So what should Utah football be?

Many have posted that they are just happy to be playing with the big boys.  There is nothing wrong with that.  We could be like Purdue, Northwestern, Indiana, etc. of the Big Ten.  They play some great teams, go to bowl games every now and then and even upset some of those big names teams every once in a while.  But, they never really compete for the conference championship.  There are many happy fans from those schools.  They realize who they are and seem generally content with that.

Or, do we want to be Oklahoma or a Nebraska of the 90s.  I use these two as examples because these schools are not in highly populated states much like Utah.  Niether of these states produce as many D1 prospects out of high school as we do.  Could we be like Oklahoma is today or as Nebraska was for 30 years?  I say we could.  But, we cannot leave things the same.  It will take change and sometime painful decisions need to be made to take that step.

Is Whitt the guy that will get us to the top?  I guess it is debatable.  He is a very good man and a great defensive mind.  But, I would say the answer is – not likely.  He has had his chance in the PAC 12 and we haven’t even been able to win the South.  Every other school in the South has done it.  Will we fire Whitt?  Not a chance.  Should he be fired?  That is a matter of opinion.  But, look what has never happened with our offense under Whitt.

Does Whitt have the balls to do what needs to be done and done now?  I doubt it.  I know Bronco was and is a bit of an oddball.  But, I give him credit for at least one thing.  A few years back when BYU lost to USU and the defense was floundering – he fired the defensive coordinator that weekend.  He knew changes had to be made and he made them.  It takes guts.  Bytheway, the team started playing much better immediately.  Being the man in charge is not fun and making decisions like that in mid-stream is very difficult.  I have had to do similar things before and it is painful.

So, I am not saying that Taylor needs to be fired.  But, when your offense can only score 2 TDs in your last 25+ possessions – something MUST change if you want to be competitive.  What is that?  I will leave that to those who know better than me.  However, I learned one important thing after many years of managing organizations – “Don’t expect to see improvement unless you make the appropriate changes.”  Why would you expect to see our offense perform better if the coaches remain the same, the 2-deep remains the same, the play calling remains the same, etc.?

If you are content with playing with the big boys, going to some no-name bowls, getting an upset every now-and-then, then we should stay the course.  (Some are okay with that.)  If you want more – then changes need to be made.  They shouldn’t be made just to make changes.  You need a short and long term plan.  The AD needs to review his goals with the school president.  Whit needs to evaluate everything on the offense because it is currently pathetic.  (I don’t think anyone can say differently.)  What should change?  Everyone has an opinion.  I am not an expert, but I know we cannot expect to be a better team without some changes.

I hope Whitt has the balls to make some changes during this Bye week.  Failure to do so will lead us to a very disappointing season IMO.

Go Utes!!!