Charlie

Smith had to start from a record rock bottom with no time. Now he needs to overcome the memory of the first year. But myself, I feel they are running plays and making adjustments better than any coach since Rick. They have better chemistry than since I don’t know when. I like coach Smith. Last year he had such a talent deficit that it was…[Read more]

Watching USC and Utah play after their match it was clear they beat each other up. But the game left me feeling we have little over on USC due to the degree of difficulty of our win. Last weekend USC spend much of the game trying to get separation from Az. even though they have only a single league win. So why not take them somewhat seriously.…[Read more]

If Utah can beat Oregon I expect we will have 3 teams with 1 loss making the space between them very small, injuries or bad games aside. Utah needs to get healthy all the way down to TT to make this season end on a high note.

I must admire any school that has such a alum that is both deeply proud of their school while coming from a collection of the top 1% all time. As for the conference, I am not aware of a more animated supporter. As an announcer he has a range of interest off topic of the game that bother many but he is a voice that you would welcome in your…[Read more]

Remember when Rick Rod had his players practice under the sprinklers a few days before coming up and beating us in the rain? Lets hope Utah gets a couple of practices done using footballs that have been soaking in a bucket. Wet balls are underthrown.

If he only played in 1 game I would think it is an easy, simple red shirt year last year.

Is there a commit date for the LA schools still coming?

Bummer. I would like to see him catch on to maybe the best team, now I hope he can catch on with a team down the line.

Just win out and we are in. A loss to Oregon makes it quite iffy because UCLA and USC will not likely loose until they meet. Oregon’s likely loss is to us or they go undefeated. Our run game needs to show good progress each of the next 3 games to match up with Oregon.

Could it be possible that the young defense will get better as the year fills out? Could the defense benefit if the offense gets a run game going better to run the clock? Unless our arrow begins to point down I expect our numbers to improve somewhat.

If you go back and look at the path Utah and TCU had to take to become competitive in a P5 conference you realize this step takes time. As you build expectations for the Y to climb this step you should consider Utah and TCU were a bit further along in the fight to compete in the BCS era. However, they will be entering a B12 that is not as strong…[Read more]

If Baxter is the same guy we played against last year, we are better with just that. If Carlson does not miss games, better still. I expect the players from last year will improve. I think the new players will be better than those we lost. It is also good to get a second big back even if he is a freshman. The Utes will be better, we just need…[Read more]

Both offense and defense stepped up in pass protection and pass rush. National sack leaders 0 sacks, Utah 4 sacks.

I am hoping our running game takes another step closer to last year, USC’s run defense creates an opportunity. The passing game needs to take another step in filling the hole left by Kuithe. Those with contain assignments for broken play QB runs need to improve a step. A few more kickoffs into the EZ would be nice. Each will help us win but…[Read more]

We didn’t see 2004, 2008 or 2021 coming. We may not see the next great year coming. In between there will be years that disappoint. There are a bunch of schools in the conference with more money, tradition and more advantage than Utah so it will not be a regular occurrence but our turn will come more often than is our share. We are 5 of 6…[Read more]

I don’t know about the college level, however at the HS level you can ask everyone on the team to try kicking long. Often, someone you would not expect will be the long kicker. I would expect with 85 scholarships someone can kick to the end zone. Just not accurate enough to be a place kicker. If not, I would think there is a soccer player in…[Read more]

I hate to see a young person that has been working so hard get a career curve ball thrown his way. I don’t know his interest in graduate school. The current hole in the TE room will be much smaller by the end of the year. Hopefully he can find some very good input to help him determine his next step but I think he will likely be on a NFL roster…[Read more]

If he was to come to Utah he would likely be a favorite to be a starter next year. With 2 years to play he would make a positive impact on our offense. We do need good pass catching TE additions for next year.

Lack of full strength due to injury is a bit different than players opting out at the end of the year. One of the drawbacks of the 5 star players or players with high draft status is they are much more likely to not play in a bowl game. So it is simply a given that Ohio State will be missing players if they are not in the playoffs. Part of the…[Read more]