Moving on from last night, what does everyone hope to see next week?

This may be a dumb wish and it’s selfish, but I want a WR to have a 100+ yard game. Please let me see it.

Rising always checks down to the TE. Remember the INT he threw to a Kincaid covered by 4 people? It is who he is.

I want Utah to go up big vs Baylor and USU so we can see more of Wilson. I’m pumped for him. He looked incredible last night. I want game experience for him. I’d like for him to get a series or two with the starters.

I really do not care who the star of the game is. I just want us to play well.

I do hope that we get some of our other weapons involved, i.e., Pittman, Parks, more Singer, Bently. However, if Kuithe scores 3 more TDs – I will be perfectly happy.

Our offensive and defensive lines need to improve IMO. I would like to see us run better than we did last night, but I don’t want to be the same team we have been in past years. We are loaded with weapons in the passing game. I think that is who we will be in 2024.

Number one – I want to win and win decisively if possible. I want to see improvement on both sides of the ball. A score of about 35 – 17 would be nice.

Go Utes!!!

Agree 100% with your position by position thoughts. I would add rising avoiding big hits on scrambles and just 0 injuries to offset SUU

The intensity level will go up against Baylor. Even though it’s not considered a conference game it’s our first Big 12 game against a big 12 opponent. Send a message to the rest of the league that we have arrived and we don’t lose at home. No turnovers and teach Rising how slide!! He scares the hell out of me when he takes off. Especially up the middle. He took a couple of pretty big hits that first half.

Bring in the baseball coach!!

For me its better run game

QB: Rising will smooth out and get into better and better rhythm. Wilson is fine, he graduated HS90 days ago and will become awesome.
RB: They will settle in, be a strength and I expect will continue as a committee.
WR: Also will settle in. Opponent defense will get something new and significant to deal with each week.
TE: TE will continue to be a nightmare. Coaching defense to prepare for TEs that block and run routes is as complex as it gets.
OL: Also will settle in a bunch before conference. I expect TE working as OL will figure in also.
DL: Will only get better and better. I loved seeing the option to play 3 DEs on passing plays. Seeing us play 3 all on one side is mind boggling when you think about how to counter.
LB: Was sound but there will be games with big plays from the group.
CB: This is the significant puzzle for the team. Shaw will be interesting to watch as he does his thing.
ST: All is well even without field goals yet. The KO cover team consistently bottled up the jitterbug return guy. No reason to think the ball doesn’t go deeper if desired…yet

Beyond the crappy injuries, it’s hard to complain too much after a 49-0 win, with the backup quarterback entering the game in the second quarter.

The offense would be more effective if the line could get a little more push, especially in short-yardage situations. Mike Mitchel and Andrews also need to hold on to the ball. I would guess that Micah Bernard and Dijon Stanley (as his growing package of plays allows) will get the primary RB touches, with Mitchel and Andrews being brought in for short-yardage situations. I am guessing there are some plays involving Suguturaga as a FB that might appear also.

We have some serious receiving threats in Singer, Kuithe and Stanley that will draw a lot of defensive attention (plus a bunch of other solid options like Parks, Bernard out the backfield, etc.). If we can make the run game a credible threat, the Utah offense will be tough to stop this year.

I just want a defensive shutout again. I want the D to send a message to everyone else in the conference that points and yards will not come easy against Utah. The best d in this conference outside of Texas last year was okay and we would consider it a rebuilding year. I want Big 12 fans to start feeling something of an inevitability when it comes to our D suffocating opposing teams, particularly at home.

Always alarming when we can’t dominate the run game against FCS. It’s partly OL and our RBs. Glover and Bernard appear the same as in years past. Hopefully a new guy can overtake them. Whitt has been consistent that RB is his biggest concern for the team. I think he knows what he’s talking about.