SalUteopia

Losing Tufele hurt…keeping 5 star talent home is the next step. That said, we have plenty of talent on the D-line and I can tell you that all 3 studs we signed last year (Fotu, Anae and Tupai) all said “he ain’t coming in and taking my playing time!!

Now as far as the other local products, we wanted Katoa who signed with SC as well. Langi…[Read more]

Utah 48
Oregon 24

SC 38
Ore 28

Williams did practice this week…will play

Heard a few weeks back that T Williams has either a sprained or torn MCL but that they believed he would be able to play through it. Same person told me that Tim Patrick was in a boot after the game against USC and didn’t practice leading up to Cal. After seeing Tim limp around (in person) at Cal I have no reason to believe otherwise. I’m excited…[Read more]

Utah 31
AZ 13

Utah – 40
Cal – 34

Agreed…I’m headed to the game so want nothing more than another great result. Unfortunately I think injuries could play a role. We need a little luck the next couple of days and hope for no announcements. A couple of evaluations tomorrow need to come back positive. Fingers crossed.

Utah 38
SC 17

It’s disappointing that we finished so poorly down the stretch but honestly the more I think about it the more fired up I am to watch the boys beat the TDS! We’re better up front on both sides of the ball, our linebackers will be healthy, our corners are better than their receivers, Dimmick will be back and Whit owns them with weeks of prep.…[Read more]

I agree he has to go but how good would they be with him back as a Junior?? You lose Taylor and Loveridge but Chapman and Kuzma fill in, Bonham and the Jojo kid with plenty of depth behind them…Final 4 type talent…Never happen but fun to consider.

This team is clearly banged up…both linebackers – Paul and Norris aren’t right, Carter’s not right, I’m sure many others at this point of the season too. A step slow right now but they battle and I love their effort. Without Dimmick we don’t get to the QB very often (maybe even with Dimmick it’s the same). Very deep D-line but not great at…[Read more]

Utes 38-24. They can’t stop the run so this will be a classic “Whit game.” Ball control with Booker, kicking game and the front 7 stopping the run. Booker might get 35 touches.

Their 5 receiver set will give us problems and we’ll give up some big plays but if we don’t turn it over we’ll wear em down.

Only way we lose is in a shootout. We…[Read more]

24-17 Utes…a win and a cover. Our defense will get Dimick back and another week to get Norris closer to being healthy. Travis will make some plays. It’ll be a slugfest and not comfortable but we’ll find a way to get it done late.

Based on the parity in the league week in and week out I can see USC losing to either/both Oregon and UCLA. Beating Oregon in Eugene will not be easy even as average as they seem and a rivalry game with UCLA is a toss up. Winning 6 straight won’t be easy for a team that has already proven they can lay an egg. There’s a lot left that could…[Read more]

The line on the site I use is actually Utah -8 -115. As it stands this evening the money has come in on Utah and is leaning towards -8.5.

Fair assessment but the point he was trying to make and the one I was trying to convey was that we know what our conference opponents did against us, what worked and what didn’t and why. We know how they reacted to a wrinkle we added, we learn where we can beat them and unless they change their staff it will probably be similar each year.

The…[Read more]

Goff is the real deal for Cal and they are improved for sure. Their offense probably gives us the most matchup problems as anyone because of the 5 receiver sets. Norris can’t really run with a TE or a back in space and neither can Whittingham. Paul can which helps and Thomas as the nickel is a stud. Our safeties are solid so we have to worry…[Read more]