 09/22/2015 at 2:13 PM #1380
  
  Tony (admin)
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  I just setup a Ute Hub twitter. I could create a list I believe, and include a few twitter accounts and put that stream here on the front page.
  
  The new twitter is @Ute_Hub or http://www.twitter.com/Ute_Hub
  
  New facebook also @utehubdotcom
  - 09/22/2015 at 2:20 PM #1382
    3UteDad
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    I think that might work nicely. Keep it to quality and recognized twitter accounts and I think you’ll have something worthwhile. I like the ideas that are coming for your front page. I think a great value you can provide is being an aggregator for links to many Ute content providers and making UteHub not just a landing point, but a launching point for Utah fans.
    
    This reply was modified 9 years, 6 months ago by 3UteDad.
- 09/22/2015 at 2:37 PM #1392
  
  Tony (admin)
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  You may have already noticed that twitter feed is around here now. Still working out sidepanels and placements and stuff.
  - 09/22/2015 at 7:23 PM #1512
    
    BioUte
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    It’s looking great. It’s looking clean with the twitter on the right and the sign up notice at the bottom now on the frontpage.
    - 09/22/2015 at 7:41 PM #1522
      
      Tony (admin)
      Keymaster
      
      Thanks BioUte. It’s kind of like playing Tetris.
      - 09/22/2015 at 7:52 PM #1523
        
        UtahUteGuy
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        Oh yes, and a Tetris game on the front page!
- 09/22/2015 at 7:56 PM #1524
  
  GiantUte
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  How about links to NATIONAL media. I always enjoy getting a national perspective on the Utes as opposed to just the same old Trib and DNews.
- 09/22/2015 at 9:58 PM #1564
  
  jrj84105
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  I’m pretty sure this is impossible, or I would have seen it:
  Live score tracker for PAC12 games. I would never leave a message board if it had an integrated score tracker.
- 09/22/2015 at 10:04 PM #1565
  
  jamarcus24
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  Maybe something like a Student Athlete of the Week section. Kind of like a Get to Know You type thing so we have a better idea of our student athletes and the sports they play. Bios could even be lifted right from Utah’s athletic website.
- 09/22/2015 at 10:15 PM #1569
  
  We will rock U
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  Links to current PaC-12 standings, rankings, pAC -12 media (not the local hacks), schedule for PAC games. Love seeing the Twitter feeds. Looks great so far.
- 09/22/2015 at 10:42 PM #1581
  
  NYUte
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  The twitter feed looks great and the next game section at the bottom looks sharp. As the person above said, it would be nice to at least have the PAC 12 south standings on the front page, especially as we get into PAC 12 play.
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