Looks like we’re hiring Mark Atuaia from wazzu as RB coach

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- 12/12/2024 at 9:34 AM #237780
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  NarfUte
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  Even better if he brings Wayshawn Parker…
  
  https://twitter.com/mzenitz/status/1867242086388707822
  
  “Utah is set to hire Washington State running backs coach and associate head coach Mark Atuaia, sources tell
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  Atuaia, who worked at Virginia before Washington State, helped Wazzu rank 11th nationally in scoring offense this year.
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- 12/12/2024 at 9:44 AM #237784
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  ProudUte
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  I hope this is true. I liked Ganther when he played at Utah, but he has not been a great RB coach IMO.
  
  Atuaia has a solid resume, so I hope it’s true. He has definitely resigned from WSU. However, there are some rumors he will be the OC for Bronco at USU.
  - 12/12/2024 at 11:32 AM #237812
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    Rick
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    Bronco has announced his OC – he’s coming from San Jose St. and has worked with Bronco and at USU before. I forget his name but not Atuaia.
- 12/12/2024 at 9:48 AM #237785
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  EagleMountainUte
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  Would be more good news and cycling out the bad rubbish that has accumulated offensively from Whitt. I am starting to believe Beck will be able to run what he wants.
- 12/12/2024 at 9:49 AM #237787
  
  Tony (admin)
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  Interesting!
- 12/12/2024 at 9:50 AM #237788
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  Utes 69
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  thank heavens ganther was not working out
- 12/12/2024 at 9:54 AM #237789
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  Utesbyfive
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  Have they announced what’s happening with Ganther specifically? Has he been booted, or is he moving to another role with the team?
- 12/12/2024 at 9:59 AM #237790
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  lgt4141
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  This is from his WSU bio page “Atuaia has a history of working with big, strong and powerful running backs.” That is what Utah traditionally does best with. Hopefully he can bring that back.
  - 12/12/2024 at 10:12 AM #237794
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    chinngiskhaan
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    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let this be true. Ganther has not done a good job.
- 12/12/2024 at 10:13 AM #237795
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  ThurstonW
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  Based on a 9:30a KSL article, looks like it HAS happened.
  - 12/12/2024 at 10:21 AM #237798
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    highlandute7
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    Staff changes
    
    Ganther and Whitted gone.
    
    Micah Simon in at WR coach.
- 12/12/2024 at 10:30 AM #237802
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  Ute Dub
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  Oh hell yeah! Do we get a RB transfer from Wazzu out of it?
- 12/12/2024 at 10:31 AM #237803
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  Holladay Ute
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  Happy about the RB update. Love Ganther, but it just felt like that room was on a downward trajectory under his watch. Atuaia seems like a great fit. Unfortunately, he’s a Cougar. And his Twitter farewell to WSU was kind of strange. Sounds like he had some beef w/ the WSU fans.
  
  Not sure what to think of the WR update. I wouldn’t call Alvis Whitted a difference maker or someone I’m sad to see go, but I’m not sure what Micah Simon brings to the table? I guess he was Beck’s WR coach at UNM so maybe just the continuity. Not much coaching experience and, again, he’s unfortunately a Cougar.
  
  Report: Kyle Whittingham Expected To Announce Coaching Staff Changes
  - 12/12/2024 at 11:07 AM #237810
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    lgt4141
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    Why the hate on hiring former Cougars? Whitt was a Cougar. That has worked our pretty well for the last 30 years. The offensive staff has had some major position changes which everyone wanted.
    - 12/12/2024 at 11:44 AM #237813
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      Holladay Ute
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      Fair points. I wasn’t saying they’re inherently lower quality coaches just b/c they were Cougars. Obviously, I just want Utah to take the best possible coach that’s available. I’m just saying that, all things being equal, I’d prefer a coach that wasn’t a Cougar. I don’t want to listen to all my BYU friends take jabs and say, “Guess where all of Utah’s coaches came from?” I guess we could say the same thing of them though (Sitake, Roderick, and Hill coached at Utah).
- 12/12/2024 at 10:31 AM #237804
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  jshame17
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  So, more Cooogs on the coaching staff?
  
  You’d think with all these cougars around, the Wilson’s would want to stick around 🤨…. Ba dum tisss…
- 12/12/2024 at 10:40 AM #237806
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  2008 National Champ
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  Well, I got my wish that if Whitt came back it would be with an overhauled Offensive staff.
  
  Now I wish that I had been more specific and the overhaul wouldn’t be with (3) former players from the parochial school.,,
  - 12/12/2024 at 10:51 AM #237809
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    The Miami Ute
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    Well, LOL, the great man himself is a Cougar…hard to get away from stuff living in Utah…
  - 12/12/2024 at 11:17 AM #237811
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    UM4G
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    If it takes an entire coaching staff of former BYU players to get us into the playoffs I’ll take it lol
- 12/12/2024 at 10:47 AM #237808
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  Anfernee
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  He can recruit, has connections everywhere. Played HS at Kahuku. IYKYK
  - 12/12/2024 at 12:16 PM #237822
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    NashvilleUte
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    Legitimate connections to Kahuku would be great!
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