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Not the sexy big name hire many Ute fans wanted, but might be a good pick anyway.

these stats do not mean too much, lower levels of competition

Repeating much of what was already said.

I’m not disappointed, but I’m not going to allow myself to get super excited either. No matter who we got, my feeling was and still is to reserve judgement until we’re at least 3-4 (maybe even 6) games into next season. Maybe the other two guys were higher up on the target list. Maybe not though.…[Read more]

You’re neither “accurate” nor “honest”. You said you’d never post on here if your pick for OC didn’t come to fruition. Yet here you are, 2-hrs after Jason Beck was hired as Utah’s newest OC, still posting.

If you want to post lies, go to cougarboard. They live for those types of fantasies. You’ll fit right in. You’d be venerated even. They…[Read more]

Fifita beat Utah at home so in Utah fans minds that means good. Guy is pretty average. I would take him for sure but if it was between Fifita and Dampier I would take the one Beck has used already.

#5 rushing offense in the nation this past season. A spot in front of Boise State and 2200 yard rusher Ashton Jeanty.

12 TDs & 12 picks in general is not a good ratio, but 12 TDs & 12 picks along with 19 rushing TDs is absolutely outstanding!

Not sure why everyone is always so fixed on stats. If the odds of scoring within the Redzone are higher by running the ball than by passing, you run the damn ball. Its not brain surgery here. Dampier is a hell of a…[Read more]

He may be a better coach on paper, but like Leftwich his teams played garbage competition. My concern with Beck is recruiting.

Yeah, I may not have been clear. I saw an article that Bronco wants the Utah State job and would assume he would try to bring Beck with him since they’ve got a 10 year relationship across multiple schools. Whitt can offer more than Bronco can in salary so why not take the money?

I’m trying to shorten my posts but have never been good at saying…[Read more]

gotcha. ignore the 5 game losing streak where they scored 14, 7, 3, 10 & 10 with QB1 and QB2 and count the FCS game where they scored 65.

That TE was a 3* QB transfer from Michigan and I see a WR throwing one pass on the season.

Yards per game rank (stats courtesy of sports-reference.com):

2024: 130.4 rush (#98), 199.4 pass (#99), 329.8 total (#115) – Ludwig / Bajakian
2023: 182.5 rush (#34), 165.8 pass (#120), 348.4 total (#94) – Ludwig
2022: 217.6 rush (#11), 249.2 pass (#50), 466.9 total (#17) – Ludwig
2021: 217.1 rush (#14), 214.3 pass (#85), 431.4 total (#41) -…[Read more]

I think most people know it won’t change much offensively with Whitt still the HC

Well remember Whit has to have that talk with Rising.

I’m actually fairly accurate, you’re missing the big picture.

Arbuckle was head of the 22nd ranked offense last year.
Leftwich was head of the 6th ranked offense last year.
Beck was head of the 4th ranked offense last year.

Beck has more experience at the FBS level than either of those other guys. Spent many years in ACC at Virginia and then at Syracuse. I recognize Arbuckle and Leftwich were hotter…[Read more]

I don’t think anything will change as long as Whitt is around. I place zero expectations on the offense. But I expect improvement because the bar has been set so low.