Charlie

Who is it that has the loop of a guy beating a dead horse?

The next step is what it has always been, what it is in any conference. We need to win consistently here before we have anything to say, before we have an opinion that can be taken seriously. Conference realignment was a reset, what once was is of little consequence. I guess you could call it unburdened by what has been. Goodness that sounds dumb.

I would think Utah will be a desired destination for portal RBs given our history and opportunity. I was wondering if Andrews is now preserving a RS year or if he is close to seeing reps. I would be shocked if we don’t have some very interesting new options for RB next year.

I expect that WR is a rebuild and will completely be a function of what…[Read more]

That may be the case or we need to come to grips with the brutal facts that we have gone thru so many QB in two seasons that have not allowed us to get in rhythm with a starting QB, surrounded with an unusual bunch of injuries of key players. The focus on responding has hurt the development in other areas like the secondary, the limit on offense…[Read more]

My dad enjoyed watching what other teams did offense and defense. How did we use our different pieces against other threats. Each week provided a different puzzle. He didn’t freak-out when the other side did something clever that worked. It was football entertainment much more than simply watching our team win. He enjoyed watching much like…[Read more]

The first part of the contact simply looked like a push from behind which is illegal contact. The clip does not show the second half of the contact. The limp was after contact but I can’t be sure that is the single issue with the play since he leaves the frame continuing to run. Very likely the pre-existing condition made him more venerable to…[Read more]

Even more unfortunately, his brother Blake was his equal and took medical retirement from football due to injury I think his freshman year. With him as a DE we should have almost always had a Kuithe on the field. A great deal of talent from Katy Tx that did not make it past the injury bug.

Also note that the contact that took him to the ground began long before the pass was thrown which clearly is a hold at the least. Kuithe had been on the ground for a bit before the ball entered the frame. A guess is the contact high helped him down but I suspect that stepping on his ankle was more likely to cause the injury.

There is so much that goes into winning football. Understanding of much of it is beyond most fans and a significant amount is beyond anyone that does not go to practice. However, it does boil down to winning. In the pool of very good coaches there are ups and downs. Very few consistently are up year after year with only small failures. Most all…[Read more]

To me, Smith plays with a point guard, a combo guard and wing or two wings, a four and a center. The small forward seems gone as the wings play offense more like a two guard. The four moves in and out of the post so often plays with his back to the basket. A better hint of who is who is when they are on defense since those classic rolls are most…[Read more]

Utah was 83% at the free throw line last night which felt better than last year. Watching to see what Mason Madsen is like. He was ordinary his first 2 years but last year was something like 95% but over only 20 something attempts. Either way, he could be the best we have had since Jeff Jonas back in my day if he can repeat that success. Get the…[Read more]

The Utes do not have a single player as good as Smith or Carlson last year, however, the first part of the team 1 thru 10 likely is better. And this is the case before the centers are added to the team. My question is how much better can the team get with time playing together? Carlson seems to be hard to replace, Smith may possibly be replaced…[Read more]

This isn’t that complicated. Anyone that has missed 2 years has to compete for a roll on game day. Absolutely we do everything possible to have as many options and the best possible options in the QB room. If Cam wants to be one of the 4 great options and compete for playing time, so be it. As for NIL, he is already ahead of delivering value,…[Read more]

Actually, not a bad idea. Huard has experience on the field beyond HS. I have always thought it was an adventure to defend a QB that you have not prepared for. We have two weeks and we always have the other two options. Ready several plays to run against a stacked box. It can’t get worse.

I don’t recall losing this many wheels off the wagon in such a short period of time.

There absolutely can be a Urban Meyer waiting to come to Utah. However, are the odds better or worse than 10%? We could take the chance and repeat until we find one. Would the chance of talking Urban into returning to Utah be better than finding another Urban? Could the odds of finding a quality OC be better than finding a better HC? Even with our…[Read more]

Ryan Day should be limited to bad ‘Just For Men’ adds.

The story is right. Rick and Whitt have had both the best of times and the times that tried men’s soles. For me the guys that can get us to the top level even when it can’t be every year are more interesting than the guys that may be shiny but it is a roll of the dice to see if they can improve on the status quo. Those really consistent guys will…[Read more]

Outside of Oregon, maybe Washington all the old Pac schools would love to have Whitt join them. Same for the Big 12 schools. We have watched Pac teams with greater resources than Utah envy Utah’s success while failing to catch us despite turning over coaching staffs. Schools with winning teams hoping to contend for the championship learned that a…[Read more]

I am sorry for the lack of clarity in context. My head drifted to the binary choice of giving up on Whitt to start over or continuing with Whitt and hope for the best. Continuing on and hoping for the best can and should include doing everything possible to win. In this context, sticking with Whitt has actually led to championships and I think…[Read more]