Conjecture: Why the Utah coaches may have been willing to let Tanuvasa go…

[Ute Dub]

You had players grading at the same level as he was…at least according to PFF Grades. I snipped this from my PFF Grades account. Don’t get me wrong, this one hurts…but it may be something the coaches didn’t value paying him above a certain level.

So, if Tanuvasa was demanding compensation above fair value, then Utah might have been willing to go with Vimahi (assume he’ll get a medical redshirt), Vakalahi (started 3 games as a true freshman), and other players.

The toughest part about Tanuvasa’s departure is that it’s late in the process. Pepa had left, Piland Jr. hand left, and Tanuvasa had already committed to staying. Utah is left holding its dingaling when players leave this late in the process.

[jshame17]

All the ones highlighted are gone…. Right?

[Ute Dub]

No. Vimahi coming back, Vakalahi coming back. Tafuna Graduating, Tanuvasa in Portal.

[UteBaron89]

I think this is more about a player agreeing to a certain number of $, making a commitment, and the coaches moving on to the next task. All the while, the player is fielding more offers and gets a better one. I think the U is in a place where if you agree to a deal, they won’t negotiate with you further. They feel your word is your bond and if they were to renegotiate two weeks later, it opens the floodgates to every player on the roster renegotiating theirs. They’re trusting that players will live up to their commitment they literally just made, and if they don’t, the U says the origianl offer is the offer, wishes you luck, and moves on.

[MFury]

OP indicates our coaching staff is playing moneyball in NCAA football. I am a huge Whittingham fan, but I don’t think he has made that leap.

Hell, I think Saban decided to retire instead of learning moneyball

[pedro]

Reality is Whit is working with a limited amount of funds. You see our AD was busy trying to increase our revenue in dimes from our fans, when he should have been working the philanthropist for dollars. Now we’re scrambling to make up our loses and it won’t happen this year, or even next. To be frank, may not happen until we get a new AD and\or president

[Utesbyfive]

How do you know this about Harlan? What’s your source of information?

[Jim Vanderhoof]

Good post Pedro. Whitt has limited funds and has to divide the money between a lot of players. They evaluate the players and pay is based on value to the program. They can’t over pay (Rising) or someone else gets shorted. Salary caps keep NFL and NBA competitive. MLB has a similar problem with no cap. Until there is an equal playing field we will be average at best.

[Ute Dub]

10-4…the somewhat ok news is that you still have guys in the program that graded as high as he did, or pretty close.

[lgt4141]

It sucks but based on “analytics” it sounds like he was asking for more than his market value.

After the Cam Rising NIL saga do any of us want a player paid over market value. If Utah has really gone moneyball that makes the departures even more interesting

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