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Not your fault! IMO, Whitt and the media led many on thinking the team was going to be better than the previous years. That may have been true, but one exception, Whitt can be the one to blame for the nose dive in the program. I think it is safe to say he is not very good at judging QB talent and ability, and significantly miscalculated and/or…[Read more]

It won’t be off campus. The whole point of these updates is to make the U a community, not a commuter school. More residential spots, entertainment and shopping, restaurants and of course athletics. They want to get to over 40,000 undergrads (see board of trustees meetings). Trust me, they already have the spots narrowed down. On campus.

It’s likely in the west parking lot of rice-Eccles and then a parking structure is to be built in the northeast parking lot. Second option is fort Douglas land, as that is released next year and will be university land. Off campus is not being considered at this time.

Hmm, not thrilled with an off-campus arena. Wouldn’t an arena be a great fit for the college life area?

Hmm, not thrilled with an off-campus arena. Wouldn’t an arena be a great fit for the college life area?

QB: B … Dampier is solid but needs to improve consistency throwing the ball. The backups are up in the air … Nate Johnson is playing receiver, but he’s a good security blanket for the group.

RB: B+ to A- … The backs are performing well right now. Solid all around group. Arguably our best running back room since 2021.

WR/TE: C+ to B- … Z William…[Read more]

In interesting side-effect of this whole NIL and transfer portal nightmare is the impossibility to predict how good a team is going to be (at least for me anyway). There are a bunch of patchwork teams out there that we just have no idea how well they’re going to gel and play as a team. I’d hate to be Phil Steele trying to keep track of all of this stuff.

We will be more fun to watch this year than we were the last two years. That is what I am hoping for. I’m excited to FINALLY be moving on from Rising. It really is too bad we didn’t move on from him two years ago, because I thought Ludwig’s system was great for the kind of guys we can get (tight ends and running backs with decent QB play).

The…[Read more]

I’d take Wahlin over Mike any day of the week and twice on Sunday

Last night was not about whether shots were falling as much as it was about giving up 49 points it the second half. If Jensen can teach the team to play defense and box out, I might start tuning in again. It’s really impressive that this university has squeezed every single ounce of interest I once had in CBB out of me. Those of you who know me…[Read more]

Wow, I’m really surprised he gave that much detail at this point.

You’re probably right Uteopia. I wondered this season whether or not they’d play well together in a high post/low post set. We don’t see a lot of that in basketball anymore; but Dawes can be a skilled passer up high. I wished at times that Smith would have gone away from Lovering in favor of Dawes and give the two of them some minutes.

I hope…[Read more]

So will they be building an entirely new basketball arena or literally moving the Huntsman Center? I actually like the look of the Huntsman Center, I hope they move it but completely modernize the inside and locker rooms and such. (I honestly have no idea how dated any of that actually is, maybe it’s already all modernized).

Our defense will be solid again. We’ll be strong on the line and at LB. I’m sure we’ll be fine at secondary, but I would like to see a bit if an alteration in scheme. It seems our pass defense has been very much bend not break, but often breaks more than it should.

Everything else on the team i have no idea about. The whole offense is a crap…[Read more]

Two words: BOWL ELIGIBLE!

Man I’ve choked on the koolaid the last couple of seasons. I’m coming in conservatively across the board. I hope we can generate any kind of at least mediocre offense and we’ll start from there. Special teams have been pretty meh too. I trust Morgan will have the D ready.

I like all of the underclassmen who played this year. I hope all of them return. If they do, we have a nice foundation. Coach Smith did a good job of bringing some good players in before the season. I think they’ve benefitted from the strength and training staff and whomever Smith had doing player development. I’ve seen better skill development in…[Read more]

I wouldn’t overpay for Asur. He is undersized to make a run at the tournament. He was a star on this team. Little would be a no for me. We need a major upgrade in talent and athleticism to compete for the top four in conference. Go get Chandler from Kentucky. He is an Utah kid and was an Utah bb fan. He would be a great fit and someone to build a…[Read more]

number one reason I was glad to see Smith booted, was Dawes minutes per game!

Just to put a finer point on it:
First start and pl 12 more minutes than any other game this season. Only had 2 game over 23 min since conf began.

He was 8 of 13, including 5of 6 from ft line for 21 pts, along with 15 rebounds, 4 of the offensive. Plus 2 blocks and 2 steals with no turnovers. BPM of 14.1 and a game score of 23.8. WOW dude is a…[Read more]