Anfernee

Well, here’s the thing Aloha…it all depends on what Utah wants to be. If it wants to sit at the college football “big boy” table, then there’s more than enough evidence that sticking with Whitt isn’t going to get them there. If it wants to remain a middling power, then by all means stick with Whitt until his contract runs out at the end of the…[Read more]

I don’t think the defense’s fatigue was the issue last night. Other than ISU’s first drive, where they forced a punt, the defense consistently gave up yards all night. I’d blame that on ISU’s good offensive scheme and players, as well as Utah not being as skilled and experienced on defense as in previous seasons.

I don’t think you’re wrong and many other posters have sort of alluded to the same thing. JJ has rushed for over 700 yards this season for Arkansas. I think a tandem of JJ and Bernard, plus having Barnes as the starting QB, would have given defenses a lot more to think about and maybe flips all those one score losses (ASU, Houston, TCU, BYU, and…[Read more]

I would say that it’s the worst “return on investment” team in the nation. The amount of resources devoted to this team compared with what the end result is, well, let’s just say that if it was a business it would be entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy status.

To me, it didn’t look like Bottari had to get rid of the ball or he was going to be sacked, but. again, that’s just me. Was there a a defender in the area, yeah, sure…but it didn’t look like the guy was in his grill about to lay hands on him. I mean, Bottari wasn’t even scrambling for his life on the play…it looked like a straight dropback…

He lost three games in both of his seasons as the HC at Fresno.

It was a weird call in the sense that Bottari wasn’t under extreme pressure and it looked like the ball just took off on him. I’ve been watching football for a very long time and I can’t recall a flag being thrown for intentional grounding under similar conditions in the past.

How about four? The Iron Bowl versus Auburn certainly isn’t a gimme. Personally though, I think that Bama is at the edge of the precipice at three losses and not having the ability to even play in the SEC CG.

Colorado really screwed themselves today.

You don’t say…couldn’t happen to a nicer team…

Money talks and bullshit walks. I also would like to leave the Big 12 yesterday but Utah, the entity, isn’t walking away from the $50M it receives annually from the conference. The only realistic course of action is to hold your nose and try do as well as you can until the next round of realignment.

If Utah was a normal, upper-middle program in college football, this would be Whitt’s last season. No way, no how, that any program with CFP aspirations has two seasons like what Utah has had, two seasons of some of the worst offensive play in the nation, two seasons of the worst QB management anyone can recall, and says, “no problem, run it back…[Read more]

It’s probably a combination of a number of things. One, he doesn’t have the experience to thrive at a top FBS level. Two, he’s probably not as talented as we were lead to believe. and three, you can’t discount the possibility that he’s dinged up. I’ve seen nothing in his skill set that screams “superstar” or even “star” to me. To me, all I…[Read more]

I misspoke…what I actually meant to say is a start at RES. I think Wilson will start versus UCF unless he’s injured.

He’s small but that’s not main problem. I mean Fifita is smaller and still makes plays, especially versus Utah. The main issue is that he’s not a dynamic player and doesn’t make timely decisions. I don’t think we’d be way off if we said that tonight might be his last start in a long time.

Utah – 76 yards of offense in 1st half. 50 passing and 26 rushing.
Iowa State – 243 yards of offense in 1st half. 152 passing and 91 rushing.

Honestly, both the offense and defense are playing badly. The offense is unimaginative and the QB position truly needs a dynamic player. The defense can’t get off the field on 3rd and long and is…[Read more]

May it live 10,000 years…