2008 National Champ

That would be disappointing if that inside intel was ever accurate. A 3 year old throwing darts at a list of available portal players would be more reliable at this point.

Yep. Tough to get back to the top of the Big 12 when you’ve never been there

We’ll never know how good Huntley could have been for Utah and how quickly since all 3 of his seasons as a starter were derailed to some extent by injury

Fifita then Dampier at QB but both if possible. Nate at slot only no matter who they bring in or keep at QB.

Fifita looked really good in 2023 against everyone he played. And since Arizona got the worst of the Saban retiring coaching carousel, I’d be willing to look past his 2024 numbers and see what he can do. Even with his 2024, Fifita has a better resume than Huard, Wilson or Rose and I would take him over Dampier. The question will be how many…[Read more]

That’s why I’m saying no added value. Beck isn’t going to run a true run-spread with all those TE’s on the roster so the playbook will be similar to what we’ve seen the last 6 years. We can only hope the order of the playcalls is more effective than lately.

Agree with most of that but I question whether Bronco will be a lifer. Put up a couple of good seasons and when the P2 start throwing money at you it’s tough to not take the Gary Anderson to Wisconsin route. Anderson could have been king of Logan for as long as he wanted and potentially a consistent rival to Boise and occasional thorn in Whitt’s side.

When I check stats, I usually remove the team in question (New Mexico) from the yearly stats and then compare that game to see see if they performed better or worse. For the below I’m calling within +/- 40 yards and +/- 3 points as equal to the opponent’s standard.

Opponent, Opponent AvPPG, Opponent AvYPG, NM score, NM yards:

Arizona: 31.09,…[Read more]

Dampier screams Dequan Finn (Baylor). G5 QB who got by on athleticism stepping up a level. Baylor went on their winning streak once they went back to Sawyer Robertson because to win consistently at the P5 level, you have to be able to throw the ball.

Agree with @Utes 69. Poll might be more accurate if it was multiple choice:

A) Home Run hire
B) Best Utah could get under the circumstances
C) Meh
D) Some warts but not a complete miss
E) DOOM (nod to @UtesbyFive)

I’d vote C on the above and 0 on the star system because even one star means added value.

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@Anfernee: I’ve come to expect more from you than the same cut(s)/paste(s) on every thread

I didn’t need a sexy hire. I wanted a complete overhaul of the offense starting with the staff and ending with the philosophy and got none of it. Apparently the only thing “plug and play” is coaches from Whitt’s limited rolodex.

I can’t even be disappointed at this point since Whitt staying and doing what he’s been doing for his whole career was…[Read more]

They need to change the name from Holy War to In-Law Bowl

I doubt many actually watched full New Mexico games this year so stats and highlights are all we’ve got.

I did find it weird that you wondered why so many are fixated on stats and then threw stats and manipulated stats at us.,,

Yeah, I may not have been clear. I saw an article that Bronco wants the Utah State job and would assume he would try to bring Beck with him since they’ve got a 10 year relationship across multiple schools. Whitt can offer more than Bronco can in salary so why not take the money?

I’m trying to shorten my posts but have never been good at saying…[Read more]

gotcha. ignore the 5 game losing streak where they scored 14, 7, 3, 10 & 10 with QB1 and QB2 and count the FCS game where they scored 65.

That TE was a 3* QB transfer from Michigan and I see a WR throwing one pass on the season.

Yards per game rank (stats courtesy of sports-reference.com):

2024: 130.4 rush (#98), 199.4 pass (#99), 329.8 total (#115) – Ludwig / Bajakian
2023: 182.5 rush (#34), 165.8 pass (#120), 348.4 total (#94) – Ludwig
2022: 217.6 rush (#11), 249.2 pass (#50), 466.9 total (#17) – Ludwig
2021: 217.1 rush (#14), 214.3 pass (#85), 431.4 total (#41) -…[Read more]

Joe Williams backed up Booker in 2015, was the main back the 2nd half of 2016.

Chris Curry got 38 carries over 3 years for Utah. Maybe you meant Pledger? TJ had 700 yards in 2021.

Sounds like Robert Anae should have been the choice then