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Smith is not even close to the biggest BYU donor, sadly. I’ve heard from a friend who knows their CFO who said that they tons of donors that do more than him and wish he’d do more.

The overall point of this thread still stands, though, Smith or no Smith.

I think you have to admit, whatever TSPP is doing it sure seems to be working. Congrats to them for their first sweet sixteen in a long while.

Hopefully we will be back there soon.

Moved to the They So Poo Poo category.

I feel that some Ute fans have made a boogeyman out of Ryan Smith. He’s not the head of the snake. If you removed every penny he donates to BYU you’d still have the same problem.

So, boycott the Jazz and UHC. If you’re into those at all you’re kinda only spiting yourself.

Yes, NIL could be problematic for the U. It kinda is what it is. I think…[Read more]

I don’t believe Jensen would take the job without a substantial increase in NIL compensation. Several reports have indicated that the NIL has been significantly enhanced.

Just wait until that money starts flowing into their football program. The current state of NIL and the transfer portal is our path to irrelevance.

Like you mentioned, Jensen is an awesome hire for our basketball team. But until the donors start really competing in NIL, the coach won’t matter.

I agree, but we need to be MUCH better in 2025 if we want to compete. A lot of it is on the Oline IMO.

Hunter Andrews has found his home. And TE’s are most definitely used in this offense.

Last season Nate Johnson, while and Vandy, rushed the ball 11 times and averaged 10.4 ypc. He can do whatever the fook he wants, if he’s averaging 10+ ypc, as far as I’m concerned.

They’ve already tried him as an LB. He’s now on his 3rd room before his RS Freshman season which makes it seem like his athletic ability is getting him chances that his football skill level isn’t cashing in.

Based on the stats in the OP, I’d say his next spot will be D-End where they try to replicate Connor O’Toole.

I was really hoping Andrews would have worked out in the RB room. With our current group of under 200-lbs scatbacks, we could have really used a powerback among them.

I loved Bernard, but he got up hobbled on a regular basis. Not injured to the point he was missing games, but there was noticeable limping etc.

Parker had few carries and averaged more per carry and had the same amount of TDs.

Like I said in my first post, having a passing game is going to be the best help to the run game. If we can pass the…[Read more]

Definitely underused, especially because we really didn’t have another true PG. Once Miro was benched, we relied on wings like Sharavjamts, Erickson and Madsen to run the point. Not only that, but it was several wings who rotated in that post. Just seemed like a bad idea, and the results bear that out.

Definitely not to take away from your point, because you’re 100% right. But I’m pretty sure he God $500k because he was expected to be the starting PG all season. He was in the starting lineup for a number of games to start the season and was eventually put on the bench when he continued to play sloppy and undisciplined.

I suspect Miro entered…[Read more]

Nate Johnson is an amazing athlete. I think you keep the opposition on their toes by putting Johnson in at different positions. More often than not, he could be a decoy.

Someone above wondered if he could be productive just playing the position and not just on trick plays. I believe the answer to that is YES. I think he could develop into a…[Read more]

Uhhhh…not really. Vaki proves his point. Look at Vaki’s numbers:

Game 1: 158 yards rushing, -5 yards receiving.
Game 2: 68 yards rushing, 149 yards receiving.
Game 3: 11 yards rushing, 0 receiving.
Game 4: -4 yards rushing, 67 yards receiving.
Game 5: 10 yards rushing, -8 yards receiving.
Game 6: 68 yards rushing, 0 receiving.

Vaki was…[Read more]

I think the counterpoint to yours is simple, the staff, and most of us fans, want the best talent on the field as much as possible. If you have a special player like a Weddle (who wasn’t the best player ever until they moved him around), Vaki, etc.. and can solidify plays they excel at, why wouldn’t you?