ProudUte

There is a new program on channel 2 called “Talking Utah.”  It is on Sunday night at 11:00 PM.  It is all about Utah football.  Most important it supports the players via NIL.  They will have two Utah players on each Sunday.  This week the guests were Cam Rising and Clark Phillips.
I have been impressed with Cam Rising for a long time.  I was…[Read more]

I appreciate our coaching staff and I realize that there is a lot more going on with each play call than I know.  That being said, here are a few things I would have done differently.
1. When we scored a TD and there were two separate penalties against UCLA – KW decided to take on of the penalties and go for two.  We did get the conversion. …[Read more]

First of all – I need to remind myself that is just a football game and I should not let this loss affect my life.
We are not the team that many of us hoped we would be.  It is not just what we saw yesterday, it is the season as a whole.  
Our defense is not good.  Obviously, losing Lloyd, Sewell and Tafuna cost us more than some including me…[Read more]

Our kickoff team sucks!!!
We must have the weakest kicker in all of the FBS.  He cannot get it in the endzone.
Then our kick coverage is pathetic.  It set UCLA up in good field position all day long.

But, our defense is just not very good.  Against OSU we had 4 PIs and that was great, but outside of that, we did not stop them.  Add to that – UCLA’s play calling was amazing.  They mixed it up and exploited our weaknesses.
I think our offense did good but missed some good opportunities.  We got nearly 500 yards and passed and ran well.  
I am…[Read more]

The defense looks terrible.  The offense looks very good except they have blown opportunities.
Somehow, Scalley and team need to figure out a way to stop the Bruins.

But, if we rush for less than 100 – I think we lose.
We need to figure out how to be productive in the running game today.  We can and will pass effectively IMO, but I think we need more to win in Pasadena today.
Go Utes!!!
 
 

Looks like it will be in the mid-80s at the Rose Bowl.  It’s a big game.
Go Utes!!!
 

We have had inconsistencies in the offense each week.  We have corrected some, but then new ones pop up.  For example, we were bad in the red zone against ASU but did great against OSU.  Definitely had running problems last week that we din not have previously.  He hopes it all comes together this week.
Believes Tavion Thomas is ready to deliver…[Read more]

I have not seen anything yet.

He feels like he has played good this season but knows there are things he could improve on.  He doesn’t like to compare to last season because that was a different year.
Shout out to the defense for what they did in the red-zone against OSU.
OSU was loading up the box and bringing the safeties in.  They had us well-scouted and knew what we were…[Read more]

I hope he ends his career on a high note.
Dixon

Can’t afford to be mad.  I just need to embrace it and make the best of it.
He will be going to LA for the surgery.  It is scheduled for this Thursday.  He will be back in SLC on Monday.
Wants to help the team out in any way that he can.  Pain is a lot worse than last week.  He is basically immobile.  When he gets mobile, he will try to get back…[Read more]

According to KW the answer is yes.
Whittingham expects Rising to get anywhere between 6-10 designed runs in a game, but there was a big gap between his starting quarterback and the next highest rusher. Micah Bernard finished with 19 yards on six carries, Jaylon Glover had 18 yards on six carries, and Thomas finished with 13 yards on six carries.…[Read more]

KW suggested in his presser that TT has made some progress with his issues.  I hope he plays with passion and has a Williams-type game in the Rose Bowl.
Oct 8 Depth Chart

He responded to a lot of texts.  Most texts expressed concerns about the Utes’ lack of rushing or our ability to stop the run.  Bill would have none of it.  He just kept saying OSU is a very good team and we won 42-16. 

Good in the red zone on offense and defense on Saturday.
Cam did a good job of running the offense.
Had 11 possessions.  Too many 3 and outs.  We need to start faster and hopefully score on our first possessions.
DTR is doing an outstanding job this year.  He will be taught to cover.
UCLA runs a similar offense as ASU.
We ran some 5 down…[Read more]

However, there are some issues on and off the field according to KW and they don’t seem to be getting resolved.  We are in the heart of our schedule.  We need an RB1.  It seems to me that this should be Bernard.  If Jackson is ready, we use him in the short yardage situations because he is bigger and stronger.
I am not suggesting we totally…[Read more]

Two of the cour are in the PAC12.  
I do not like firing coaches mid-season unless there are some legal or NCAA issues.  This seems to be the trendy thing to do.

That’s about what I expected.