Jim Vanderhoof

What has Wilson done to make you think we can score 31? First road game and a highly motivated USU.

I hope you’re right and there is no reason for concern. I like Wilson and think he will be good but he has to prove it at some point.

Playing Wilson evens the playing field some. I think everyone else will step up and get the win for Wilson knowing Cam will be back next week.🤞

Sad state of college football. At some point the donors will feel like they can make better use of that money.

I agree Miami. I don’t think the Aggies are going to just lay down. They have some athletes and could give us a game with Wilson at qb. I’d love to see Wilson have a good game to get his confidence. If Cam plays I think we win big.

Unfortunately you will be right AzUTE. One can only hope. If Wilson plays they will blitz a lot. I’d like to see Wilson roll out more and have the throw run option. The 2023 offense could reappear. Barnes will know every play call. Lol

I know it drives us all crazy speculating every week who is hurt and how bad. We need a Ute hub spy to infiltrate the program and get the inside scoop.

They all count the same on the scoreboard Miami. What I saw personally was speed down the field and Rising looking to make some big plays. Rising in the past only looked for the safe short pass. To get to the NFL he needs to complete the 20+ yrd passes.

Singer and Parks are a dangerous combo for a defense because of the deep pass. Nick Saban…[Read more]

Good post thirty four. What’s the coach speak for QBs. “ the game will start slowing down”. I think that will happen with Wilson. He is mobile and has a good arm.

How can you say the offense is the same. Rising has 7 touchdown passes in two half’s minus the two last drives Wilson got before the half’s.

Wilson led team looks a lot the same as last year. He needs time to develop. Whitt and Ludwig are going to play the best player that’s ready.

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I have heard laceration and x ray was negative. That could mean stitches on the index finger? If that’s the case let it heal. It could be healed or at not in danger of making it worse plus the pain and grip on his throwing hand.

I’m sure Whitt will let us know his status. Not.

Great points. Freshman QBs always struggle at some point. Mainly on the road with crowd noise and the home team amping the defense to force mistakes.

Whitts defensive pressure on freshman QBs is always noticeable.

Does anyone know the extent of Cams injury? I think that will determine if he plays or not. If he has any chance of reinjuring his hand sit him.

Sure he needs reps but we need him healthy for OSU reguardless of the rust. He has lots of big game experience and Wilson would be like a deer in the headlights.

Singer looks great to me. He will get better each game learning the system and getting the timing down.

The combination of him and Parks are money! We just need to get them the ball. Nick Saban said on the college game day that big plays are must to win games now. You can’t depend on the run and short passing game. That’s proven true in our fir…[Read more]

I heard Whitt say the same thing proud Ute. He also said the team needs to step up when Rising is out. They looked sluggish the second half. Part of the Rising mystic is his ability to get the team energized. Wilson is a true freshman and he needs to have a good game to get his confidence and the team to play hard when he is in the game.

Didn’t he give an up to the minute detail on Risings injury? Haha never

Building the right culture takes time and extra effort. The older players teach work ethic to the younger guys. Transfers leave because of playing time or to be part of a better culture. That has become our best recruiting sales pitch.

Wow. Interesting viewpoint and numbers to back it up. Seems every year it takes us a few games to get in rhythm and find our identity on offense and defense. A lot comes down to leadership and a great QB. We are a totally different team when Rising is on the field.

Colorado is proof you can’t win with portal players.New players every year don’t know the offense and defense. Recruit and develop is still the focus of top teams (Utah). The portal can provide depth and fill a weakness.

We haven’t played a conference game yet. We are playing in a conference where we have a chance every year to make the playoffs.