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The Miami Ute replied to the topic DailyTrojan article wondering if it’s too late to turn back in the forum Football 11 months, 2 weeks ago
I’ve always used Nebraska as a cautionary tale that not all change is progress. Nebraska, when I was growing up in the 70s through early this century, was always in the mix for the national championship. As it is, its football history makes Oregon and Washington combined look like a couple of expansion teams. They’ve fallen off the face of the…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic DailyTrojan article wondering if it’s too late to turn back in the forum Football 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Couldn’t have said it better myself. Maybe if that happens season tickets at RES will come back to reasonable rates.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic DailyTrojan article wondering if it’s too late to turn back in the forum Football 11 months, 2 weeks ago
All I’m going to say is that I prefer winning to the university making money but losing constantly. If that means a return to the Mountain West, that’s what it means. As Central Coast so wisely alluded to, no fan is ever going to see a cent of that extra money but they sure as heck will see all of the losses.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Jaxson Dart to Utah? in the forum Football 11 months, 2 weeks ago
I disagree with your take on Bentley and Brewer. Both those guys were way above mediocre in their prior schools before coming to Utah, hence the disappointment that they didn’t work out. Brewer was a four year starter and the second leading passer is Baylor history. Bentley was a three year starter and the fourth leading passer in SC Gamecock…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Welp That's IT in the forum Football 11 months, 2 weeks ago
I’m in Florida for a funeral and the only play I was able to watch was the OPI on Sugutaraga. WTF over? It doesn’t matter folks… whoever Washington plays in the CFP, if they make it that far, is going to give them such an ass beating it might close their whole football program.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic College QB NFL Draft Rankings in the forum Football 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Data, as you know, drafting is an inexact science. Look at Brock Purdy, Mr Irrelevant in last year’s draft. Nobody would have predicted that he would have become the 49ers full-time starter ever, much less in his first season.
What were mostly talking about is positive physical measurables and demonstrated flaws that would need to be polished…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic College QB NFL Draft Rankings in the forum Football 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Exactly. They’re making their schools a lot of money. They’re also probably doing pretty well themselves via NIL. Future NFL prospects, not so much. The issues that made NFL scouts about future potential are still there.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic College QB NFL Draft Rankings in the forum Football 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Honestly, I’ve had a subscription to PFF for years and, hard to believe I know, Rising’s name has never even come up as a marginal NFL player. The NFL scouting system doesn’t give much weight to intangibles and that’s where Rising falters.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic College QB NFL Draft Rankings in the forum Football 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Correction, Jets’ “scouts” were responsible for Wilson getting drafted #2 overall…
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic College QB NFL Draft Rankings in the forum Football 11 months, 3 weeks ago
I think NFL scouts are also concerned by the fact that Penix is only considering 43 percent of his passes when he’s outside the pocket (guess what Utah needs to do on Saturday). That’s way too low for someone who’s aspiring to go to the NFL.
Moving on, I also think that the scouts have a sneaking suspicion that a lot of Nix’s success is based…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute started the topic College QB NFL Draft Rankings in the forum Football 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Interesting to see that NFL scouts don’t project guys like Nix or Penix to be very high draft choices. Rising isn’t even discussed in this conversation even though he’s obviously draft eligible. Goes to show how different the college and pro games are when a guy like Shadeur Sanders is projected to be drafted much higher than guys who are…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Lincoln Riley's LA Home in the forum Football 11 months, 3 weeks ago
That’s an urban myth. I did some research on that subject and he sold one of those (the other is still up for sale) on his own. That all started when some Oklahoma oil man tweeted that USC had bought his houses as part of his contract without any sort of verification. It was immediately proven false but the internet ran with the narrative.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Utah #18 in CFP Week 2 in the forum Football 11 months, 3 weeks ago
If Utah beats Washington this Saturday, they’ll definitely move up into the Top 15 at the very worst.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Lincoln Riley's LA Home in the forum Football 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Not exactly. His contract includes a $6M housing allowance. My assumption is that he used that allowance for the down payment.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Lincoln Riley's LA Home in the forum Football 11 months, 3 weeks ago
He gets paid, before taxes, $11M per year. California takes 13.30 out of that $11M and the federal government, without any weird deductions, takes another $186,601.50 plus 37% of the excess over $693,750. That leaves him less than $5.5M of net income per annum. The house cost $17.2M, so no, he didn’t pay it off in one year or at closing. He’s…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Lincoln Riley's LA Home in the forum Football 11 months, 3 weeks ago
https://twitter.com/FOS/status/1501971624777637899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1501971624777637899%7Ctwgr%5E88684eae47de1c3e11a7f48bafb7b12786f08239%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbssports.com%2Fcollege-football%2Fnews%2Flook-usc-coach-lincoln-riley-buys-insane-l-a-mansion-for-17-million-with-movie-theater-wine-ro…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Lincoln Riley's LA Home in the forum Football 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Growing up in Miami, the only people I remember that had houses like this, were big-time drug dealers…do with that what you will…and in fact, it kind of reminds me of Tony Montana’s place in the movie “Scarface”. All he’s missing are the tigers.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Lincoln Riley's LA Home in the forum Football 11 months, 3 weeks ago
That would take place about the same time Utehub.com does a tour of your house.
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The Miami Ute started the topic Lincoln Riley's LA Home in the forum Football 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Lincoln Riley: Tour of my LA Home
Crazy…just crazy…
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Pac-12 Championship path scenario in the forum Football 11 months, 3 weeks ago
You misread me. I’d definitely take another shot at Oregon instead of watching the CCG at home. However, I’d much rather play Washington or Oregon State in the game. I think playing either of those teams in a neutral environment would give Utah a much better chance at a victory.
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