FountainofUte

Responding to Minnesota Ute, I agree that our athleticism is better than in the Majerus years. What also used to vex us back then was depth. In the WAC/MWC we could usually put a starting 5 on the court that could hang with some pretty good teams. Where I remember the Utes getting thrashed was when P5 powers could just keep bringing 6’6″+ studs…[Read more]

We do have the element of surprise on our side. Heck, even we don’t know what our team really is yet, let alone the Wildcats figuring it out by now. If we can get solid performances out of Barefield, Bonam, Collette, and Kuzma, and then get one of the secondary guys to go off – like Daniels did against Xavier – maybe we catch them off guard.

I searched his name on Twitter and it brings up a *little* more. A couple nuggets about him allegedly being on campus as of last fall.

If TR can find his outside stroke (which I’ve heard is more a part of his game than we’ve seen thus far) this kid could be a VERY valuable cog. He already is valuable, but a flex 4/5 with deep ball potential coming off the bench is a GREAT weapon.

It seems like if you have to hedge one way or the other it would make more sense to lean toward overscheduling than underscheduling, wouldn’t it? That team three years ago (Delon’s jr. year) was another one where LK scheduled light, and it seemed to keep us out of the NCAA’s. We had the wins, but zero resume. And we folded like a chair in the NIT…[Read more]

I’d take a one-and-done or a second-round bounce in a heartbeat in a rebuild season like this.

First off, I think ASU has only “beat us down” once since we joined the PAC-12. It was that first year in Tempe when it was a butt kicking from start to finish. The other games we lost were close. Games that we arguably should have won and gave away. Then the most recent game we actually won.

So, hopefully that assuages your fears of a beat…[Read more]

First off, I think ASU has only “beat us down” once since we joined the PAC-12. It was that first year in Tempe when it was a butt kicking from start to finish. The other games we lost were close. Games that we arguably should have won and gave away. Then the most recent game we actually won.

So, hopefully that assuages your fears of a beat…[Read more]

Yeah, I don’t get the Chapman issue either. I think the fans probably had overly optimistic visions of what he’d be, and how soon he’d be it. But he was still on track to be a heck of an upperclassman. Of all of the departures, I hated seeing him go.

I’m sure I’ve shared my opinion on just about every online forum…but this one.

I’m a middle-of-the-road guy. I don’t want to play them every year, nor do I want to see it go away forever (though I’m trending that way).

If it were me, I’d alternate H-and-H’s with BYU and USU in four year cycles. Only one of the games happens per year.

And I’m…[Read more]

Is a Top 25 recruiting class possible for the Utes? Because if we could get to that level, and mix it with our coaching staff…Whew, baby!

Well, then I guess we already know who Grendel is.

There’s no outcome to this game that would shock me. Anything from a Husky blowout to a Ute blowout and everything in between. We’re a little beat up, but we still have more than enough to win this game. But UW is very good this year and could certainly take us to the woodshed. It’s a tough game to predict, IMO.

Looks like I spoke too soon. Welcome to the U, Branden Carlson.

I guess that means that we played 10 P5-worthy teams in the regular season last year…(at least in the B1G’s eyes). Eleven if you count the Zoo in our bowl game.

I think he would have/could have played a bit more at OSU if needed. But I think the weather acted as an equalizer that made a 95% TP about the same as 0% TP.

I’m guessing that KW was willing to roll the dice that playing Tim (a lot, anyway) was not the difference between a W and an L. Turns out he was right — just by less margin than we…[Read more]

It’s an easy call. You take the Rose every time — even if it’s a certain death march. (Which it’s too soon to call anyway). Even a Rose loss (or, better put, a “Rose Bowl appearance”) is a HUGE feather in the cap of our program. HUUUGE!

The Alamo Bowl is such a strange bowl for us. I’m glad it’s in our fold, but it seems kinda sorry that it’s…[Read more]