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I don’t think the state law does that.

https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0202.html

The NCAA might argue that there is a violation of their rules “NIL activities may not be used to compensate an athlete for athletics participation or achievement (i.e., pay-for-play).” But, that argument would ring hollow as NIL agreements are exactly…[Read more]

Do you know which law that is? I hadn’t heard of it.

There is no reason why the collective couldn’t have a contract. It would require organization to do. But there is no reason why we couldn’t be including such language in the contracts right now.

We are watching numerous players acting like Dorian Singer at Arizona. The bag is tempting, but a starting spot that has you on track for the NFL is worth far more than any one or two year bag and the associated risks of transferring. Dorian Singer’s year chasing the bag in USC may end up costing him tens of millions in lifetime earnings.

Growing up in Denver in the 80’s, I lived and breathed Broncos football. Free agency ended it for me when I realized I could either be a fan of players with no regard to their team, or I could be a fan of a logo and a team owner. I haven’t watched an NFL game in almost a decade.

With NIL, I am starting to feel the same way now about Utah…[Read more]

I don’t think it is inherently dirty, the game has just changed. (see link to video of Mike Singletary doing the same thing in the 80’s).

In many ways, I blame this type of defensive play in the current league on Mahomes and other QBs who act like they are going down, or act like they are sliding and then don’t. In my mind, that kind of play by a…[Read more]

He doesn’t just have “it”, he is “it.” He is the kind of impressive that comes from being a person of integrity and honesty, which is not just impressive to the young men, but I am sure is very impressive to the parents.

This is how every high-level offense used to be. Even for skill positions, it was very rare to see a newly drafted player in the 80’s and 90’s immediately transition to NFL success, rather, it usually took a couple of years for players to learn the system. (Also, it was fairly common for a new coach to not have their offense fully in place until…[Read more]

After last season, the consensus on this page was the Devaughn absolutely was not an NFL receiver. If it was just a distribution issue, I don’t believe that that would have been the case.

While distribution is certainly an issue, it is very rare to see a Utah receiver open in broken coverage or creating quick separation. This makes me thing that…[Read more]

What is most damning about WR coaching/offense is that we are putting WRs in the NFL, and they are usually better in the NFL (against better competition) than they were here. For example, Devaughn is a starting WR for the Broncos, beating out Troy Franklin. Yet, we couldn’t get him the ball at a level corresponding to his talent.

So, effectively, there is no recourse, and there is no accountability. The lack of accountability is particularly surprising in the world of sports where accountability is king.

I am fine with what Harlan did. (to me, being upset with what he said/did is a form of ton-policing that focuses on style over substance). There is absolutely no accountability for referees, and he did what he could. The fact that nobody else goes full-Harlan is part of what has brought us to this point.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1855471330461692027

Grabbing any part of the helmet, including the chinstrap is a face masking penalty. A copy of the rule is below:

“No player shall grasp and then twist, turn or pull the face mask, chin strap or any helmet opening of an opponent. It is not a foul if the face mask, chin strap or helmet opening is not grasped and then twisted, turned or pulled. When…[Read more]

Our DB’s missing pick 6s has now cost us two games (Houston being the other). We seem to be afraid to make big plays.

To the facemask – there are only two people who know what happened, Rose and the DE. Based on the head movement, including after Rose was on the ground, something was grabbed. What I think happened is, in the replays you can see the DE’s hand contact Roses helmet near the earhole at about the jaw line. I suspect, based on Rose’s head movement,…[Read more]

To the facemask – there are only two people who know what happened, Rose and the DE. Based on the head movement, including after Rose was on the ground, something was grabbed. What I think happened is, in the replays you can see the DE’s hand contact Roses helmet near the earhole at about the jaw line. I suspect, based on Rose’s head movement,…[Read more]

I don’t think Logan is all the way back from the knee. Villinger is playing better than I expected, by COT just never seems to stay healthy long enough to get into rhythm. I think we are also really missing Coke Bishop coming off the edge on blitzes. We don’t have anybody with that level of speed and violence, and we frequently end up a half-beat…[Read more]

For the most part, these don’t seem to be S&C-type injuries. E.g., we aren’t seeing torn/pulled hamstrings. There is some argument for how you handle quads contributing to knee stability, but a little extra knee stability only gets you so far when somebody flies into the side of your knee or rolls-up your leg.

I agree 100% with this take. I think Scalley will end up being a great head coach, but it will likely take him a couple of years to grow into it, just like it did with when he became DC. But, once he grows into the role, he isn’t going to leave. We will be able to have another 20 years of stable and top-notch coaching. We can’t risk the coaching…[Read more]