Off topic but something that still bugs me. I never got a suitable answer for why Jimmy Soto left the color job on ESPN700. Being honest, I really don’t like Mooney as the replacement. He has that rhetorical habit that I associate with politicians, pundits, and wall st high rollers of saying “right” after making a point. I find that condescending, which fits in perfect with his habit of complementing their play with the “good job Ezra” like 1) they are listening to him and 2) like he was ever a player or coach that is qualified to sit in judgement of what is or isn’t good play. He just comes across to me like an annoying elitist (sorry).
So to my question, does what Josh is saying about Craig have something to do with Jimmy’s departure? Was Jimmy critical of Craig for not accepting his help or the help of others (like Josh) who he was close to? Maybe (probably) the two aren’t connected, but makes me wonder.
Very surprised to hear in Checketts Josh Grant interview that Andre Miller tried to come back to Utah to be an assistant but was never accepted back. I assume from this take this was another example of Smith not wanting to accept any help from anybody who had been associated with Utah BB.
Andre is a head coach in the G league. I would think the next progression for him would be as an NBA assistant coach but it would be fantastic if he were to come back. Having Jensen as head with Andre being the lead assistant would be a dream come true.
While it is not my website, I’d be in favor of removing all political posts that don’t directly relate to Utah/college sports.
If people want political information/discussion, there are plenty of echo chambers out there for people to get the feedback they desire.
Discussing politics and religion in a detached online format intended for another purpose (in this case, sports) only really serves to divide. Most people aren’t going to change their political/religious opinion because you shared yours on a sports website.
People probably left after the last discussion because A) Who wants politics on a sports website? and B) Some people find the political opinions of others to be repulsive and no longer want to associate with that person or support their platform (not saying this is right or wrong).
It really has everything to do with merchandising. In addition to coolers, Yeti sells drinkware, tshirts, hats, camping equipment, etc…with the name “Yeti” affixed to them. These are all things that the Utah “Yeti” would like to sell to their fanbase, also with some version of Yeti branding affixed to it. In addition, the club and the company would kind of be competing in the same space, since they would be selling different versions of the same thing (drinkware, tshirts, hats, etc…). To make things worse, some of the drinkware sold by the club is made by Stanley, which is a direct competitor to Yeti. Are you seeing the complications yet?
Lastly, and this is something that Yeti calls brand dilution, what happens if the Utah “Yeti” suck forever and are associated with mediocrity and mismanagement? Yeti LLC claims that would impact its brand as well due to the closeness of the names.
Go on and tell Craig how you would fix the Runnin’ Utes problems:
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“Elon is full throated Nazi.”
I’m sorry but that’s just a stupid statement and really shows a tremendous ignorance of what National Socialism entails.
This is the national socialist philosophy summarized in 25 points. You tell me how many you think fit in with today’s political agendas:
1. We demand the unification of all Germans in the Greater Germany on the basis of the right of self-determination of peoples.
2. We demand equality of rights for the German people in respect to the other nations; abrogation of the peace treaties of Versailles and St. Germain.
3. We demand land and territory (colonies) for the sustenance of our people, and colonization for our surplus population.
4. Only a member of the race can be a citizen. A member of the race can only be one who is of German blood, without consideration of creed. Consequently no Jew can be a member of the race.
5. Whoever has no citizenship is to be able to live in Germany only as a guest, and must be under the authority of legislation for foreigners.
6. The right to determine matters concerning administration and law belongs only to the citizen. Therefore we demand that every public office, of any sort whatsoever, whether in the Reich, the county or municipality, be filled only by citizens. We combat the corrupting parliamentary economy, officeholding only according to party inclinations without consideration of character or abilities.
7. We demand that the state be charged first with providing the opportunity for a livelihood and way of life for the citizens. If it is impossible to sustain the total population of the State, then the members of foreign nations (non-citizens) are to be expelled from the Reich.
8. Any further immigration of non-citizens is to be prevented. We demand that all non-Germans, who have immigrated to Germany since the 2 August 1914, be forced immediately to leave the Reich.
9. All citizens must have equal rights and obligations.
10. The first obligation of every citizen must be to work both spiritually and physically. The activity of individuals is not to counteract the interests of the universality, but must have its result within the framework of the whole for the benefit of all Consequently we demand:
11. Abolition of unearned (work and labour) incomes. Breaking of rent-slavery.
12. In consideration of the monstrous sacrifice in property and blood that each war demands of the people personal enrichment through a war must be designated as a crime against the people. Therefore we demand the total confiscation of all war profits.
