AlohaUte

My absolute favorite. The only thing I’d like better is the drum and feather logo on the helmet.

I love the White and Red look. That’s Utah. I’m not a fan of black on our uniforms.

Meh, that’s the nature of the sports world, particularly college football. It’s best to just enjoy the ride. I think the Utes have the talent and coaching to make the playoff, but other teams do too.

Not confident at all. It’s 100% the one part of the team I’m most concerned about; particularly punt coverage and field goal kicking.

Is that guy anyone of consequence or some random fan / youtuber? Is he a player on Florida’s team?

Exactly, if the B1G is serious about wall to wall, all day coverage of CFB. They’ll need to add probably 4 more western teams. Otherwise every UCLA and USC home game will be at 7:30pm.

It’s either 1) he slipped up (I don’t think so), 2) Considers Nebraska as in the Mountain Time Zone because the western part of the state is (even if no one lives there) or 3) they are considering adding one or more of Utah, Colorado, ASU, or UA.

Honestly, San Diego State is probably the #1 most valuable option the Pac-12 has. Getting back into Southern California in a city that now ONLY has Baseball as a major competitive draw and a new (though small) stadium I think will help the Pac-12 the most overall. I also like the idea going around about going out and adding SMU and like the idea…[Read more]

That’s the Univ of Portland? A beautiful campus!

I just don’t see any reason why any Big-12 school would leave to come to the Pac-12 at this point. It defies reason.

I think this is the inevitable end game. There will be one league or conference with “divisions” with the top schools in the country. I think it will have a single commissioner and the players will be either unionized or have some sort of representation.

Ultimately the Ohio State’s and Alabama’s of the world will get sick of the dead weight like…[Read more]

This is the most likely scenario, in fact I fully expect Arizona and Colorado to announce leaving before the season starts. IMO, Utah should 100% go to the Big12, even if they have to sign the GOR until 2025. THat is soon enough that IF an invite to the B1G or SEC comes, we can make the move at that time without much issue.

The reality, we aren’t…[Read more]

For Utah it’s really all about on-field success (but certainly our market and academics are a significant factor too). But without the winning and the strong reputation Utah would be viewed the same way the B1G or SEC view Arizona. A solid school, ok market, but don’t really add anything. However, with Utah winning the conference and pre-season…[Read more]

For one, there is zero change the existing P12 would be able to convince 4 Big12 schools to jump ship to the Pac-12. Whether right or wrong, the Big12 is viewed as more stable, gets more eyeballs, and is a solid league. They aren’t going to leave that to come to the Pac-12 where Oregon and Washington will leave as soon as the B1G comes calling…[Read more]

Sigh, you always make everything better even when I want to be despondent

Just remember folks, message board and twitter fans of all teams are toxic. This is easily the most rational and civil board I’ve been on. Apparently Ute fans over on 247 board and twitter are awful. And Cougarboard is the single biggest group of out of touch, goggle wearing fans of any sport everywhere.

For Utah, specifically though, winning is critical for Utah. It’s all about perception for the Utes who are right on the cusp of being in or out. Our market is good not great. Our academics are solid, not great or unique. We increase our value by being an intriguing match up because we have a winning culture. Winning is not the end all be all, but…[Read more]