I’ve also noticed that he is always very engaged in the game and in any activities associated with the team. Our seats in RES are on the east side of the stadium aligned with the 10 yard line near the north end zone. Ever since AL’s passing I’ve watched Jaquinden stop at the 22 yard line for his pregame prayer. You can tell by his demeanor that he really means it. What a kid, especially one who transferred into the program and has continued to stay engaged despite not being the starter.
I don’t understand why there is so much hand wringing down south? These decisions are largely a function of conference affiliations and their associated bowl tie-ins/contracts. The only way as an independent or G5 to break out of those confines is to be 1. Notre Dame or 2. remain undefeated and end up in the CFP. This year that team was Cincinnati, end of story. They are going to have to wait until they have a conference affiliation again for a legitimate shot at anything, because that is how the game is curently rigged. You can complain about it as loud as you want to, but BYU’s NC in 1984 is the reason it’s an uphill battle for anyone that is outside of the P5 affiliated conferences.
I mentioned family only because they are the ones I know best. Every Veteran’s Day I text associates of mine who have served. I do respect our veterans.
I believe I understand your feelings on nationalism. Are we as Americans better than citizens from other countries?
Just found out that Lance Reynolds Jr. is coaching as the OC at Orem high. It suddenly makes a lot more sense why we have such a hard time getting guys that play there to give us any attention at all. Lance is for obvious reasons a HUGE BYU homer, and would absolutely do everything in his power to get players to not go to Utah.
One thing that many people don’t know is that his father, Lance Sr., very nearly became the Associate HC at Utah. Lance was literally minutes away from offically becoming the HC at BYU when he got a call saying that the powers that be changed their minds and they were going to name Bronco the HC. At that time Lance and Whitt spoke (they are good friends) and Lance would have left to coach at UofU had his two youngest boys not been at BYU at that time.
Several years down the road he got scapegoated by Bronco, and lost his retirement. Kyle found out, and offered Lance the Associate HC job at Utah. From what I understand he nearly accepted it but ultimately decided not to (he didn’t elaborate in regards to why, most likely because he was getting old and tired). I don’t quite remember exactly when this happened, but at the time his youngest boy Houston may have still been at BYU.
Great kid from a great family… No clue if he is going to be a good college football player yet. Obviously didn’t play at Oregon, but I don’t know what their OL situation is this year. Gotta believe he would have started there eventually.
Obviously would have liked him at the UofU, but he was NEVER coming here. As I have stated before he has multiple uncles on the BYU staff, and at least a couple of uncles/cousins that have played for BYU. So far as I know, he has no actual cousins/uncles that have played for Utah. He’s from Orem.
He’s not a make or break a team kind of player because of his position, but he will certainly help recruiting rankings at the very least.
If he is anything like his namesake, who I happen to know very well, he is a big softie (not in a negative way at all) who gets very emotionally attached to people, and by association to the places/things he associates with those people.
He is the associate head coach/co-DC also their best recruiter. He was at practice.
One of the worst thing I’ve ever been called haha. As if I’d ever associate myself with those sanctimonious vacant-eyed freaks. And I’m sorry for being rude to you, I should’ve stated my case far more diplomatically.
I wouldn’t trade Whitt for anything realistic, his impact on our program has been an absolute boon. I say give him a statue, he deserves it. But after our showing in the PAC 12 championship and the following bowl game against Texas (Both 2010 vs TCU levels of humiliating) we segued into what would’ve probably been a 4 or 5 win season in 2020 that frankly got completely saved by Covid, we’d have lost to BYU last year 9 out of 10 times. We were a Circus act.
Now transition to 2021, we have a talented group, we open against Weber state and one of our O lineman getting absolutely nuked from orbit on the very first play by some young man that’s probably from Layton and going there to get his associates. A portend of things to come as we utterly wilt against our in-state rival which we outmatch talentwise by a long shot. What’s more it’s clear that he was outcoached top to bottom in both contests.
I can’t say enough good about Whitt, but I think the magic has dried up. He has never had as much talent as we have now (last 2 years) and we have never looked worse since joining the PAC. We are regressing with better players, that’s a huge problem.
My advice for those that get worked up over TDS is two-fold: (1) do not visit their message board, (2) don’t associate with zoobs. For the second point, I am not saying do not associate with any of their fans, just don’t associate with the zoobish fans (if you are forced to be around a zoob, via family or neighbor, just don’t talk sports with them). It is that easy. Your angst will subside dramatically.
I follow those two things and actually enjoy the game with TDS. I enjoy the rivalry. It is far more interesting to me than a game against Weber State, Northern Illinois, and most any of the non-P5 schools.
They really are creaming all over themselves about it. The funny thing is Helton broke the seal on the “rival” talk first and I am not sure who homeboy who is the USC alum with all of the USC friends but apparently he runs in different SC circles that I do because the guys I associate with, guys who actually write checks, acknowledge the South is decided in the Utah/USC game.
