[RedRocks]

A great fanbase is another tool in the recruiting toolbox.

If a player is deciding between two schools that are otherwise equal (money, etc.), do you think they would pick the team with fans that are known to boo their players if the others don’t?

If I were a recruit with options, I would certainly consider the fans when making my decision. Who wants to put up with a rude, entitled fanbase? Ours has certainly trended in that direction lately…

Anyhow, I usually don’t agree with booing at people, but I am okay with booing decisions (play calls, penalties, etc.).

[RedRocks]

From a fan perspective, I don’t think the NIL/Portal system is that much different from recruiting in general.

There are many high school recruits that never even see the field. Most fans probably don’t even follow recruiting all that closely. I actually think that more people are paying attention to portal comings and goings than they ever did for recruiting (outside the big catches).

At the end of the day, the games will still be played with the same rules (more or less) and the same number of players. Most of us enjoy the games more than recruiting and the coaching carousel.

Recruiting/coaching changes are interesting for off-season entertainment, but I am more interested in the on field product. College football teams change so much from year to year already; this shouldn’t be new to the fans.

I think Utah fans should be more upset about the lack of communication from the team/coaches: no more public practices, no injury information (or straight up false information), etc. This hurts the fan experience more than NIL or the portal.

[RedRocks]

I won’t pretend to know, but most people in this ‘industry’ are looking to advance their careers and get paid more.
Sometimes people bite off more than they can chew, or leave success to find failure (Scott Frost, Brian Harsin, Chip Kelly, etc).
I guess you can’t fault them for shooting their shot. Many people have succeeded following this approach as well.

Utah is a clear step up over UNM and USU for career/money chasers. If you want to coach in Utah, I assume most would choose Utah over USU as well.

[RedRocks]

I’d really like to know why Utah has so many injuries lately, especially quarterbacks.

Some like to blame the turf, but many teams play on turf. Some like to blame Under Armor, but there are other teams that use Under Armor.

Having seen some of the injuries on video, there doesn’t really seem to be anything unusual. Cam Risings latest injury looked painful as the defender kind of caused him to roll up on himself (backwards). Isaac Wilson’s injury also looked painful as he seemed to land awkwardly and get tackled by a defender who appeared to try and gator-roll him.

[RedRocks]

Urban Meyer is probably the best coach Utah has had (so far 😉), but he didn’t stick around very long.

Kyle Whittingham has been a great coach with some glaring blind spots (offense, fan engagement). I am not in the camp that thinks he should be fired or forced out, but I really wish that he would adapt a little bit more on offense.

Throughout all the different Offensive Coordinators, Kyle Whittingham has been the constant that keeps the offense the same (despite what he has said publicly). The only years where that hasn’t been the case is when Utah had a quarterback with the skills to mask/overcome those deficiencies (Huntley, Rising).

Poor QB play/progression, inconsistent offensive line play (despite constant praise for how good they are), and playing not to lose (instead of to win) have been hallmarks of the Kyle Whittingham era.

This is nothing new. We Utah fans have been complaining about these things for a long time. We just kind of forgot (or became hopeful they were gone) during the PAC-12 Championship years.

I am a Utah football fan, have been for a while, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. I think Kyle Whittingham has done great things for the program. However, when you get paid that much, you are expected to produce.

I hope he comes back next year, turns things around, wins the Big-12, and rides off into the sunset as a Utah legend. Not because I don’t like him (he seems like a great person/coach), but because I think we are all ready for a new era of Utah football (even with the potential growing pains).

[RedRocks]

If you are going to keep it around, the politics category should be ‘opt in’ not ‘opt out’.

[RedRocks]

While it is not my website, I’d be in favor of removing all political posts that don’t directly relate to Utah/college sports.

If people want political information/discussion, there are plenty of echo chambers out there for people to get the feedback they desire.

Discussing politics and religion in a detached online format intended for another purpose (in this case, sports) only really serves to divide. Most people aren’t going to change their political/religious opinion because you shared yours on a sports website.

People probably left after the last discussion because A) Who wants politics on a sports website? and B) Some people find the political opinions of others to be repulsive and no longer want to associate with that person or support their platform (not saying this is right or wrong).

[RedRocks]

Maybe my memory of former Cam is tainted by recent Cam, but Rose looked just as good or better running than Cam ever did. At least, from an athletic perspective. Maybe not on the option reads.

[RedRocks]

This. I’ve been impressed with his ability to seemingly catch (almost) everything thrown in his direction and wonder why he doesn’t get more targets.

[RedRocks]

Most likely.

Think of someone like LeBron James. He receives a salary as an employee of the Lakers, but he also gets paid by Nike and others for NIL/promotion/etc.

[Author]

Posts