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A Bye Week, Now What?

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    • #230833
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      A long time ago someone gave me some advice. “Never hire anyone you can’t fire”. I would say it especially holds true in the college football business.

      Interested in your thoughts here. Consider grading out the Ute Position Coaches and Head Coaches as well as other associated groups like Strength and Conditioning based on player’s performances. Give out Grades something like this: Outstanding; Very Good; Mediocre; Under Performing.

      So what did you come up with? Remember the objective is ‘to Upgrade’ to Outstanding performance at every position and level, year in and year out.

      In actuality, I’m seeing a steady drop-off year over year at quite a few positions. People should have been fired a long time ago for Under Performance.

      Furthermore, because Whitt either couldn’t (family and friends) or wouldn’t upgrade over time it has now blown up in his face all at once. It’s like ignoring your car’s maintenance and then scratching your head in surprise as suddenly the wheels drop off and it all falls apart. Quick fix patches won’t repair this jalopy now.

      Conversely, I noticed down south, Kaloni ‘canned’ quite a few of his coaches over the years for under performance and in their place brought in some difference makers. Good on Kaloni.

      So, what’s the final take here? Probably best to wait til season’s end. But for me, I’m going with Whitt’s line on this one, “Next Man Up”. (From Whitt all the way down; and throw in Harlan as well. New staff can cherry pick who to keep on)

    • #230846
      RedUte14
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      what position year after year has gotten worse?

      • #230855
        jshame17
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        Corner and LBs to start.

        Our center and guards never live up to the hype.

        QB is it’s on adventure

        TEs are nowhere close to the praise we heard all fall.

        DE is only stater deep apparently..

        Special teams and kicking is JV level

      • #230856
        2008 National Champ
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        These aren’t linear degradations:

        P – has been subpar since Wishnowsky left
        K – has been subpar since Gay left
        LB – has underperformed since Lloyd/Sewell
        DB – has seen flashes of brilliance but not up to the standard of the 2019 squad that had 4 drafted. Other than Phillips/Bishop who would have been anything more than a backup on the best Utah defenses of the P5 era?
        Ret – pretty much non-existent since Covey
        QB – two good years of Rising since 2019. anyone else has been subpar
        WR – has actually improved but only because it couldn’t get any worse
        RB – is there anyone on the team that you would take over Moss, White, Booker, Williams? Is there anyone on the team that would get anything more than garbage time carries with any of those 4 as the starter?

      • #230896
        UTE98
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        Offensive line, why isn’t anyone mentioning the offensive line. The announcers kept saying Houston’s defense was playing two yards deep into Utah’s backfield. Harding, it all starts up front.

    • #230849
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      You’re kidding, right?

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