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Special teams could very well determine Utah’s fate in the P12 Championship.

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    • 11/27/2021 at 9:48 AM #158783
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      Trailgoat
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      At this point, all indications are Utah’s STs are unfixable. Utah may be better off onside kicking the ball and going for it on 4th down or taking a safety if deep in their own territory. Whoever is recruiting kickers and coaching the STs needs a new assignment. Baffling how Utah’s kickers are incapable of kicking the ball out of the endzone at elevation. 

      OU/WSU run back a KO or block a punt, Utah loses on Friday.

    • 11/27/2021 at 10:05 AM #158788
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      dystopiamembrane
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      “OU/WSU run back a KO or block a punt, Utah loses on Friday.” Would you please provide a link?

    • 11/27/2021 at 10:45 AM #158795
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      GameForAnyFuss
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      Are you really advocating taking a safety instead of risking a punt return for touchdown? Statistics aren’t going to support your strategy, I’m afraid.

      A safety is worth 2 points, a TD worth 6. So you would have to be giving up a TD on 1 out of every 3 punts in order for you to “break even” with this strategy. This year, Utah has punted 33 times, and I believe there’s been 3 blocked or returned for TD? That’s 1 out of every 11 punts. We’ve given up 18 points on punt returns this year. If we had used your strategy, we would’ve given up 66 points, a net difference of -48 points which is -4 ppg.

      I get it that you’re not happy with our special teams. I’m not either. But that would be an extreme overreaction.

      There’s pessimism, there’s irrational pessimism, then there’s this idea.

      • 11/27/2021 at 10:52 AM #158797
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        RedRocks
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        Yeah…. Intentionally taking a safety is an incredibly poor idea.  Somehow, this is not the first time I have heard that idea around here.  I don’t understand some people…

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