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No, that’s not quite what I’m saying.

1) Cam Rising has the right and my complete endorsement to continue at Utah until his eligibility is complete or he decides to hang it up. I’m unequivocal on that. at the same time,

2) Kyle Whittingham (the head coach) and Andy Ludwig (Offensive Coordinator and QB Coach) are responsible to have plans B, C,…[Read more]

okay, one of us has to go to bed first 🙂

I don’t ever call anyone out specifically, even though it may seem so based on which post I reply to. I see something I want to respond to and it’s the premise, not the person. And the first sentence from the OP was definitely something that struck a nerve. If you feel you caught some shrapnel or…[Read more]

If what you were saying ever since 2023 was that we should move on from Cam Rising b/c he’s too injury prone, he won’t come back the same player, etc. then I would say that’s a very reasonable thing to say at any point in time (back then or now). Personally, I still don’t think they made the wrong decision to keep him in the program. Knowing our…[Read more]

I think it’s fair to say he thought he gave the team the best chance to win. That’s what competitors think about themselves. And given the criticism that’s been directed his way, I can see how he’d have extra motivation to stay on the field. I don’t fault him for wanting to play. The coaches needed to make the right decision for the team and…[Read more]

Absolutely.

Have you considered that keeping that decision a secret had no benefit to anyone in the moment? He was waiting to see his draft grade and it got folded into “will he, won’t he play against Penn State”. Once he got a UDFA grade, he played it up. Penn State didn’t seem fazed by him playing. And the last two years of the Ute QB…[Read more]

Yeah, somebody needs to check his Mt. Dew to make sure he’s not spiking it with PED’s

Did I say I root for players over the team? No. Actually the opposite. You can read anything I wrote during the game or after about how they made a huge mistake to stick w/ him for as long as they did.

Did I say I expected 2021 vintage Cam Rising to play in this game? No. I said I hoped he would play but that I was planning on Wilson. I did…[Read more]

1 – Utah can absolutely make the CCG with 2 losses. 3 feels like a stretch with so many teams but it’s too early to do the math.

3 – The defense did it’s job in the 1st half and 3rd quarter. The 4th was more a combination of having to play from behind and that great play by Leavitt on third and long to Skattebo. That one turned into a back…[Read more]

one of the biggest parts of in-game coaching is making sure you have the right personnel to do what you are asking of them. That includes the QB. No one is faulting Rising’s desire to be in the game. It is up to the staff to recognize whether he gives the team the best chance to win.

So the real question becomes “was Rising the best option?”…[Read more]

Pepa actually came into the program around 370 and is just naturally a big boy. The staff cut his bad weight but there’s only so low that you can go. And once you put back on good weight through diet and conditioning, you end up where he is now.

If you remember a couple of years ago, he could only manage about one play before needing to come…[Read more]

Not to mention that there are close to 130 distinct personalities in that locker room that all believe they are the best option for the team. When one player is given all the accolades and makes the most money.,, that is only sustainable when he’s winning games. Once that facade is proven false you get 10, 15, 20 different cliques who all…[Read more]

to be fair, you could have probably thrown the ball better than Rising did tonight. I’m pretty sure I could have and the last time I played QB was when I kept clanging the ball off the back of my linemen’s helmets in 7th grade.

I think the whole fanbase would have celebrated the decision, if made, to pull Rising after the 2nd drive when it was obvious that he was not capable of performing at the level required. The best interests of the team and the player were no longer served by leaving him out there. And quite frankly, the O Line deserves one hell of an atta-boy…[Read more]

I’m not putting that loss on Scalley. Sure, things could have gone better for the D but with a competent offense, giving up 26 points shouldn’t have been a deal breaker. I think it was 7 times inside the ASU 30 and got 19 points out of it.

That being said, whenever I see 9 Utah defenders on the LOS late in a tight game I hide my head under a…[Read more]

If I remember correctly, Tupai got so discouraged that it became a psychological issue and he had to retire. Major college football isn’t for everyone so I’m not blaming the staff but there comes a point where you can’t treat 120+ players the same and get the best results out of each. There just isn’t enough time available in 20 hour weeks to…[Read more]

I agree. When Whitt closed the spring scrimmages to the public I was pissed. But for selfish reasons – I just enjoyed going to them.

But closing fall camp almost 100% to the media has consequences.

Since then, the team has been way over-hyped. No inside information. Just “we’re a top 5 team” with nobody left to give an alternative view of the…[Read more]

I think the phrase is “what should be done eventually must be done immediately” but the why do you want to Fire Whitt crowd won’t agree

Seriously, that SC linebacker owes Utah some royalty money.

Troy Williams also gifted him with a pick in the 2017 game. The SC fans around me laughed when I said out loud that Utah should just put him on scholarship since he was their best receiver.