TexanUte

B+ Not sure how getting blown out in bowl game and losing to Oregon in Conf championship warrants an A-

4th and 1 play calling was brutal. IT assumed superiority at the line of scrimmage. Could have easily spread them wide and used an RPO or QB draw. Inviting 9 in the box is seldom a good way to pick up 4th and short. I think we got outcoached severely especially when it came to offensive game planning. The inability to sustain drives directly…[Read more]

My biggest concern is an outdated offensive philosophy of run-heavy early downs and constantly playing behind the sticks. Best time to pass is on first down play action heavy would be optimal. I think the Oregon game goes totally different if not overly reliant on “establishing the run game”. Should have come out and attacked early and often…[Read more]

It’s simple. A best case scenario this week is Okie State over Oklahoma, Kansas over Baylor (completely wipes out Big 12 this year) and Auburn over Tide. In two weeks we will cheer for LSU over GE.

Utah wins out they are absolutely in under this scenario.

Shelley was good enough to win the Pac 12 championship game last year but he was victim of the single worst display of receiver dropitis I have ever witnessed. Seems every pass he threw bounced of a Ute’s receivers stone hands.

Wasn’t double coverage all night. I am thinking most on this board dont actually understand the details of football coaching and schemes. They played man press coverage 90 percent of the time. You are misleading people by saying this just to make the point that there was nothing we could do because their talent was so much better which is…[Read more]

Not true – Utah has put more players into the NFL over the past many years. I am sick of the hype on 4 star HS athletes. Who makes it to the NFL is a better indicator of actual talent than guesses at HS guys for godsake.

Wasnt double coverage most of the time. Single high safety getting burned along with cornerback is not double coverage.

Nonsense – this was pure coaching scheme deficiency not a lack of tall defenders. You people are blind to the fact that they played press man coverage tonight because that is what Utah does and did not adjust. they could have played dime zone 2 high coverage and sacrificed some QB pressure. At the end of the day this coaching staff does not…[Read more]

A little blame on offensive scheme is deserved here. Never should have been a bunch formation which invites 10 in the box down on the 3 yard line coupled with an RPO where your QB consistently makes the bad decision. An innovative offensive mind would spread the field 4 wide giving open lanes for Huntley to walk in. Poor offensive coaching…[Read more]

Forget the star talent out of high school. That is meaningless – the fact that Utah has put so many players in the NFL means this team has consistently under performed their talent. Until the program can bring their offense into the new century they are going to continue to struggle with close one score coin-flip games.

What do I care if the conference gets more money when Utah under funds their football program as it is relative to others. Did you know we dont even have an assistant in the top 100 in college football? Commitment in this “for profit” entity of NCAA football starts at the top.

http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistant

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Very few backs go in first round therefore if he thinks he will be healthy and will be drafted anywhere in top 5 rounds I would go if I were him. RB’s wash out so rapidly in the NFL as it is the league is moving to younger guys often undrafted and as such there is no reason to burn any more of the candle in college. Go make some money young man.

When it rains or snows in Utah it isnt dry. The rain doesnt cause balls to bounce off your hands and shoulder pads directly to the other team. Being a bad receiving core does.

Would Alabama be an elite program currently if Nick Saban didnt go there 12 years ago? Do you remember they were a mediocre program from the early 90s until Saban go there in 2008? In fact they had a couple of 3, 4 and 5 win seasons in there. Sure they had a rich history but Saban turned them around. How about Utah before Urban Meyer?…[Read more]

Good plan BattleGroundUte,

The old “hire Nick Saban” Straw Man fallacy. Because there is nothing but keep Whitt or hire Saban

The whole problem is Whitt himself. The O coordinator has to base his scheme in the head coaches overly conservative defensive philosophy. Time for a change at the top.

Lol. Happy new year everyone. Its just sports. We may not be that good at it but its just entertainment after all.

I believe we should. What are we afraid of?

So the players decided to continue their streak of bouncing balls strategically off their shoulder pads and hands to the other team. I am confident Huntley will be able to lead us to a comfortable bowl eligible 7 and 5 next year.