There are a few interesting trends in the 60 in 60 picks for the best players in the state. There have been 35 names listed so far. There are 10 Utah players included in that list. With 9 of those 10 players, the fan ranking is higher (sometimes much higher) than the overall ranking. For example, Pita Tonga is listed as 27th overall and 17th by the fans. The only Utah player who does not fit into this category is our backup QB Shelley.
My understanding is that the fan votes equal to one media vote. I think there are 16 total votes. Consequently, the fan votes is 1/16 of the overall ranking. Why, is this happening so consistently with Utah players?
1. There were more Utah fans who voted.
2. The media hates Utah players.
3. The media realizes that they need listeners from all the local teams and are trying to balance the list as much as possible.
I think it is a combination of 1 and 3.
Other interesting things from the list to date:
Utah’s two tight ends and four of our wide receivers are on the list already. This seems to imply that they do not have much respect for the receivers. Of course, Covey will end up in the top ten. I guess Thompson could also end up in the top 25, but he has had little playing time to date.
Utah has already had three defensive linemen picked and that does not include our top three guys. So, Utah will have six defensive linemen on the list, which is impressive.
Utah has no offensive lineman on the list so far. I suspect we will have one, which says a lot about what everyone thinks of our offensive line.
I believe that over half of the remaining 25 players to be listed will be Utes including Huntley, Moss, Covey, 3 defensive linemen, at least 3 defensive backs, an offensive lineman and a Bernard. I think they have some silly rule that a transfer cannot be included on the ballot, so that leaves Bowen off the list.
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