We are still BPI#76 out of 347 D-I programs. For the effort that the university and community put into this team, that’s really good.
Keeping up with the top-tier programs in FB and MBB requires a funding commitment and community dedication that I don’t believe the university and greater Salt Lake are willing to make at the current time.
There are so many distractions/priorities that compete with MBB, research dollars, raising familes, faith activities, etc., which make the university and community fair-weather fans, unwilling, in general, to make the effort without a good product to watch. Chicken and the egg.
I don’t see much we uberfans can do other than give our best efforts to be ambassadors of our alma mater and its athletics programs.
Here’s to better recruiting, better coaching. We all know what’s possible. GO, UTES!