ProudUte

Hard road to get here, but it feels unreal.  It was harder to repeat as PAC12 champions.
The pregame vibe was exciting.  Appreciates the fans showing up.
Got some confidence when the D held USC to a FG.
Kincaid was in all but one play in the first USC game, but he was not capable/healthy enough to do that this game.
Different stars in this…[Read more]

Highly ranked WR from Idaho.  I hope we can land this kid.  We made his final ten.
Gatlin Bair

It started last Thursday when we beat 4th-ranked Arizona.  Then we beat 4th-ranked USC in the PAC12 championship.  We got an official invite to the Rose Bowl.  We also beat WSU in basketball.  On top of that – it has been a terrific week in recruiting.
We will have good weeks and bad weeks.  But, I am going to enjoy this great…[Read more]

I hope that our entire coaching staff stays intact after the Rose Bowl.  Often when a team excels as we have, coaches will get poached.  However, I don’t see Scalley going anywhere since I believe he is the unofficial coach-in-waiting.  Ludwig has been all over the country and I don’t think he wants any more changes.  Shah isn’t going anywhere…[Read more]

Thanks to the players and coaches for making this December a wonderful month.  On December 2nd, the team left us in a positive mood with the stomping of the Trojans.  We have a month to enjoy it while we wait for our matchup with Penn State.
Go Utes!!!
 

than LA.
In SLC – 50% of TVs were tuned to the PAC12 championship.  In Columbus, it was 27%, and in LA 19%.
I guess the Utes are popular in Ohio. 🙂

Over 6 million viewers watched the USC/Utah game on Friday.  That is the highest rating the game has ever had.
This game was great publicity for our Utes.  I hope it pays dividends.

That’s interesting since the combined average score for the two teams is 76.  It looks like they expect more of a defensive game.  The combined opponent’s score for Utah/PSU is 38.

I don’t want black. Our colors are red and white. I want us to wear red in this big game.  But that’s just me. 
We know what uniforms Penn State will be wearing. 

He committed to Utah after his junior year. He stayed true to his commitment even though he was highly recruited after his senior year. He developed into one of the top QBs in Utah football history. Today he led a game winning drive for the Ravens. Congrats TH!!!
 
 
 
 
 

1. Back-to-back conference champions.  Amazing!
2. Beating USC twice in one season.  Beat them next year and send them away.
3. We will play in the last “traditional” Rose Bowl.
4. It will help with recruiting.
5. This may have the most immediate effect – I think it will help us get some portal players.  We NEED some wide receivers.  This game…[Read more]

There were a lot of great ones on both sides, but my favorite was the Yassmin TD catch and run. What a beast!!!

He said that Utah outplayed them and deserved to win. Not every coach would do that.

What a gutsy performance. Down by 14 and USC had the ball on the Utah 35 – then we took over. We did this without Kuithe, Thomas, Vele, Fillinger, Ellis, Curry, and a very limited Kincaid.

I am so impressed with both sides of the ball tonight. Great job Utes!!!

I only have one thing to say – We need Rising to run the ball this Friday.

Here is an interesting article on how they will pick the officials for this Friday’s game and how bad the PAC12 officiating is.
PAC12 Officiating
I agree with Canzano that these guys do not know where to spot the ball and often get it wrong.  It was very costly for us, when Cam obviously had a first down at the seven against Oregon.  They moved…[Read more]

That of course could happen because USC’s offense is so potent.  Some have suggested that they are better than when we played them on October 15th.
But, look at the games USC has played since they played us (throwing out the CU game).
They beat Arizona 45-37.  This was a close game throughout and USC broke away late.
They beat Cal 41-35.  Cal…[Read more]

The stats for the season are meaningful because these two teams played very similar schedules.  USC did play Cal instead of Oregon.  So, one could argue that our schedule may have been tougher.
Utah averages 39.6 points per game and 467 yards.
USC averages 42.5 points per game and 506 yards.
Utah gave up an average of 20.1 points and 317…[Read more]

Everything I am hearing suggests that Williams is a lock for the Heisman unless he really screws up this Friday.  He made the Heisman pose on Saturday after scoring a TD.  I hope this is all going to his head.  He is a great QB for sure.  I hope Utah’s defense can make him look more human.  It’s the only football game Friday and the nation will be…[Read more]

Is this true?  Someone posted below that there were 35,000 seats available.