Jim Vanderhoof

I’m taking a different angle on my favorite rivalry moment. I was a student in the early seventies sitting in the student section for the rivalry game. They had dominated us and we had no chance of winning.

The teams had warmed up before the game and were heading back to the locker room before coming back out. A BYU player took his helmet off a…[Read more]

I like how you guys think. Deciding how much a win is worth as opposed to possibly losing both. Taking the money line eliminates the chance of losing both with the spread(smart). I’ve been doing that with BYU all year. (8-0).Bet for them with the spread and if they win you get money if they lose you get satisfaction.

BYU is undefeated playing for a conference championship and possible 4 seed in the CFP. They are solid on defense and create turnovers. Offense is balanced with the run and pass. QB is playing his best football. They are favored by 4-5 pts.

With that said give me the Utes. I’m putting my money on the Utes. We have nothing to lose and I can’t wai…[Read more]

Back in the good old days when you could bring in a thermos of Ute juice for the cold weather games.

Maybe we should hire Mitchell as QB coach. That offense was fun to watch. The defense was as bad as the offense was good.

Ghost do you know why Alford has not played or has he? Seem with his size he could help.

Thanks Ghost. Maybe we see Alford or McClain.

Our idiots are better than your idiots.

That’s why I said for a week. That might be a stretch. A Sunday (after midnight) win would be enough for me.

We need some big plays on offense and a couple turnovers. They will stack the box and put pressure on Rose and force him to make mistakes. Rose looks like he can get rid of the ball faster and throw in the flat better than Wilson (small sample size). Come out aggressive on offense and defense. Rose running the ball will be key. Do something they…[Read more]

Go back to cougarboard.

Hard to evaluate talent when playing a high school level teams. The million dollar question is can we match up with athleticism and talent in the Big12.

With Rising returning the focus shifted to the “throw game”. Paying Qb WRs and tight ends instead of JJ. Can’t replace a big back like JJ without $$. If we have more NIL we get JJ back and suddenly a Bernard JJ backfield looks pretty good. NIL is destroying under financed programs. If it weren’t for bad luck we’d have no luck at all.

Thanks for the breakdown. We’ve gone from the athletic Pac12 to the more athletic Big12. When will the coaches figure out we need athletes and development to be competitive or a rich sugar daddy to buy developed athletes. NIL is sucking the life out of our program.

My comment was our defense and he threw for 25 yards. He was horrible.

Favorite moment was winning 9 in a row. Least favorite was losing that 10 in a row game and listening to the BYU fans act like they had just won the Pac 12. Good news is we will either be 10-1 or they will be 2-9.

I’m 8-0 taking BYU vs the spread. This week is much harder. I can’t do it. I’m going Utes +4.5. I think they right the ship. BYU is the better team at this point but we have equal or better talent to pull off a big win!!

Wake up wake up it was only a dream.

I believe BYU has covered the spread every week. Odds makers way under valued them early on. Will they shift the other direction? I think Utah will be highly motivated which is 4 games too late. If Rose can make a few plays and no mistakes we have a good chance of winning. BYU is a better team going in to the game.