ProudUte

Before asking these questions (hopefully, OnlyU can weigh in), I want to reiterate that I am very proud of my Utes and how they represented the university.  Oddly, I did not feel bad after the loss like normally would.
1. I assume Bernard was our best option at corner.  Were the young guys just not up to the task?
2. I appreciate Bernard’s…[Read more]

I am proud:
-Of Covey and very pleased he came to Utah.  I hope he gets a chance in the NFL.
-Of Rising.  He played a great game.  I am happy to hear he seems okay.
-Of all three tight ends.  What a group.
-Of Barnes.  I had no clue who he was and he engineered a game-tying TD.
-Of Bernhard for giving 100%.  You aren’t going to come in and…[Read more]

I hate to lose him as our RB coach.  But, when you have a good year – you will likely lose some guys.
 

It takes a lot to make this old man cry.  The Gameday tribute for Ty and Aaron did it.
Go Utes – win this game for Ty and Aaron!!!
 

What a guy. (non-football related)
Covey fights for a cause
 

Herbstreit said he expected the crowd to be close to 50-50 because OSU travels well.  Desmond said there is no way that the attendance will be 50-50, maybe like 70-30.
I actually like Herbstreit and I think he has been fair to the Utes over the years, but on this subject – he needs to pull his head out of the sand.  In the end, Utah winning the…[Read more]

I didn’t realize that they are doing a Gameday on New Year’s Day.  It will start at 8:00 AM from the Rose Bowl.  Herbie is going to be one tired guy.  He did the Georgia game tonight and will do the Rose Bowl tomorrow afternoon.  He said he would be doing Gameday early in the morning.
Go Utes!!!
 

Which Ohio team was the last team to beat OSU in football?
Hint – It is not Cincinnati.
 

I have no clue what will happen tomorrow.  There are too many factors. i.e., turnovers, motivation, injuries/opt-outs, raw talent, penalties, game plans, etc.  Utah could win big or they could lose big.
Regardless, January 1, 2022, is a great day in Utah football history.  I certainly want to win.  But, the results should not take away from this…[Read more]

From the Deseret News:
While Utah players and coaches were enjoying themselves at Disneyland last Monday as part of Rose Bowl festivities, defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley was standing in line for the Matterhorn ride when he saw a boy wearing a BYU football jersey.
Not only did Scalley good-naturedly give him a fist bump, but he also took…[Read more]

It is a team photo outside the Rose Bowl wearing their bowl uniforms.  I like that they staged the photo in numeric order.
Ute Rose Bowl Team Photo

It doesn’t really matter, just interesting that it continue to drop a little.
 

More because of the leader he is than the player.  I will miss his fantastic returns, but he is a great young man and loyal Ute.
I listened to his weekly interview with Riley.  I always love these interviews.  He said that the coaches do not need to do anything to motivate the players because they are already stoked.  He said he was happy they…[Read more]

To get his Covid test and wrist band.  He said there were a ton of Ute fans there and he thinks he saw two Ohio State fans.  Maybe OSU fans are all vaccinated. 🙂

Most of you are probably too young to remember long-time Tribune sports editor – John Mooney.  He once wrote a column about Utah’s 5 best football games.  I think this was written in the late 60s, maybe early 70s.  In any event 3 of the 5 games were losses like the loss to Army in the 1950s.
Things have changed a lot in the last 50 years.  We now…[Read more]

Utah has a better offensive line
Utah has a better defensive line
Utah has a better head coach
If Utah can avoid special-teams mistakes – they could win this game.
 

Coach Scalley
Devin Lloyd
CJ Stroud  (He calls Lloyd all-world)
OSU’s offensive coordinator

Sounds like UCLA did not communicate very well.
“Felt lied to, to be honest,” said Doeren, per Mark Schlabach of ESPN. “We felt like UCLA probably knew something was going on, didn’t tell anybody on our side. We had no clue they were up against that. I don’t feel like it was very well handled from their university. It would’ve been great to have…[Read more]

Matt Brown was interviewed on the Zone this morning.  He knows college football, especially Ohio State since he graduated from there.  He is very high on Coach Whitt and the Utes.  He likes Utah’s chances in the Rose Bowl.  He said that the mood in Columbus is not good.  He pointed out that they are a bit spoiled and losing one game is devastating…[Read more]

The game was to be played tonight.  That is last minute.  I don’t know the details.