Charlie

The Utah defense is assignment based and those assignments are constantly changing. A LBer is used to receive defensive signals and/or call the defensive assignments. Barton getting hurt that process. Reid being out was the loss of the other experienced LBer. Bishop was involved with messages in the secondary. I am not sure how we started the…[Read more]

I think part of the problem is the number of fans in the tailgate lot that are having a good time and wait to the last minute to walk to the stadium. Tickets on phones slow everyone down. Narrow concourse does not help. Need to get food and restroom lines out of the flow. Most of the mess is avoided by getting to your seat 15 minutes before…[Read more]

My goodness we get sensitive when we lose. It is nice when the team that is up takes a knee, but it is not required. I don’t struggle if a team plays to the last whistle, from behind or ahead. Goodness knows what Scalley was looking for when he missed a coach tapping his shoulder. Myself, I took respect from Az when they rushed the field like they…[Read more]

I agree. Recruiting results are high beta and hard to predict. If it was better science Georgia and Alabama would wonder how other schools get All Americans. As athletes move to college many blow away expectations while others fail related to expectations. The key is to get lucky more often than unlucky and have a development plan that helps…[Read more]

I agree. I did grad school in Tucson. The girls were attractive and wear beach attire to school until Thanksgiving. But if it is a party after party you are looking for, that is at ASU.

I expect that he is on the scout team, not a bad spot at all for a freshman.

Smith is a 6 foot PG that adds quickness and athleticism to the team. WF also had a player waiting for a transfer to be approved. The process at the NCAA is broken and needs to be simple enough to resolve in 2 weeks.

I expect that a couple of QBs stuck between the top 2 in ’24 and the 2 future commits are likely to mull over options. If this is the case, next up is determination of QB2 followed by the other.

The BB team is much deeper than last year and shoots better. We will get better still if Smith becomes eligible.

I don’t disagree. But we need numbers and I don’t feel a single source will be enough. Improve whenever it is possible. As for top QBs for years ’25 to ’28 HS is about all there is to go on.

I think the portal QB for ’24 is a function of the analysis coaches will do. They know much more about Barnes and Johnson, I think they have also learned more about the potential for Rose and Howard. Next, hopefully they will get a good assessment for the return and availability of Rising. Wilson and Becker are great future pieces with little…[Read more]

Jedd was there with him as well. At AZ he seems to have found a place to settle down.

I think it is a numbers game. Sure a couple of 4 star QBs didn’t work out. Then again, only Rising of the recent 3 transfer QBs worked out. Huntley and Shelly were recruited 1 year apart, one worked out, the other to a lessor degree. Not sure one source is better than the other. As to Wilson and Becker being one year apart, I feel you need to have…[Read more]

I like what this does for ’25. Maybe he can get an awesome Cali receiver to join him. He is good enough to get an offer from Georgia and has another year of HS to improve. Along with Wilson this helps WRs look at Utah.

I agree, I feel zero kinsmanship with Oregon and it becomes negative with Dan.

I wonder if the Pac schools going to the B1G will do any better than Nebraska? Going in I would have to say Nebraska had a better history of winning consistently then the Pac schools. UCLA will likely disappear quickly, the other three will be in and out of the rankings, occasionally have a surprise win, but may likely have a ceiling in the…[Read more]

Exactly. Just because Whitt doesn’t give you his understanding about specific things he considers important and speaks in general terms does not mean he can’t see them. He is not going to say he will chip with a TE, pickup with the RB, roll out right etc. He will just move you on to the next question, not because he doesn’t know anything but…[Read more]

The salient thing that matters in our current reality is this game with Arizona. This is the last opportunity in the regular season to beat a good ranked team. The opportunity to keep our trend arrow pointing steeply up. The post earlier that noted that Utah is ranked #7 in number of teams ranked weekly in the CFP since inception is important.…[Read more]

That assumes he needs to work with someone to hire them. There are other ways to develop relationships. He won’t be surprised, I expect Whitt will work with him in a positive way. I also think he will have his own ideas about what he wants from an offense with plenty of experience opposing different schemes.

Of course they are a 10 point favorite. Actually, if we did win it is a greater upset than that.