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As someone who follows both teams, here’s my thoughts – starting with the offense

QB: Slight Utah Lean…but with extremely High Variance
BYU had a great season last year, but a lot of it was despite Retzlaff instead of because of him. He definitely had moments where he rode to the occasion, but he also led the conference in interceptions and…[Read more]

lol… that was biased wishful thinking/tongue in cheek joking on my part. I am Mongolian in every way other than genetics so my opinion on all things Mongolia can’t really be trusted.

Also, he is a great passer, and he would have been a solid piece on a good team.

I hear you man! Us fans are going to have to trust the process. Just because we don’t think these new commits may not look like Big12 caliber doesn’t mean the new coaching staff thinks that or at least can turn them into some diamonds from the rough! We have to give the new players and coaching staff a chance before we judge the books by their…[Read more]

The portal and NIL have made college sports a mess. Hard to blame a kid for going after the money, but when you are already well compensated, you should keep your agreement. I would be reluctant to bring this kid into my program if I were a coach.

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Am I wrong? I have yet to see any justification other than bluster for why I’m wrong. I don’t know why I’m getting downvoted other than people just not liking to face reality. So far we have one guy who scored 20-ish a game playing for a tiny school, a guy who started half his games at mighty SLCC, a guy who was in and out of the rotation for us…[Read more]

Maybe I’m wrong, but I’ve been following this story, and it’s become kind of a tipping point for me. Agents, holdouts, threats to move on, big time college football has become completely professional without the guardrails that make all of the pro leagues stable, going concerns. So Nico Iamaleava initially signed a multi-year NIL agreement with…[Read more]

Does anyone know where you’d be able to find concrete data on NIL spending? There seems to be a distinct difference in payouts, with BYU opting to pay large sums for individual players, and Utah going for more of a moneyball approach. Ryan Smith rightfully gets sh*t for nosediving the Jazz until ~2035, but we may be singing a different tune on the…[Read more]

yup but i think there’s more than half of the Big12 that will turn a blind eye to any NIL evil TDS does because they like having the TDS in the Big12. the other half will circle the date and hope to destroy TDS at the home or away game to send a message you can’t buy victories no matter how much money you have, and…this is payback biotch!!!

for the two down votes, if you don’t mind, i’d like to know what you disagree with me on with regard to my post. what is it that you didn’t agree with me on? we agree to disagree.

I’m sorry I forgot. Remind me which nba team you are the GM of???

I’ll tell you the first thing Alex is doing is getting guys that can compete athletically in the big12.

Alex knows you only need three to four really good basketball players to compete a high level. The rest of the team needs to be hustle guys, grinders, glue guys, scrapers. Guy…[Read more]

I have posted before that the Jazz must do something next season or they will lose their fanbase. They have been tanking for three years now. This off-season, they must make some significant changes or the fans will no longer show up. This has gone on way too long. They have already lost me. I have not watched a minute of Jazz basketball in…[Read more]

I find it hilarious that the Jazz are an absolute dumpster fire while Ryan Smith is investing all them millions in TSPP basketball.

Sports in general unless it is my kids I just don’t care about much anymore. It really didn’t take me long either. I am glad that some kids are getting compensated for being talented and honing their talent. It is lame now.

Seems like a decent player with some room to grow. We now have 4 guys. Dawes, Okonkwo, Jackson, and Brown. Seems like a decent MWC team so far. We better get a headliner or we are really going to struggle next year. That is, unless one of these guys suddenly blossoms into a star.

Would have been nice to have him another season, but the odds weren’t likely. Good luck in the league.

I really wanted to watch him and Dampier ball out. It’s a shame his waiver wasn’t approved!
I also wish him the best of luck in the future.

NBA has a salary cap, and a draft, so even if he wanted to outbid everyone for the Jazz to get the best roster, he wouldn’t be able to.

NIL has no cap. So those willing to pay the most (e.g. Ryan Smith) will get the best players.