[SLC-UteFan]

They both have offers from Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Washington, Miami, Oregon. etc.

Jaron is a 4-star WR.
https://247sports.com/Player/jaron-pula-46140793/

Kennan is a very high 3-star WR or Safety. (a hair’s width from a 4-star).
https://247sports.com/Player/kennan-pula-46140792/

[SLC-UteFan]

There is a Byu fan that is trying to appear as a Utah fan on various social media sites, while giving great praise to Byu and insulting Utah, while trying to appear as a Utah fan.

Let me guess. That is you, right?

Like here:
https://x.com/TheOptimist911/status/1938063116568564104

Or here: (Check the comment below.)

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Comment pasted here:
“We Give Up‼️
BYU is officially our Much Much Bigger Brother!
#1 recruit AJ Dybansta and now ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ryder Lyons???
Just being brutally honest.
Anyway, Go UTES‼️”

[SLC-UteFan]

I refuse to give in to the online BYU hype machine, which is non-stop portraying Utah as some “has been” program that is falling off a cliff in recruiting and everything else.

Meanwhile, Utah is very possibly picking up most, if not all of the following:

Jaron Pula, 4-star receiver.
Keenan Pula, very high 3-star athlete/safety – just a “hair’s width” from being a 4-star (.89 247 rating)
Kelvin Obot – solid 4-star OT
Salesi Moa – athlete (I think Utah wants him as a WR) – high 4-star

Moa would be the 2nd highest 247 composite ranking to ever commit to Utah – just a “hair’s width” below CPIII.

All these have yet to commit to Utah, so there’s work to be done, but it seems they are all Utah leans.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Utah got most, if not all of them.

[SLC-UteFan]

Good commit.

Had offers from UCLA, ASU, Miami, Oregon, and Washington among others.

And, FWIW, he has a Rivals 4-star rating.

[SLC-UteFan]

I don’t know anything about him personally, but I am seeing tons of negative comments by the BYU fanbase about him. Interesting.

[SLC-UteFan]

@byu-provo-loss

Such a nightmare place first of all. Probably at night and they’re unreal at home. It’s close, wish this was in slc this year as I think we would win. They return just about everyone and added some studs. They make the big xii championship and cfp imo unfortunately. Ready for the hate incoming

Do you hangout at Cougarboard? Just kidding.

While I don’t want to discount byu since they have a lot of players returning, I think they are still byu – meaning last year was their best team in 25+ years, and they couldn’t beat Kansas at home to secure a conference championship appearance. And in the rivalry game anything can happen. But byu lost some key players to the portal, and the players they obtained puts their portal ranking at dead last in the conference. So, perhaps the portal was a net loss for them? I think so.

Byu won a lot of games last year by “luck” – yes I know that the word “luck” is extremely unpopular for some people given that byu won games and that luck doesn’t matter. Win or lose, luck or no luck, the team has to execute. However, the amount of positive improbable outcomes and plays (especially late in the game) that byu had in their favor was pretty much off the charts. That isn’t sustainable.

However, look at last year’s rivalry game. I know what happened last year doesn’t dictate what happens this year. However, byu beat Utah by one point – ONE. It was Utah’s worst team in 25+ years, and byu’s best team in 25+ years. With Utah’s 3rd string QB. In his first start ever. With an injured foot the whole second half. With a penalty called against Utah that 95 times out of 100 won’t be called that gave byu the opportunity to win (yes Scalley’s D should have stopped them, I know.)

Given those parameters, byu had the opportunity to squash Utah by 30. But they only won by ONE. ONE – that is the number just after ZERO. That is telling to me. And what it tells me is that Utah – if relatively healthy (meaning Utah isn’t playing QB 3 or 4) – Utah wins. In convincing fashion. Whittingham isn’t going to make this his last season (assuming that is the case), without beating byu. I suspect he has been studying byu and preparing all off season. Just a hunch. Utah 35, byu 13.

[SLC-UteFan]

Relentless. Smart. Nasty. Ball hawks.

[SLC-UteFan]

Exactly. I miss the tough defense of the NBA in the 90s. The games were 85-82 instead of 121-115. I can’t watch it today – it is so boring to me.

[SLC-UteFan]

Yes. They are everywhere.

[SLC-UteFan]

I think we all share the concern that a lousy 5-7 season hurts recruiting. I am not naive to that. But the Byu fan hype machine portrays Utah as a conference bottom-feeder, and that the program is done and over with. History.

Given that Utah is still well in the thick of having numerous 4-star players commit, I think the total “doomsday” scenario is just bunk.

In fact, if those players commit (being careful not to count the chickens before they hatch), I will be surprised at how well the class ends up, given the 5-7 season last year.

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