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The Miami Ute replied to the topic IT'S GAME DAY!!!!! in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months, 2 weeks ago
WTF over? You get a rebound with 9 seconds and one time out left and the best you can do is Ben Carlson with a long 3 pointer at the buzzer? I say again WTF over? Why not call your TO and play for the last shot? Just another example of the absolute tomfoolery that passes for coaching at Utah basketball.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Still a bubble team…. in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months, 2 weeks ago
You’re not wrong. If the Utes can get blown out playing bad teams away what can possibly happen playing a decent team that owns a 4-22 lifetime record over you?
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Finish this sentence in the forum Football 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Brewer is the second leading passer in Baylor history and was a hell of a player with the Bears. He should have just called it a day after Aranda tan him off.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic NCAA Ski Championships in the forum Other Ute Sports 7 months, 2 weeks ago
I kind of figured it had to be something like that. Our three male competitors in the CC actually did pretty well, so I was trying to figure out what happened to lose such a huge lead.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Still a bubble team…. in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months, 2 weeks ago
The losses to bad ASU, USC, and OSU teams really killed their chances.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic NCAA Ski Championships in the forum Other Ute Sports 7 months, 2 weeks ago
You sure it wasn’t the MBB skiing today? Cannot believe that Utah blew a 51 point lead on the last event.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic What last nights loss cost us in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Yeah, sorry brother, but you if you think that this season was a positive step forward then you haven’t been paying attention all season. As Nashville mentions, the team regressed as the season went along and hasn’t really been competitive away from the Huntsman during conference play. It’s a real disappointing end to a season which started with…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Best basketball player in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months, 2 weeks ago
The state of Utah or the University of Utah? I’d say Tom Chambers to both. He was born in Ogden though he grew up in Colorado.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Disgusted with this performance in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Not sure how much longer Larry K would have stayed in Utah. He made a mint during his time there and hasn’t worked a day since getting fired. I read a story recently on him and how much he’s enjoying retirement.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Runnin Ute Player Inventory in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months, 2 weeks ago
You’re probably right. Currently, the Big 12 has five teams ranked in the Top 20 and nine teams at 19 victories plus. Two of those teams with 19 victories plus are Texas and Oklahoma but you can easily replace them with Arizona and Colorado. To me, this program is in a cul-de-sac with no easy way out.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic JJ in the forum Football 7 months, 2 weeks ago
That’s because they have a dumb ass as the GM in Chris Grier. I don’t know how such a resoundingly mediocre individual has been able to retain his job for so long. He must have some really incriminating stuff on Steve Ross.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Runnin Ute Player Inventory in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Just going to the Big 12 should give any Ute fan pause. It would be akin to the football Utes joining the SEC. How many games do you think that the football Utes would win in their first few seasons in the SEC? The Runnin’ Utes are going from a conference that’s only going to have three tournament teams to one that has a possible 10 tournament…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Disgusted with this performance in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months, 2 weeks ago
You can’t call it “bad luck” when it happens every single time you play away. That to me screams systemic issue that can probably only be resolved with a change in management.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Disgusted with this performance in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months, 2 weeks ago
I mean, the biggest problem is that a significant number of us already know exactly how this story ends. Losing Carlson, Bajema, and, likely, one or two more key contributors while entering the strongest basketball conference in the nation doesn’t paint a rosy picture for next season. That’s going to translate into a regression to fan apathy and…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Disgusted with this performance in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Losing to the worst team in the conference, a team that had absolutely nothing to play for in a half empty arena, tells you everything you need to know about the state of mind of this team. Time to turn the page and give someone else a shot.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Odds for Csmith to get fired in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Oh, I agree, but Harlan strikes me as a guy that loves hitting the “Easy Button.” It’s much easier to keep Smith on and say “oh well” after the wheels come off.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Runnin Ute Player Inventory in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months, 2 weeks ago
If that happens, the Utes are toast in the Big 12. Those guys leaving are essentially 90+ percent of every major offensive category this season. I certainly hope Smith can find lightning in the bottle in the portal.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic OH NO IT'S ROAD GAME DAY!!!!! in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months, 2 weeks ago
As I and many others have said for a large part of this season, Smith needs to go. We have more than enough of a sample size to know that he’s not the answer. It’s nothing against him as a person, he just hasn’t delivered the results we were expecting when he was hired. That being said, I’m absolutely certain that Harlan will not fire him at…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic NIT here we come in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months, 2 weeks ago
LOL…he led them to the Elite 8 in 20-21, you know, the Covid season. The next year, the Beavers went 3-28/1-19. The year after that, they went 11-21/5-15. This year, they’re 12-17/4-14. The guy’s not a good head coach. Even the year they went to the Elite Eight, they were pretty mediocre, going 10-10 in conference and 20-13 overall.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Odds for Csmith to get fired in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 months, 2 weeks ago
If money was no object, then you have to can him. How can you possibly defend a coach whose team gets blown out routinely every conference away game they play? And folks, this is playing in a mediocre to bad basketball conference, a conference that, right now, only has two locks (maybe three now with Colorado) to make the tournament. What do…[Read more]
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