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The people with real money at Utah are happy with Harlan’s reaction”

Are you connected with these people or do you have sources on this? But if you have sources can you let us know? Don’t need to name names or titles, but I’m just curious if this really is true or is just speculation.

If speculation, that’s fine. I’m just curious.

What’s funny about this is that visiting fans can’t get alcohol, and yet BYU fans are probably telling them in advance that Ute fans will throw beer on them!

There’s this. Josh Nurse confirming UA is not good.

https://x.com/UnoQuatroJ14/status/1856404411574063226?t=GAT8LlgvySFlYUQtmJAkpw&s=19

Totally, and forgive me if it seemed like I was trying to place the blame away from the offense. That wasn’t my intention. But I assume Scalley will take a look at that part of the defense anyway and try to address it – the competitor that he is will demand every area that needs improvement actually improves.

Joe Klatt says one thing. Terry McAulay says the opposite. On X, I’ve seen a lot of diverse opinions, some from just casual fans, and a few that might be more than a fan and whose opinion might mean more – but I forgot to bookmark those. Just a casual observance, the more they get away from the XII, the more they say the penalty should not have…[Read more]

There is a comment above about no BYU fan thinks they are going to blow Utah out. Except that I have seen many on X that think that. But I imagine most BYU fans realize that most likely the game will be a dog fight – probably down to the last few minutes of the game to determine the winner.

I am having a hard time figuring out this game. But here…[Read more]

I don’t see anything official, but a few X folks are claiming he quit the team.

Win the turnover battle.

Even if Utah is even with BYU on turnover margin I think they win. If Utah is +1 or more in turnover margin they win big.

Now, with a third string QB in his very first start, that will be hard to do.

Plus there is this daunting stat.…[Read more]

Oregon State twice? Unreal.

I’m LDS (not always a good one however) and I think you are spot on correct here.

Byu supporters are trying to justify their NIL as a way to promote Byu and hence the church. Well I can think of 50,000 better ways to do just that.

It’s pure arrogance. Or, to use another word that resonates with church members, “pride”. Paying millions of…[Read more]

Spot on. Yes, I can’t help but believe that BYU’s NIL really is pay to play, and that people (not just Utes fans) will resent this and it creates negativity surrounding it.

Yes, BYU the institution isn’t paying NIL – the donors are. But people who will resent this and see it as a negative really don’t care. To them, it doesn’t matter, given that…[Read more]

I was going to post something similar. Glad you did.

It seems clear to me and you: BYU should NOT be a pay to play place. AND they should not buy players that don’t fit the mission.

Some BYU fans have interpreted this to mean:
“We should not use pay to play for a player that does not fit the mission.”

In other words, to them, pay to play is…[Read more]

“Ute fans loved it when Ken Garff showed up with new Dodge Rams.”

True. But none of us expected a Dodge Ram to suddenly bring in the top half-dozen high-4* and 5* players to Utah either.

One more:

IF he is willing to come back at a major reduction in NIL $$.

I think it will be a lower-scoring game. I’ll say BYU wins 24-13.

I’ve watched some videos on BYU and while I am no football X’s and O’s expert by any means, I see that they have excellent play calling on both defense and offense and the players execute very well. They are well-coached. The players know where to be and know what to do in most…[Read more]

Completely agree. Let’s hope Wilson doesn’t transfer.

“The lack of transparency is frustrating. It’s easy to sell something when you keep it hidden in a box, but once you reveal what’s inside, it becomes much harder to convince people to buy in. By restricting media and fans from seeing the reality of the team’s performance through practices or scrimmages, we’re left begging for crumbs from a paranoi…

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“I find nothing contradictory with the statement by the BYU dude.”

He’s actually not a “BYU dude”. He’s a high-ranking church leader that has “stewardship” over BYU and other church educational endeavors – at least it appears to me.

You’re right in that BYU doesn’t directly pay. That isn’t the point.

The point is that the high-ranking church…[Read more]