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[2008 National Champ]

Joe Williams backed up Booker in 2015, was the main back the 2nd half of 2016.

Chris Curry got 38 carries over 3 years for Utah. Maybe you meant Pledger? TJ had 700 yards in 2021.

[UTE98]

I’d love to see a breakdown of rushing rank those same years. 2008, 2019, 2021, 2022. Moss, Thomas, Bernard, Curry during a couple of those later years. Which year was Joe Williams?

2008 – Asiata, Mack, Wide

[highlandute7]

Would be interesting to put the OC for each year along with the starting QB.

The years with the higher rankings I would guess are when we had a better QB.

2008 was Johnson
2019 was Huntley
2021 and 2022 were Rising

[Red Rhino]

Though I greatly trust Whittingham for his defensive abilities, I have no trust for him with his offensive knowledge. Since Kyle came to Utah, Utah has averaged 29.9 points per game. Their average offensive ppg rank is 50th nationally since he has been at Utah. For the most part, his offenses have been incredibly boring to watch. Even in games where we have done well offensively, Whittingham has shut down the offense and played not to lose. I’m sorry, but although I’m incredibly grateful for the good years, I’m ready for a team with some offensive firepower again. I will gladly eat my words if Whittingham reforms next year, but I don’t see it happening.

Utah PPG National Ranking | PPG Average| QB |Coordinator
2024 -109th – 23.3ppg – Wilson- Ludwig/Bajakian
2023 -93rd – 23.2ppg – Barns/N Johnson- Ludwig
2022 -14th – 38.6ppg – Rising- Ludwig
2021 -13th – 36.3ppg – Rising- Ludwig
2020 -49th – 30.2ppg – Bently- Ludwig
2019 -29th – 32.3ppg – Huntly- Ludwig
2018 -73rd – 28.1ppg – Huntly/Shelly- Taylor
2017-52nd – 29.5ppg – Huntly/T williams- Taylor
2016 -50th – 30.3ppg – T Williams- Roderick/Harding
2015 -50th – 35.2ppg – T Wilson- Roderick/Harding
2014 -51st – 31ppg – T Wilson- Christiansen
2013 -82nd – 29.2ppg – T Wilson/Schulz- Johnson/Erickson
2012 -79th – 26.7ppg – T Wilson/Hays- Johnson
2011 -65th – 25ppg – Hays/Wynn- Chow
2010 -22nd – 33.1ppg – Wynn/T Cain- Schramm
2009 -30th – 28.9ppg – T Cain/Wynn- Schramm
2008 -12th – 34.9ppg – Johnson- Ludwig
2007 -64th – 27.4ppg – Johnson/Grady- Ludwig
2006 -39th – 25.2ppg – Ratliff- Ludwig
2005 -36th – 30ppg – Johnson- Ludwig

Whitt is what he his and that’s not going to change. He has reached the ceiling that he himself has set. Imagine what it would be like if we averaged at least a top 30 offense with a Scalley defense. I’m ready for a coach who is open to a higher ceiling.

[Red Rhino]

What is your favorite Whittingham memory:

A. Onside kick against Joe Glenn up 43-0
B. Nice leather pants comment.
C. Flashes 7 fingers to TSPP after win 7.
D. Deep shot at the end of the USC game 2021
E. “Game set match, checkmate” comment ASU
F. T.O. before Covey punt return Oregon 2021

[Tony (admin)]

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[The Miami Ute]

I agree…no matter his subpar record the last two seasons at FAU’s head coach, his resume speaks for itself. I would say the same thing about Mullen with the caveat that he’s been away from the game since the 2021 season.

[Anfernee]

Ohio State signed seven (7) five-star recruits in the 2021 recruiting class and they combined to beat Michigan zero (0) times with the Buckeyes.

[2008 National Champ]

2021 Rose Bowl for me. Held his own against Ohio State’s blue chip receivers and 1st round QB with only a month to learn the position. And managed to get himself a TD catch while he was at it.

[Uteanooga]

Injuries are very common in college football. It is a violent game predicated on collisions. Here is an analysis of just how common injuries were in 2021- published just before the beginning of our reign of terror.

Study: College Football Injury Overview

Some highlights:

1- TN tops the list with 83 injuries. That is a lot of dang injuries in a single season. Not surprisingly, they were not very good that season playing against elite programs with backups to backups.

2- Utah is no where to be seen on this list because Utah stayed relatively healthy. Oregon is on the list at #5 which undoubtedly helped us beat them to with the P12 championship.

3- Utah’s coaching/strength and conditioning strategies were probably the same at that point as during the bad years- at least I have not seen anything indicating that there were wholesale changes.

So what gives? Probabilities catch up and regression towards the mean is real. Utah has never been an elite-recruiting school and probably never will. Utah has punched above its weight for a long time. Beating teams who recruit in the top 5 or 10 with classes ranked in the 30s is not sustainable. Weaker depth is exposed by injuries. Injuries are inevitable in violent sports. You have to be realistic about these things- or I suppose you could just be angry and bitter about it.