EagleMountainUte
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic NIT Champion? in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
Personally, I think that nothing but good can come out of a situation where you’re receiving positive exposure. I mean, and this is just in my mind, I think that the Utes are helped more by winning the NIT than say losing a 1st RD tournament game that the vast majority of America probably didn’t watch.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic What was the announced attendance last night? in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
Is that the bracket? If both VCU and Utah win, then Utah will host another game?
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic What was the announced attendance last night? in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
The NIT used to be “the” tournament just like, at one time, baseball and boxing used to be the most popular sports in the USA. Since you broached the subject of “fun facts”, did you know that one team that used to be a basketball powerhouse once won the NIT and NCAA tournament in the same season? CCNY in 1950.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic What was the announced attendance last night? in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
I don’t know Charlie. I only pay $35 for each of my season tickets and I easily spend that much in concessions every meet I take my daughter to.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic What was the announced attendance last night? in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
What about concessions? I always thought that the Red Rocks where like a gas station. Essentially that the product was what brings people in but the money was made through the sale of concessions.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic What was the announced attendance last night? in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
I have to disagree. I’ve been a season ticket holder for three seasons and, when it’s time to renew, there are few tickets available for purchase and all of those are in the upper bowl. I’ve also gone to the vast majority of their meets for the last four seasons and, if the Huntsman isn’t packed, it’s certainly mostly full. Suffice it to say…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic What was the announced attendance last night? in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
I know that the Red Rocks continually draw big crowds but I don’t know if they’re making a profit. I mean, I only pay $70 for two season tickets. Maybe they are if you include concessions sales. As to the basketball team, I think that the answer is as simple as winning. If the Utes had a return to what they were under Big Rick, I think that the…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic What was the announced attendance last night? in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
My guess is that football’s been subsidizing all other sports for years.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Utah vs Iowa in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
I noticed that too. There were so many media timeouts, that I don’t think either team used any of their official timeouts in the second half.
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The Miami Ute started the topic Utah vs Iowa in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
I was listening to 700 on the way home after the game and Bill Riley said that the next matchup would be either Saturday or Sunday. Here’s the catch…if the game vs Iowa is on Saturday, there’s a good chance that it’ll start at 0930 due to telecasting reasons.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic All of UCI’s centers are extremely whiny dudes in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
You know, that play happened right in front of me and, after it took place, Tillis told Carlson he was just joking with a big smile on his face.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic All of UCI’s centers are extremely whiny dudes in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
Smith had to take him out, otherwise UCI was going to foul him the moment Utah had the ball.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic All of UCI’s centers are extremely whiny dudes in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
Yeah, the ESPN analysts said the loss was a really bad look for the ACC.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic All of UCI’s centers are extremely whiny dudes in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
Once again, Utah’s inability to hit free throws is a factor in the game. So far, I’ve counted Bajema and Keita x 2 missing on and ones and allowing UCI to quickly score.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic So like a dog to its vomit, I'm going to go watch the Utes play tonight in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
I think that there’s going to be quite a few Ute “addicts” at the Huntsman tonight. I’ll keep going as long as they keep playing in SLC.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic New Poll: Rate your excitement level for the Utes MBB playing in the NIT in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
My point is that if the Utes hit 70%+ on free throws in those three games, and maybe hit a couple more in the one and four point losses to Oregon and USC, we’re not even having this conversation because the Utes would be dancing.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic New Poll: Rate your excitement level for the Utes MBB playing in the NIT in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
Arizona – six point 3OT loss – 47.6 FT%
Stanfotd – six point loss – 33.3 FT%
ASU – eight point loss – 46.2 FT% -
The Miami Ute replied to the topic New Poll: Rate your excitement level for the Utes MBB playing in the NIT in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
What killed wasn’t rebounds. It was their inability to hit free throws in what turned out to be very close games. The Utes were last in the PAC 12 in free throw, only hitting 64.9 of their attempts. If they’d averaged 70 percent, they would be in the tournament.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic New Poll: Rate your excitement level for the Utes MBB playing in the NIT in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months ago
Not excited at all. But it’s Utah basketball. At home. So I’ll be at the Hunty rooting for the Utes. When you dissect their season, it’s really sad to see how close they came to going to the dance.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic How do we feel about Snoop joining the Browns? in the forum Football 7 months, 1 week ago
No, this will be his fifth season. He didn’t start in the league until 2020: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HuntTy01.htm.
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