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I don’t boo and I try not to yell at the TV. IMO, they accomplish nothing of value and it scares my dog when I yell at the TV. I don’t engage with athletes on social media unless it is to be positive. I hate to see fans engage negatively with recruits, current players or those leaving through the portal. I don’t believe it is a good look for t…[Read more]

Right now I think they’re chasing $$$. Nothing else matters.

Better option for USU transfers would have been Tate Kjar. Not only does he have the chemistry with Wilson, he also was under-recruited. Go and watch highlights from the Bishop Gorman game from 2023. In addition, his performance at every elite camp was impressive.

Brit Covey 2.0.

A great fanbase is another tool in the recruiting toolbox.

If a player is deciding between two schools that are otherwise equal (money, etc), do you think they would pick the team with fans that are known to boo their players if the others don’t?

If I were a recruit with options, I would certainly consider the fans when making my decision. Who…[Read more]

I generally don’t boo my teams (no matter what the playing level). But does indeed change things when ‘student athletes’ are now essentially professionals and many are looking for a better offer every season.

I still won’t boo, but am becoming much more understanding and tolerant of those who do.

The minute they became professional athletes it was game on. They want to be adults, they can get treated like adults. That said, a little booing is where I stop. I’m not going to get on their X account and light them up or anything. There is such thing as crossing the line as a fan.

Boo away is my feeling. Being financially and emotionally involved gives you the right to be frank in the discussion. Sports by nature are not polite. If you want polite go to the symphony or the ballet.

Interesting thought Urban. I’ve had season tickets for 50 years and the combination of high expectations and NIL made this past season the hardest. I never booed but lots around me did and it didn’t bother me. I don’t think you should ever boo your own team but when you get paid to pay it opens you up for criticism.

I think it is bad to boo college players anytime even in the NIL mercenary era. They are still young and not everyone on the team is getting a big NIL check. In the NFL every player is making far more money than the average person.

The best way to protest is to stop buying tickets and stop watching the games. Once the networks and the…[Read more]

You’d think that college sports would learn from the pros, don’t you? There’s a big reason why free agency in the pros is strictly regulated. It’s because they know that unfettered and unregulated free agency dilutes the value of the product. The reality is that if the players aren’t loyal, within certain parameters, to the team how can you…[Read more]

Who really knows what the future has in store for us…I can see a future scenario where a guy leaves college with, say two years of eligibility remaining like Sione Vaki did, stink it up in the NFL and come back to college in order to continue to get paid playing football.

The bar is pretty low for what a WR transfer to Utah needs to produce. When you consider that two kids this site loved who transferred from Syracuse ended up with the same total catches that I did.,, But I ended up with less picks so maybe I should let Whitt know that I still have eligibility?

“New normal” is going to be one season rentals honestly. Utah has to adapt for the players available.

Honestly, it’s hard to get excited about one season rentals like Otto Tia…here’s why…the clock’s on him…maybe he does well and his stock skyrockets or maybe he has a hard time learning a new system and isn’t even a factor this season. I mean, everyone here was excited about Anthony Woods and it looks like that guy won’t even ever play a…[Read more]

Didn’t say Beck has brought in no individual talent.

I love/like Dampier, Parker and Whittmore. But 2 of 3 came from our new staff’s prior schools.

Beyond those 3, the individual talent isn’t impressive. It really can’t be argued.

Based on this I presume and have to hope they fit and complement Beck’s system, that his system works and his syste…[Read more]

I remember Barnes had a few WR that he would just throw the ball in the area and they would catch it. This was one of them.
He had 5 catches for 78 yards against Utah.

I guess if I had to choose between Lyons and Nate Johnson, I’d take Lyons? Lyons has more recent history as a receiver, Johnson might have more speed and utility as a back-up QB? Toss up.

Becks been with the program 5 minutes and you’re jerking off the hopeless negative monkey.

Because I’m nervous.