2008 National Champ
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic How do you feel about the hype going into the 2024 season? in the forum Football 4 months, 2 weeks ago
I prefer noted philosopher Mike Tyson: Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic If I were College Football Commissioner for a Day in the forum Football 4 months, 2 weeks ago
you lost me at #2. The time for Notre Dame to have their cake and eat it needs to end. And they shouldn’t have a vote equivalent to any of the other 10 conferences.
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic Utah brings in Sam Huard as QB2/QB3 backup in the forum Football 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Did 2023 not happen?
Ludwig knows how to utilize the skillset of the players he has.
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic How do you feel about the hype going into the 2024 season? in the forum Football 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Sooo much had to go wrong on that play for it to turn into a pick 6. Mariner fakes a vert and 2nd round Murphy goes to the ground. Normal coverage Murphy just breaks that pass up but instead he’s the exact 3 steps late he needs to be to take a once in a decade bounce to the house.
At least half of the UW starters that day ended up in the league…[Read more]
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic Utah brings in Sam Huard as QB2/QB3 backup in the forum Football 4 months, 2 weeks ago
The problem with your next year scenario is why would Rose stick around to be QB3 for another year? I’d say it’s more likely to be Huard/Wilson and then whichever of the two QB commits appears least likely to turn the ball over while Rose hits the portal a year later than he should have.
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic Sam Huard transfers to Utah in the forum Football 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Huard’s a bit of an enigma at this point. Father and Uncle were both stars at UW and made the league. Played at Kennedy Catholic which, along with Eastside Catholic, gets the top talent in the Puget Sound. Finished off the state career passing record during the Covid spring and the next week started Spring ball at UW. Was undersized and got…[Read more]
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic Utah brings in Sam Huard as QB2/QB3 backup in the forum Football 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Huard is an Air Raid QB and not particularly mobile. Ludwig’s schemes depend on having a QB who can make something happen with his legs when behind schedule.
That being said, I agree it’s a good pickup. As long as Huard is over the 4 pick debacle against WSU his freshman year, he provides starting experience should Rising get dinged up without…[Read more]
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic Time for players to be contractually paid employees?? in the forum Football 4 months, 2 weeks ago
should have scrolled farther down before posting. You said it better than I did
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic Time for players to be contractually paid employees?? in the forum Football 4 months, 2 weeks ago
True, but no NFL contract prohibits the player from outside marketing of himself which is the basis for NIL. The Supreme Court has ruled so that cat is out of the bag.
The idea that kids sign over their NIL rights to a school in exchange for becoming an employee doesn’t seem like it would stand up to serious scrutiny. It sounds more like a…[Read more]
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic Reminder that Utah’s future is SECURE! in the forum Football 4 months, 3 weeks ago
I’m one of those who felt the “rivalry” ended in 2010. From 2011 through 2023, it was just 2 schools that happened to be geographically close playing each other on a consistent basis. Since the two schools no longer had common goals, the need to constantly contrast Utah’s successes and failures in light of whatever the parochial school happened…[Read more]
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic Last Game of the Season in the forum Football 4 months, 3 weeks ago
I said the same as soon as the schedule came out. Cross country, short week, have to deal with whatever Thanksgiving stuff the team does.,, all of that is before you consider the access they have to some of the best recruiting areas of the country and a coach who has been to a National Championship game before.
UCF’s path is pretty similar to…[Read more]
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic Couple Interesting Portal Updates in the forum Football 4 months, 3 weeks ago
It’s a little early to call him a failure at Colorado. He improved over the previous season across the board: sellouts at a place that previously couldn’t give tickets away, much improved roster, 3 more wins, national attention. He has made Colorado a destination for recruits instead of an afterthought.
Hunter and Sanders (maybe both) will be…[Read more]
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic Couple Interesting Portal Updates in the forum Football 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Follow up: I think Utah is between 80 and 83 scholarships using the current roster and expected enrollees/transfers that will happen for fall. Any errors are mine but it’s the best I can do from 30,000 feet.,,
QB (3) – Rising, Rose, Wilson
RB (6) – Bernard, Glover, Woods, Mitchell, Randle, Stanley
WR (10) – Singer, Calderella, Zipperer,…[Read more] -
2008 National Champ replied to the topic Couple Interesting Portal Updates in the forum Football 4 months, 3 weeks ago
The biggest problem is that there isn’t a good resource to find out how many scholarships a school currently has allocated. 247 tries but they struggle, especially right now when a portal window is just closing so you have to do your own homework. Even if you ignore errors for which class kids should be in on the link: Smedley is in the portal…[Read more]
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic Transfer Portal in the forum Football 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Yes, by the current standard of the ever changing rules.,, I expect the windows to go back to open at any time after the NCAA went to unlimited transfers and immediate eligibility.
Not sure how they can enforce anything at this point other than that a kid can only play for one team per season. And if you were to war game out a semi-pro super…[Read more]
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2008 National Champ changed their profile picture 4 months, 3 weeks ago
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic Damien Martinez commits to the fake u in the forum Football 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Surely you aren’t suggesting that rewarding oneself with hookers and blow is a bad thing?
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic If not drafted, can they come back? in the forum Football 4 months, 3 weeks ago
NFL doesn’t have guaranteed contracts and I don’t believe they start paying until you actually make the final cut and the season starts. So until then, he’s just trying to keep his head above water with whatever stipend he would get.
If his family needed money, there had to be a better short-term option. It feels like they got caught up in the…[Read more]
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic NFL Draft in the forum Football 4 months, 3 weeks ago
1st round isn’t done yet (waiting on Arizona) but at this point:
Utah played against 8 of the 1st rounders in 2023. An additional 3 in previous seasons in Daniels, Robinson and Harrison.
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2008 National Champ replied to the topic One single play that changed the trajectory of the program in the forum Football 4 months, 3 weeks ago
That was the 1988 Rice Bowl to break the 9 game loss streak. Sean Knox recovered but I can’t remember who had the hit.
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