ProudUte

I love Utah football and have been a big fan for 60 years. But, for me, it’s not a social event. (Pre and post-game is a different story.) I hate watching Utah football with people who do not understand football or are not Utah football fans. Nothing bothers me more when I am watching football than a nonfootball fan asking silly questions like,…[Read more]

What position group will be our strongest in 2023?
I think there is an argument to be made for running backs, Oline, Dline, tight ends, and linebackers. I suppose one could argue QBs too. I predict it will be the Dline. We have experience, size, and depth at the Dline. The next best group IMO will be the running backs. If we get Ritchie…[Read more]

Nice article. He thinks that Utah’s defense will lead the way to a third straight PAC12 championship.
Utes to win PAC12

The top candidates would be: Williams, Blackmon, Weddle, Bishop, Lusk, Scalley, and Larry Wilson.
Larry Wilson is Utah’s only Hall of Fame NFL player. But, he played 60 years ago. I love Blackmon and Marcus Williams is a stud. I love what Bishop adds to our current team. But, in the end – I have to go with Weddle. I believe he will be Utah’s…[Read more]

He was asked about Jazz trade and he said Collins is a good fit, but nothing too exciting.
He thinks that there may be a lot of commitments in college football in the next few weeks. There are a few potential Utes who are scheduled to announce in early July.
He said that Hunter Andrews committed to Utah to play defense at Utah, specifically at…[Read more]

Who are your all-time favorite Utes and why. Here are my top five:

Eric Weddle – What a stud on and off the field. He did everything for us, defense, special teams, and even offense. He was a great player and an even better guy.
Alex Smith – What can I say – he ended up being the number one pick in the NFL draft. He is the best QB in Utah…[Read more]

There has been about one new thread per day on the board this last week. I want to talk football all 12 months. So, I am going to generate some football-related posts to start discussions.
The question of the day – What were your favorite Utah football games?
My top 10 in chronological order:
– The 1964 Liberty Bowl win against West Virginia.…[Read more]

We rotate defensive linemen to keep guys fresh. Every team rotates running backs and wide receivers. Most teams rarely rotate offensive linemen. I hear that it is because the timing and teamwork up front are so critical.
So my question is – would it make sense for the Utes to rotate linebackers to keep them fresh? We have four or five very…[Read more]

It will be about two months until the top ten in the annual 60in60 are announced. I believe the following Utes will make the top ten.
Rising, Kuithe, Laumea, Bishop, Tafuna, Jackson, and possibly Reid
I am not sure Reid deserves to be there over Barton, but the media seems to like him a lot.
Personally, I think Pepa should be in the top ten, but…[Read more]

I read an article recently that did not have Cam Rising as a top-25 QB prospect going into the 2024 NFL draft. Last year he was a consistent top-10 prospect. I know he suffered a serious injury in the Rose Bowl. But, I am surprised that he has fallen so far.
Very few national talking heads seem to be giving Cam much of a chance of getting back…[Read more]

This article talks about Isaac’s decision to pick Utah and how Zach helped him in his review of the two teams.

I have been thinking lately about the number of receptions our receivers will get. We have an all-conference weapon in Kuither. Some people are high on Pittman. Vele is a solid and experienced target as is Bernard coming out of the backfield. Here are my uneducated estimates of the number of catches our main receivers will get per game.
Kuithe…[Read more]

I’m sorry – I couldn’t resist this.
I stopped visiting the Cougar board last December because it is so full of hate. Well, I made the mistake of visiting the CB site today. On the front page of this site – they display the top ten posts (most likes). Nine of the top ten posts dealt directly with the Utes or with the potential fall of the PAC12.…[Read more]

You all exceeded expectations and made it to the CWS. Great season and great fun!!!

Yesterday afternoon I was out running errands and picked up the last half of an interview with Yogi Roth on ESPN 700. There were a couple of interesting tidbits.
1. Isaac Wilson making it as an Elite-11 finalist is a big deal. (Yogi is part of the Elite-11 program, so he has some bias.) He pointed out the other schools that had a commitment in…[Read more]

Cam Rising told Bill Riley that he is ahead of schedule with his rehab and that he will be ready to play against Florida.

I saw our admin, Tony on channel two news. Nice interview, nice beard. 🙂

Nice article about Isaac Wilson committing to Utah.
Nice pick-up for the 2024 class. I hope we can land at least 7 of the top ten local players.

I don’t know why you chose Utah as your school of choice. But, I am glad you did. Welcome to the family. I hope you have a great senior season at Corner Canyon and a fantastic experience playing for the Utes.
Go Utes!!!

For years we dominated special teams in the PAC12. We had the first-team punter, kicker, and a returner. Covey was first-team in 2021, but outside of him – we had totally fallen off the map. We went from two all-american punters and two all-american kickers to some of the worst kickers and punters in the nation.
We won the last two PAC12…[Read more]