13. We demand the nationalization of all (previous) associated industries (trusts).
14. We demand a division of profits of all heavy industries.
15. We demand an expansion on a large scale of old age welfare.
16. We demand the creation of a healthy middle class and its conservation, immediate communalization of the great warehouses and their being leased at low cost to small firms, the utmost consideration of all small firms in contracts with the State, county or municipality.
17. We demand a land reform suitable to our needs, provision of a law for the free expropriation of land for the purposes of public utility, abolition of taxes on land and prevention of all speculation in land.
18. We demand struggle without consideration against those whose activity is injurious to the general interest. Common national criminals, usurers, Schieber1 and so forth are to be punished with death, without consideration of confession or race.
19. We demand substitution of a German common law in place of the Roman Law serving a materialistic world-order.
20. The state is to be responsible for a fundamental reconstruction of our whole national education program, to enable every capable and industrious German to obtain higher education and subsequently introduction into leading positions. The plans of instruction of all educational institutions are to conform with the experiences of practical life. The comprehension of the concept of the State must be striven for by the school [Staatsbuergerkunde] as early as the beginning of understanding. We demand the education at the expense of the State of outstanding intellectually gifted children of poor parents without consideration of position or profession.
21. The State is to care for the elevating national health by protecting the mother and child, by outlawing child-labor, by the encouragement of physical fitness, by means of the legal establishment of a gymnastic and sport obligation, by the utmost support of all organizations concerned with the physical instruction of the young.
22. We demand abolition of the mercenary troops and formation of a national army.
23. We demand legal opposition to known lies and their promulgation through the press. In order to enable the provision of a German press, we demand, that a: All writers and employees of the newspapers appearing in the German language be members of the race b: Non-German newspapers be required to have the express permission of the State to be published. They may not be printed in the German language c: Non-Germans are forbidden by law any financial interest in German publications or any influence on them and as punishment for violations the closing of such a publication as well as the immediate expulsion from the Reich of the non-German concerned. Publications which are counter to the general good are to be forbidden. We demand legal prosecution of artistic and literary forms which exert a destructive influence on our national life, and the closure of organizations opposing the above made demands.
24. We demand freedom of religion for all religious denominations within the state so long as they do not endanger its existence or oppose the moral senses of the Germanic race. The Party as such advocates the standpoint of a positive Christianity without binding itself confessionally to any one denomination. It combats the Jewish-materialistic spirit within and around us, and is convinced that a lasting recovery of our nation can only succeed from within on the framework: common utility precedes individual utility.
25. For the execution of all of this we demand the formation of a strong central power in the Reich. Unlimited authority of the central parliament over the whole Reich and its organizations in general. The forming of state and profession chambers for the execution of the laws made by the Reich within the various states of the confederation. The leaders of the Party promise, if necessary by sacrificing their own lives, to support by the execution of the points set forth above without consideration.
Outside sources focused on issues associated with strength and conditioning. It’s not normal for any team to have so many injuries over such a prolonged period of time.
He might be affected by that junior college ruling associated with Diego Pavia. I know he was at Snow College before spending the last two seasons at Utah State.
Believe me, no one is crying for Alabama except for Alabama. They’re just p**sed that the stasis has changed and they no longer hold all of the cards. If the name of the game now is money, and it is, the only advantage that schools in poor states like Alabama have is the money they receive from the networks. For example, the Boulevard Collective (SMU), is second only to Division Street (Oregon) in the number of well-heeled members that can write check after check. The next phase of college football might signal the emergence of a number of odd bedfellows who rise to the top purely due to revenue streams not associated with network money and the demise of Bluebloods who can’t keep up in the spending arms race. Kind of like the Cold War where the US outspent the Soviet Union to death.
Troy Taylor’s offense seemed to generate an “ineligible receiver downfield” call every few plays. This seemed to really hamstring the offense at times. The O-line was always down field run-blocking when they shouldn’t have been. I associated that problem with RPO offenses in general, and was a little nervous about us running an RPO scheme again.
I looked at New Mexico’s stats, and they had almost twice as many penalty yards as we did last year (chalk that up to Bronco, hopefully), but I looked through the Arizona game play-by-play on the Arizona athletics website, and didn’t see a single ineligible receiver penalty. I am optimistic that Beck will be able to do good things with the personnel we will have next year, and give the defense some much needed help.
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