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I would love to see Jackson play wildcat because of his strength and size.  However, I heard that “as of now” there is no plan to do that.  Apparently, Ludwig feels that Rising is a great runner, so they don’t need to bring in someone else to run.
I like the idea of mixing it up, so I hope they change their minds as the season moves on.  But, the…[Read more]

Camp is going well so far – a lot of work still to do.
Likes the vibe of the team.  They have the championship mentality.
They will be in full pads tomorrow.
We went to the Rose Bowl and lost – that is enough motivation for me.  I don’t need to be the underdog.
Our sites are higher than the Rose Bowl.
Tight end group is a close group.  He…[Read more]

I just heard Scalley’s interview form last Friday after practice.  He said, “We are not looking for incremental improvement, we are looking for substantial improvement with our defense.”
He said
– We have 6 or 7 guys fighting for the defensive end position.  Likes what Gabe Reid brings to the table.
– All of our injured CBs are back and at full…[Read more]

This puts us in a good position to make some noise.  Now we need to deliver and prove we belong there.
By the way, our friends down south are not in the top 25.  That kind of surprises me.

Would I bet on it? No.  Do I think it is likely? No.
We would likely have to go 12-0 to make it to the CFP.  Going undefeated is never an easy thing.  Look at Georgia last year.  Florida has never had a season where they won all of their games, yet they have a handful of national championships.
Could Utah go 12-0 and win the PAC12 championship…[Read more]

When they show an air-guitar competition in primetime.  I couldn’t believe it.  I know it is off-season for most sports, but still…

I did not see them all and most of them were the “Football in 60” on the PAC12 network.
A few observations that I came away with:
We will obviously really miss Covey and Lloyd.  The next player we will miss IMO is TJ Pledger.  He had some excellent runs.  We will really miss Bam.  He was blowing people away at the end of the season.
Returning…[Read more]

I am hearing from multiple sources that KW seems more confident than he ever has been.  It’s tough to tell in a public interview because he would never let on – how good the team may be.  However, those who are close to the program feel that he has never been so confident.
I would love to hear from OnlyU to see if he feels the same way.
 

I just got done golfing when the weekly Cam Rising interview came on ESPN700.  I think we get a lot more information from Rising and Kuithe than we ever get from KW.  KW is always so careful about what he says publicly.
Rising gave some good insights into different position groups.  He talked about the freshmen wide receivers and seems optimistic…[Read more]

In my opinion – these four games appear to be the key games this season.  Obviously, some things will change and some other game(s) will become critical games.
Florida – This game is key because it is a nationally recognized opponent.  We need to win this game if we seriously want to be considered for the CFP.  You never want to start your season…[Read more]

Starting today – Kuithe will be on ESPN700 each Tuesday at noon.  It was a great interview today.  He said he will be lined up in many different positions this season.  He spent all spring in the WR room so he could learn more about route running, etc.  He talked about his evolution as a player since he initially came to Utah.  
He has…[Read more]

I know some of you think the 1280 – 60 in 60 is meaningless.  It really doesn’t mean anything.  However, I think it is fun to see how the local media ranks the local players.  I think they added some fan voting this year.  They are now down to number 26.  The list of Utah players included so far is below.  I don’t have a big problem with what we…[Read more]

I love this quote from media days – when he talked about Utah.
“A couple of things. One, I’m looking forward to playing them since we didn’t play them last year. There was a game that was played, we didn’t show up and play it.”

However, college sports are moving to super conferences.  Would we be better merging with the Big12 to make the first super conference?  One of the talking heads suggested a few weeks ago:
– Merge the Bi1g12 and the remaining PAC teams.
– Add two more teams – probably SDSU and SMU.
– This would make a 24-team conference.  
– Make four -…[Read more]

I am glad to see Ute fan Tony Finau is down just one stroke going into this weekend, especially after his win last Sunday.
Go Tony.

Three on offense and three on defense.  Before you look at the link – who do you think they are?
All Pac 12
Quite impressive to have six on that list.  Utah football has come a long way.
Go Utes!!!
 
 
 

He played sparingly at Fresno State last year.  I hope he does well at USU.
 

It is hard to go undefeated, so I am not predicting this, but I would love it.  According to this – we would play USC for the championship.
2022 Prediction

He said that his arm is much stronger than it was this time last year and even stronger than it was at the end of last season.
I’m excited to see what Cam can do now that he is at full strength.  I think his one weakness last season was the long ball.  His improved strength opens up some options for our offense.
Go Utes!!!