The Miami Ute

Are we sure it’s Harlan? Seems like Utah has struck out with every basketball hire since Majerus stepped away. Coach K was about the only one that, at least for a couple of seasons, was able to pull the Utes out of mediocrity. It’s basketball. It shouldn’t be that hard to put together a team to make the NCAAs.

Yeah, I know who you’re talking about. He’s the guy who was just looking at the overall record and not seeing how the team was playing or the low quality of the opponents. I call him the “rainbows and sprinkles” guy. The thing is that, no matter how badly Utah does the rest of the season, Craig Smith is not getting fired. We’ll have him around…[Read more]

LOL…

Is this a surprise to anyone? We’ve been saying for weeks that this team is about as unathletic and lacking in fundamentals as any in the P4. Maybe, if they’re lucky, the Utes will win half their conference home schedule. They will surely lose every away game against any semi-competent competition.

But don’t worry…Smith will get a pass…[Read more]

I don’t know. He’s got enough talent that he might want to take a shot at the NFL. Just two seasons ago, he was a 1st Team All PAC 12 WR…

Outside sources focused on issues associated with strength and conditioning. It’s not normal for any team to have so many injuries over such a prolonged period of time.

What revenue? The team is going to get paid the same amount whether any player plays. And if it’s the exposure they are after, well, that’s a double-edged sword, especially after seeing them crap the bed last night.

Why should a school pay for something that’s solely catering to a player’s self-interest? The school will get paid for going to a bowl whether the player plays or not. If the player is so worried about getting injured, then let the player get the policy on his own dime or sit out, as many do already.

The real question should be why Colorado did it, not why other teams aren’t doing it, because it makes zero sense to outlay a large amount of cash to cover two players, to the detriment of the rest of the team, to play in an exhibition game. According to Colorado’s AD, this was Deion Sanders’ idea, though the school was the one that covered the…[Read more]

But did you hear how/why they did it? Colorado took out a massive injury insurance policy on both of them to insure that if they did get injured, they would receive a settlement commensurate to what their projected earnings would be as NFL draft picks. That’s the only reason either of those guys played last night.

I agree with you in the sense that all bowl games not part of the CFP are irrelevant. However, I sincerely doubt that they’ll be going away for a number of reasons, the most important one being the money that the schools receive for taking part in what are essentially meaningless exhibition games.

The networks need a lot of sports content during…[Read more]

Without a doubt…that’s the way ahead…

He might be affected by that junior college ruling associated with Diego Pavia. I know he was at Snow College before spending the last two seasons at Utah State.

But do you think that universities will go along with what all of that entails? I’m not so sure. Universities weren’t created to provide entertainment for bystanders and employment for athletes, which is what all of this is. It’s a textbook case of mission creep and the tail wagging the dog. Personally, I believe that if things go that route,…[Read more]

It is not unfettered capitalism. If it was that, you’d already have a College Football League of 32 teams and everybody else pounding sand. Do you think if it was unfettered capitalism both the B1G and SEC would be filled with legacy bottom feeders like Miss St, Purdue, Vandy, Iowa, etc…? I think not…

Like who cares at this point. This dude never even took a class at Utah and probably won’t do anything at the college level. He’s addition by subtraction.

For sure bowls are irrelevant today. The only reason they exist is to provide content to the networks. In today’s brave new world, the only thing that matters is if you made the CFP. If you didn’t, then you’re second rate. Can anyone imagine the NFL putting on exhibition games for teams that didn’t make the playoffs? Neither can I…bowls are…[Read more]

I saw USU twice in Logan this season and Faison excelled in both games. Not only is he a good rusher, he’s also dangerous catching balls out of the backfield. I’d take him without any questions.

I never boo my own team/players but I do get mad when a player makes a stupid mistake or displays what I perceive to be a lack of effort. This is a Pandora’s Box that players, the administrations, conferences, networks, media have opened, especially when you include the fact that online betting is endemic, and no one knows where we’re going to…[Read more]

I’ve taken my daughters to numerous Utah sporting events including the Rose Bowl, PAC 12 CCG, Las Vegas Bowl, etc…however, in a word, they’re not into Utah or any sports in general and are certainly not fans. The only reason they haven’t had any issues going with me to all of these sporting events is the extracurricular activities that came…[Read more]