we deserve better

[Walkman]

Like many others I have been a fan for my whole life. I remember being able to get excited for games even when we had little to no chance to win. I remember losing to BYU time after time again and still being excited for next year.

This season, the one where it was suggested we had our best and deepest roster ever had me as excited as I had ever been. Everyone knows our brand, many had suggested we were a legitimate shot for the CFP. Everything was set up for this year….

And then – the injury to Cam – the return to not knowing what to expect from the offense on a week to week basis is sucking my excitement away.

I was fine when I knew what to expect, even when we had little chance to win – when I have no clue what to expect on any given week, including who the signal caller will be – has made me care less and less about Utah football.

The 2nd half of the Baylor game was the least interesting and fun football I have seen in a while. The OSU game – as soon as I realized Cam wasn’t playing, I had no expectations that the game would be fun to watch – but I was surprised by the defense and of course we won.

The Arizona game was torture – uninspired and boring. I can hardly believe that was our best chance to win –

So who knows what we are going to get this Friday night – If I knew it was Issac I would regroup and try to get excited again. If I really believed they had put it all in on Issac then maybe we could all rally around him and get excited. I really hope Cam can play – but I can’t take the lies and uncertainty much longer. Turning on the TV expecting a great show and getting garbage is no longer fun. It’s like going to see a great movie and someone switching it with the new Joker movie (supposed to be the worse movie ever).

Even the pig farmer gave us more thrills – think opening possession vs. Florida.

This isn’t fun any more – come on Whitt we all deserve better.

[RedUte14]

Utes fans are very entitled. that’s what this website is making me believe.

[UteRapidJazz]

Did you seriously just cry for 5 paragraphs and then type the words Bryson Barnes was more fun?

This season is and has been so much worse because of fans like you that are so used to winning that you forgot how to be a fan.

Honestly, if you actually think we are better off with Barnes then you immediately disqualify yourself as having an opinion that anyone should entertain.

Boooo to you for being a trash fan.

[Walkman]

I don’t believe I’m a trash fan for wanting to know what to expect when I turn on a game – we have been told for weeks that Cam is a game time decision and then today in the Dnews we hear that the staff is waiting for medical clearance.

My point is it was more fun to know when Barnes was the starter because our expectations were in check.

Now each week we are hoping for Cam and for good offense and we get a freshman who isn’t trusted to do anything creative in in the red zone.

If Whitt was honest with the fan base all of our expectations would reset to realistic levels vs. where they were set when we were told we had the most talent we have ever had.

Sorry it this makes me a trash fan in your eyes but I wait all year for football and then week after week we have been fed nonsense keeping our expectations at unrealistic levels.

Come out and say Wilson is our guy this week and then we will all be patient and understanding while we wait for him to mature and develop.

That was my point – sorry you missed it

[UteRapidJazz]

Then adjust your expectations? At this point that’s on you. Is the situation frustrating sure. But Isaac is the starter so just accept it.

Also in your post you detailed each game and how you are having no fun watching because Cam isn’t playing. Watching a game with your eyes and knowing Cam won’t be playing in it has nothing to do with not knowing what to expect at that point. You are mad because we are not an elite team without Cam and you expected us to have Cam.

We all get that, we are all frustrated, we all wish he wasn’t hurt but if you can’t enjoy football if Cam isn’t playing then that’s on you.

You saying that Barnes was more fun is simply crazy talk though. People forget so quickly.

[ProudUte]

The point of all of these posts is that many of us are suffering from Cam Rising PTSD. Most of us love Cam and what he has done for the Utes. But, the weekly wondering if he will play is tough to swallow. I believe that Isaac Wilson will be a stud once the game starts slowing down for him. He has the tools.

Walkman is right that some of these games have been boring. Are we somewhat entitled as RedUte posted? I think that comes from success and the exciting teams we had from 2018 to 2022. So, yes we have become entitled. Not to the level Bama, Georgia, or OSU are, but we do have high expectations.

[Walkman]

Thanks for understanding my point – IMO it was more fun when Barnes was the starter because our expectations were in check.

If Whitt was honest with the fan base all of our expectations would reset to realistic levels vs. where they were set when we were told we had the most talent we have ever had.

I’m fine if we are Wilson or bust but quit getting our hopes up every week only to crush them on game day. Thank heavens we have MB – otherwise this season would be a dumpster fire by now.

[salty-ute]

Can agree here. As fans, we don’t ‘deserve’ really good football teams, we just hope for it. But when we spend our time and money and put our hearts into our team, I think we (especially the NIL donors who pay his check) deserve to know what’s going on with Cam. Blowing smoke up the skirt about how Cam is “almost there” is just rude to the fans and deluded to think it actually gives you a competitive advantage.

[pedro]

How so. Exactly why do you “deserve” anything from Whit or this team? Seriously? They are, as ruled by the courts, entertainment. And, as is the case with all entertainment, you may or may not like what you see just like w movies.

Reality is we don’t “deserve” anything short of a place to sit in correspondence for the money we spent on the seat. That’s it!!!

Two months ago I warned Ute fans to stop overhyping themselves into believing we were now on par with Ohio State. You all set yourself up for this. YOU. So if you are not getting what you ‘deserve’, you should probably reanalyze your perspective in life.

[Gugstanley]

Whits antics, boring football, NIL is causing problems in the fan base. It is hard to go undefeated but a lot of Utah football fans have forgotten that.
I am not happy with the state of college football and have found myself losing interest.

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