ProudUte

As was posted below. Dallin Holker is leaving BYU effective immediately.  He cannot enter the transfer portal until December 5th when it opens for 45 days.  So why is he quitting now?  If he plays 4 or fewer games – he can count this as a redshirt year and still have two years of eligibility remaining.
Holker was the Utah 5A MVP in 2017 when he…[Read more]

1.  Kuithe running the ball.  He has proved that he is a great runner.  I suspect we are saving this for conference games.
2. Wildcat package.  We have not done this much since 2008.  I think it is a great package because you gain a blocker.  I would like to see Jackson run it.  I have my doubts about us running this much.
3  More blitzing.  The…[Read more]

Many people are upset that USC/OSU and Utah/OSU are scheduled to play on the PAC12 network.  The link below explains the complexities and how it happened.
PAC12 TV Games

Laughed and said they hadn’t lost a PAC12 game
They started slow on Saturday because of some communication issues and some drops, etc.
He said they felt like they were moving in slow motion and making mistakes.  There were some protection mistakes.  Coach Whit came into their sideline huddle and got them motivated.  Once they scored the first TD…[Read more]

Suicide Prevention
I don’t know how you bounce back from something like that.  I wish him and his family the best.

I guess this means the bets are coming in for ASU.  That surprises me since the firing of Herm.  I would think the betting would go the other way.

KW seemed very happy and joking today.
Defense played well.  The line has stepped forward since the beginning of the season.
Offense took 5 possessions to get going.
Special teams have been quiet most of this season.
No shortage of talent at ASU.  We need to have a good week of practice and be ready to play in the 95-degree weather.
We have…[Read more]

The offense is not as consistent as I had hoped.  I had high expectations for Rising and Thomas and I don’t think that either is playing as well as they did at the end of last season.  They aren’t bad, just not as good as I would have expected.  Kuithe/Kincaid are doing exactly what I thought they would do and the Oline is doing Okay, but I was a…[Read more]

USC looks very good.  It will take everything we have to beat these guys next month.  I think they are a legit top-ten team.
Washington looked very good last night.  I am glad we don’t play them.  They should be ranked this week.
Oregon has come back after a shellacking in week one.  I thought they looked great against BYU.  Looks like they may…[Read more]

I don’t think the offensive coaches had the team well prepared for the 3-3-5 defense and their stunts.  However, I will give them credit for making game time changes.  I wonder if Rising being sick affected the way he played.
The defense was awesome, especially in the first half.  I like how Vele is returning punts and catching the ball as a…[Read more]

Do not schedule morning football games.  Apparently, fans in LA don’t wake up until noon.  Rose Bowl is empty.  Even worse – the UCLA players haven’t woken up yet either.  Down 17-6 to UCLA late in the first half.
 

He is congested today.  Bill Riley wouldn’t let Cam get close to him saying he did not want to lose his voice. (I hope Cam is healthy for the game on Saturday.)
Hubert looked impressive returning the PI for a TD.  The defenders blocked well for him.
Bill Riley said that the WRs needed to get open if they wanted to get the ball.  Cam said they…[Read more]

“We owe these guys!”
 

Utah -21  That seems a bit high to me.  (I hope we win by 30+.)
Oregon -3.5  Oregon looked terrible against UGA and BYU (I hate to admit it) looked very good Saturday night. (I hope Oregon wins.)
Washington -3.5 against 11th ranked Michigan State.  I think MSU is overrated, but what has UW done?  (I hope UW wins.)
TAMU -5.5. against 13th-ranked…[Read more]

I think the ranking is about right and as of this moment – I think BYU deserves its ranking.  They are playing hardnose football.
As for our Utes, we have some work to do.  However, I think we are further along than we were last year going into the SDSU game.
I think our offense is fine.  I know everyone including me would like to see the WRs…[Read more]

Kincaid had a great game.
Glover got PT and two TDs.
Jackson got into the game.
Outside of one boneheaded play, the D played great.
I am pleased that a lot of kids got to see some playing time.
I am not pleased that we came out sluggish in the 1st quarter.  However, they fixed that big time in the second quarter.
 

I assume that he is either injured or he is done at Utah.  Did I miss something?

Who would have thought this ten years ago?  Now the two top-ranked football teams in the state are Skyridge and Lehi.  Both had big road wins against other top-five teams last night.
Two more of the top five teams are right in the same area.  Lone Peak is just east of Lehi and Corner Canyon (perennial powerhouse) is just north.  It seems that…[Read more]

If we win out – good things will happen.  I am not concerned with the CFP. We need major improvement on defense to get to that point.
I have put the FL game behind me and plan to enjoy one game at a time. As for SUU, I want to see the starters work out the kinks and get the subs some game experience.  I would like to see us score early.  The…[Read more]

They say they have never seen an SEC team show as well as Utah did last night.
For those CB posters who say Utah doesn’t travel well, this shows how well our fans do travel.  We have had great showings at our three major bowl games too.  I believe this helps us in the conference realignment process.