FountainofUte

Kinda weird that a hype video spells the subject’s name wrong. 🤷‍♂️

Their ’96 team is the best one I’ve seen them field, and it’s not really close. Though I was too young to care about their early ’80s teams. Though I’ve heard some say that ’85 was possibly a better team than ’84.

Losing to Colorado isn’t shameful, generally. Losing to them in 2011 was absolutely shameful. Putrid. Inexcusable.

I found it interesting to see how close the series’ are with Colorado and Arizona. Those are the rivalries we need to be grooming in the coming years.

And, I know I’m in a minority with this opinion, but I still see schools like…[Read more]

I’m kind of tired of being just in or outside of Bubbleville yet again in early March. Now, with that said, had you asked me back in October if I thought this year’s squad had a shot at going to the NCAA tourney, I’d have said no way. Yet here they are on the cusp of barely making it or barely missing it.

I’m not even sure what consolation I…[Read more]

Yeah, I’d rather ride it out with TW a little longer. Huntley can lower risk by running less (which significantly changes his game) but there’s only so much that can be done about him taking a nasty hit in the backfield. Not worth the risk. Hold him out till Nov. 

It appears like things are back on track after a mysterious couple years of recruiting that seemed below the program’s potential. Add to that early losses to the NBA of Poeltl and Kuzma, and strange departures of Chapman and Daniels. Think of our team this year if those four guys were all still here. It looks like this upcoming season may be a bit…[Read more]

1) I’m fine with BYU and USU on the schedule. I don’t want to see both every season. I wouldn’t mind just trading off H&H’s with them alternating in two-year cycles. And from time to time, just have neither on the schedule.
2) I don’t mind the game with Wyoming. Maybe I’m just getting old, but I grew up watching the Utes and Pokes throw down and…[Read more]

I think the joke is that this post could just be permanently locked at the top of the page and it would be true and relevant about every two weeks.

It’s just the ol’ “backup QB is the most popular guy on the team” dyanamic. And sexy many-star recruits are more exciting than multi-year hardened veterans currently ON the team. It’s just fans stuff. But ya gotta admit, if we can hang onto this kid, it’s a HUGE pick up for the U. Let’s hope he sticks.

What’s Gail Miller doing these days?

Even before the “Moar Mountain” sleeves, my biggest beef with our fb uniforms has always been how tiny “Utah” is on the front of the jersey. I love when state flagship schools have the state’s name big and bold across the jersey like Colorado and Oklahoma. Ours has always seemed understated.

The Deseret News was always the Mormon paper, and the Trib was the one for everyone else around here. But…they both used to be better, more objective, and respectable.

Both papers should be embarrassed at what they’ve become. I just want news. I want to understand the community and the state. I don’t feel like either publication is very good at…[Read more]

IDK. I think there was a point in the year where we were NCAA-tourney caliber. Which is what made our weak OOC schedule and end of season fade so frustrating. I saw it with my own eyes. We had potential to be good.

I hope so. I don’t think I have crazy expectations for the program/LK. I’ve seen fans unusually disappointed when a 5-star chooses Arizona over us or when we’re not getting to the Sweet 16 every year. That’s definitely not where I’m coming from.

On the other hand, I don’t see any reason that we can’t firmly place ourselves in the second tier of…[Read more]

I hope so. I don’t think I have crazy expectations for the program/LK. I’ve seen fans unusually disappointed when a 5-star chooses Arizona over us or when we’re not getting to the Sweet 16 every year. That’s definitely not where I’m coming from.

On the other hand, I don’t see any reason that we can’t firmly place ourselves in the second tier of…[Read more]

I hope so. I don’t think I have crazy expectations for the program/LK. I’ve seen fans unusually disappointed when a 5-star chooses Arizona over us or when we’re not getting to the Sweet 16 every year. That’s definitely not where I’m coming from.

On the other hand, I don’t see any reason that we can’t firmly place ourselves in the second tier of…[Read more]

They won’t lose this. If the Runnin’ Utes are deflated they’ll win close, like 1-5 pts. If they come focused and pissed, they’ll win by 20+.

No doubt having Poeltl would have had a dramatic effect on our projections. I mean, I’d pencil us in as a S16 team had we had Jakob for a third year. –Sigh–