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I actually had Bentley in my spreadsheet…just missed him when I transferred it over to here. And I haven’t put the missionaries in since they’re not technically on the roster

Here’s my understanding of our (loose) depth charts with eligibility remaining. Note that some players almost certainly won’t use all their eligibility though. Barton I think will go NFL, Bernard probably won’t be back in 2025 for a 7th year (4+COVID+RS+Medical)… but they will at least have the option

Quarterback

• Cam Rising (1 year)
• Brandon…

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I do a lot of work tracking ratings and viewership. It’s been a long time since any Big 12 game wasn’t at least on ESPN+. But most teams will have a few ESPN+ games each year (including nearly every FCS game). Depends on if you view ESPN+ as ‘televised’ or not.

This is a bad take in any case, but particularly so for Taeshaun Lyons.

I’m guessing you’re confusing him with Tejan Bridges who did have the incident (related to guns and weed) that led him to be kicked off the Oklahoma team. That said, if you can’t recognize the name of a player, maybe you’re not the best positioned to judge them

NCAA ruled that this off-season players can get a free transfer no matter how many they’ve already had

It’s not about the absolute in a vacuum value. It’s about comparison to the next best alternative.

No Cam means the next best alternative is…Bryson Barnes. Maybe Brandon Rose.

No JJ means the next best alternative is…Jaylon Glover, Ashton Jeanty, Micah Bernard and potentially the second year guys.

That’s not an attack on JJ, who has been…[Read more]

Truthfully it depends on how far we want to go.

Yes, we don’t rely on WR as much as other teams.
Yes, Utah should have a fantastic defense.
Yes, we will likely have good non-WR pass catchers and a solid run game.

But if we want to raise another level, we need to strengthen our weaknesses instead of just hiding them. If we could get someone like…[Read more]

Truth of the matter is that Whittingham can’t know that. Medical redshirts are weird in that they don’t happen at the time, they really only happen once the player is out of eligibility and then petitions to have an additional year. So he might feel good about still getting a medical RS, but it would be decided later. And playing would certainly…[Read more]

Some thoughts on Radcliffe

Full disclosure/caveat that I have no inside info or particular skill breaking down film

Radcliffe is a bit of an interesting case and frankly reminds me of Adarrius Harshaw, a 87.5 rated player who decommited from Utah…and ended up signing with Austin Peay. Harshaw had a great junior year and committed to Utah…but…[Read more]

We can (and should) take shots on lower rated kids who we believe in. That’s always been the case. As many point out, there’s plenty who exceed their rating or fail to live up to it.

In large quantities, the ratings end up VERY accurate. So the class should mostly be higher rated guys, but there will be low rated upside types either way. A…[Read more]

He’s an edge rusher, was seen as a fairly good one (high 3 star…not crazy high but 87-88 range).

Committed to BYU in 2021 class, went on a mission in 2021 and 2022 and then didn’t play this year.

Some noise that he was frustrated he didn’t get playing time in his first year off mission (he’ll be a RS Freshman next season), but a bigger issue…[Read more]

Laumea should also be listed as NFL. As should Keaton Bills.

So is UC-San Diego. Seems like we got a pretty good Tight End out of there a few years back.

Obviously, most FCS players aren’t Dalton Kincaid. But if a player is good, I don’t care where they were playing. Obviously I don’t know if this guy is good, just know that “He was at Holy Cross” isn’t enough to say he’s not good.

Because if you wait until after the bowl games, you’ve also waited until after most HS recruits have signed. And the HS recruits want to know who is at their program and the coaches want to know what holes they have. So they’ve shoehorned the portal in before early signing day.

Meaning that December (and late November) is the busiest month for a…[Read more]

Biggest issue with an NIL cap is that the courts would near-immediately strike it down and it would open up the NCAA to serious damages

With the amount of viewers and money that bowls bring in, I can’t see them going away honestly

The most common prediction (by far) is against Maryland in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Sometimes you see other opponents in the LV Bowl, but that bowl seems far and away the most likely (with occasional mention of the Sun Bowl and now apparently the Holiday Bowl)

We may not like it, but it would make a certain sense.

Barnes has gotten the opportunity and proves himself competent, so doesn’t want to go back to the bench for his last year. He wants to play, I get that.

And the reality is that he’s likely not going to get a good P5 opportunity unless the team is truly desperate for a QB. And BYU is local…[Read more]