Charlie

I would say yes and no. Of course coaches have contingencies on contingencies, plan E and F. (Maybe about plan F you are F’ed). Football absolutely requires a coach to deal with injuries. However, each one chips away at rhythm and production. We saw two Pac schools respond with backup QBs this week as an example. When you go off the 2 deep roster…[Read more]

Thanks Miami, this helps me understand the gap in our views. I take a Dr’s comment of 10 – 12 months differently. To me it is most cases are 10-12 months. Outliers would be individuals that beat the common timeframe or individuals that take a very long time or don’t recover at all to previous health. No know minimum, no know max. I would expect…[Read more]

Actually, I get your point. Utah’s defense includes nickel and dime. The dime gives you 6 DBs. The Utah defense also includes a spy option. I think we have LBs and safeties that can play that roll well. I like rotating the spy to give Williams something to process post snap and I am happy to see it come and go but always be there when they are…[Read more]

It sure doesn’t happen often if at all. But what do you do when they do not at all look the part of their ranking. Sadly, I think more often teams maintain a ranking even when they do not look the part.

I still feel like we are guessing in-between assumptions. We don’t know what the surgeon told Cam or if he ever talked to Whitt. We don’t know who in the process maximized the expectations. We don’t know the timeline of discovery. We don’t know what actions were or were not taken related to the portal. We don’t know that Rose could not have simply…[Read more]

Whitt learned from Edwards, Mac, and Meyer but at the top of the list, I believe, was and is his dad Fred. He also played defense. Every football coach has a strength on one side or the other and it is often best for them to lean on another coach for the less familiar side. There are plenty of examples of great defenses winning championships but…[Read more]

Yes

The same OL gets quite better as soon as Utah presents a run and pass threat. Have you ever seen a great OL when the offense is predictable?

It will be interesting to see this year’s young CBs get into rotations. Ridcliffe might play defense. The portal or mission field could provide other pieces. Logan returns and I expect the defense will be very good again.

Against Cal NJ, with a healthy Jackson and Glover, and a game plan with him in mind, and a full week to practice off a bye, and others healthy like a healthy center could look very good and build confidence. I think we will see the majority of players that are to return this year play in this game.

Goodness. Randall completely intimidated the other presidents to the point more than half voted to support his suggestion rather than vote what they knew was best. Next, how many people at the time would vote to accept less money than the Big 12? Last, USC and UCLA running to the B1G at the first opportunity and Oregon and Washington begging daily…[Read more]

You need to see a player play the games and be present to relate to the context of the day to take a stab at comparing different decades. You need an old timer that saw all of these QBs play. For context, Mitchell was very much a stud. You could consider them all 1a,1b,1c… All very good with different sets of strengths.

I don’t know how much the MRI revealed, sometimes surgery changes the picture, reveals extent, plus or minus, or provides insight into additional damage. I am acquainted with surgery noting more than the MRI. If a timeline was known it could paint a picture we may not see now. And, I suppose, I tend to give the benefit of doubt to Whitt. I think…[Read more]

Do we know when that moment was? Was that moment a good time to begin action in the portal? Prior to the Rose Bowl, I wonder if Cam was already leaning towards returning for another year. Possibly, due to draft predictions, Cam gave Whitt reason to feel he had a 2023 QB. I just think Whitt would have been looking at the portal if he felt Cam was…[Read more]

I have been paying attention to how often other schools in the conference, with more resources, much higher up the ladder of expectations of success, have completed national searches and brought in coaches at the top of disgruntled fan lists only to see them fall short of what Whitt is doing. I am very confident that Whitt’s time to go will be…[Read more]

I think we are in a pit of assumptions that can make us look like the blind men and the elephant. We are guessing what was known when. When did the doctors know the extent of the injury, before during or after? If and when the LA doctor had assessment that got all the way to Whitt? When was it apparent that Rising would miss 5 games? When was this…[Read more]

Both have earned my respect. If next year became the only option and they wanted to play, I don’t have an issue. Clearly, in development and recruiting we should never count on it.

I agree, Rising’s return is not likely. If it could happen I think it would be our best outcome. Because of that I understand why everyone is hopeful. Something has made Cam interested in practice and coaches consider the possibility. It could all be wishful thinking because it is such a good option. If that is not possible come this week I do…[Read more]

Bringing back an elite experienced QB will solve that problem. Next best, complete focus on the current QB options will greatly solve much of that problem. I expect we will upgrade to one of these two solutions coming out of the weekend. If Johnson’s playbook is no complete, we need to make sure there is plenty of TE options in the part he will…[Read more]

Secession starts in South Carolina again?