Activity – Trailgoat

Trailgoat replied to the topic Mika Tafua declares for draft in the forum Football 3 years ago

Reid transferring in if he does is great for depth and rotation support at DE for Carlton, Ellis/LB, Suguturaga, Wegis and other young players learning the position. Man, it is crazy how young and talented Utah is at all positions. Partly a Covid year thing, but over the past 2-3 years Utah has busted the reload vs retrain bubble. Losing Tafua,…[Read more]

Trailgoat started the topic With a new week, who will be the 1-2 Utes announcing they're leaving Utah? in the forum Football 3 years ago

I find it odd some of the Utah players announcing now before the Rose Bowl game decision to enter the NFL draft. Devon Lloyd makes sense we all new that was his plan all along.
Fotheringham, Sewell, Covey, and Pledger are very likely not getting drafted. Are they announcing now to raise attention to their play in the Rose Bowl? I am sure there’s…[Read more]

Trailgoat replied to the topic I am so proud of Tyler Huntley in the forum Football 3 years ago

Good point. Win-win situation either way. TH has played himself into a well deserved large pay day setting him up for life. Big scheme, all worked out well for him. Landed on a NFL team giving him the training he did not get at Utah. Remarkable how good he was considering the shit show the Utah offense was before Ludwig arrived. Ludwig coached TH…[Read more]

Trailgoat replied to the topic While I don’t much care about recruiting rankings in the forum Football 3 years ago

This is really the first breakthrough year for Utah on the national level. 2019 some regard as one of Utah’s best years was a local success, but somewhat of failure from a national perspective the way Oregon and Texas blew them out.

Comparing Oregon as a reference closest to Utah in the same conference and relatively new to the national spotlight…[Read more]

Trailgoat replied to the topic Oof. Oregon got used as a stalking horse? in the forum Football 3 years ago

A lot more to it of course. Wilcox makes plenty of cash and works under relatively realistic expectations from Cal leadership. Oregon job is essentially signing up to be a Nike employee. That entire scene as beautiful and financially fruitful as it all looks on the surface has to get stressfully old. No coincidence coaches turnover at Oregon every…[Read more]

Trailgoat replied to the topic Ludwig has altered his game plan to correspond to his talent in the forum Football 3 years ago

Guessing we’ll see more of the TEs split out as well. The Morris kid after Utah’s boot camp adding weight and learning the Utah way with his size and agility is going to be a dangerous hybrid WR/TE. KW has established the sixth sense finding these hungry, committed, hard working kids all in to the process.

Trailgoat replied to the topic tOSU are zoobs…. in the forum Football 3 years, 1 month ago

Yup, and Herbstreit will be pushing the same narrative if the Utes take care of business. tOSU and their fan base honestly believe they can just show up and beat the lesser Utah program in their minds and win big.

Trailgoat replied to the topic Ohio State and satisfaction only found in winning a natty in the forum Football 3 years, 1 month ago

No question, OSU is the real deal. Question is, will OSU be motivated to play to their potential a month after falling short of the NC goal? OSU needs to bring their “A” game as well to beat Utah. Next couple weeks will be interesting to see if any of the OSU players opt out of the game. Go Utes!

Trailgoat started the topic Ohio State and satisfaction only found in winning a natty in the forum Football 3 years, 1 month ago

Man, some of the OSU fan base, their media reps, and the players throwing a pitty party for not going to the natty this year, crying about the boobie prize Rose Bowl is pathetic. These people are extremely delusional to think OSU is going to win a NC every year. Thanks to Urban Meyer THE pity party U has one NC victory in the past 20 years. The…[Read more]

Trailgoat replied to the topic Making a Bold Prediction in the forum Football 3 years, 1 month ago

Amazing how far Utah has excelled in many sports since joining the P12. Some areas to assist with getting to the next level for football to compete on the national stage. Bottom line, just win baby! This year was a huge step for Utah.

Agree on Scalley, and buck up for the other coaches. I presume Shah, Ludwig, and Powell, McDonald are in for the…[Read more]

Trailgoat started the topic Man, what a great feeling. The crowd was crazy. in the forum Football 3 years, 1 month ago

Utes get time to enjoy the win and three weeks to prepare for Ohio State. This is always a fun time of year to see all the coaching changes, signing period, transfers and the holiday bowl game fun. Next few weeks will be intersting to see what last minute recruits Utes sign, who on the team decides to play another year, do any Utah coordinators…[Read more]

Trailgoat started the topic Correct me if I'm wrong? in the forum Football 3 years, 1 month ago

“THE” Ohio State fans have the rare, painful occasion tonight they are forced to be Michigan fans to get to the Rose Bowl.

Trailgoat started the topic Rising in the forum Football 3 years, 1 month ago

Rising knew last night he needed to step up and set the leadership tone for his team. Rising’s numbers may not have jumped off the stat sheet, but his team leadership, toughness, IT factor to make big plays in key situations are what makes this team roll. The players see the amount of effort he puts into the game while calmly leading his team with…[Read more]

Trailgoat replied to the topic Two years ago I was very confident in the forum Football 3 years, 1 month ago

2019 Oregon came into the CCG with a chip on their shoulder with all the Oline and Dline toughness hype Utah was getting. Utes did not plan or adjust to Herbert running the ball and Oregon pushed Utah around in the trenches. KW has slayed the USC road win dragon and the WTF loss that killed their CCG position.

Agree on the point made about not…[Read more]

Trailgoat started the topic The USC fan base and media slobbering over the Riley hire is entertaining in the forum Football 3 years, 1 month ago

USC is desparately searching for a coach or someone to recapture the good old days. Riley will figure out quick the P12 is a much different animal than the Big 12 and the days of USC being the golden child of Southern California are long gone. I give Riley 2-3 years at most coaching at USC. No doubt he’s a great coach and will win some games, but…[Read more]

Trailgoat started the topic Special teams could very well determine Utah's fate in the P12 Championship. in the forum Football 3 years, 1 month ago

At this point, all indications are Utah’s STs are unfixable. Utah may be better off onside kicking the ball and going for it on 4th down or taking a safety if deep in their own territory. Whoever is recruiting kickers and coaching the STs needs a new assignment. Baffling how Utah’s kickers are incapable of kicking the ball out of the endzone at…[Read more]

Trailgoat replied to the topic the end of the cfp show had Oregon projected in the rose bowl in the forum Football 3 years, 1 month ago

Love it…more disrespect from the media to fire these guys up. Beating Oregon again would be fantastic.

Trailgoat replied to the topic Peter Costelli in the transfer portal in the forum Football 3 years, 1 month ago

Good problem to have. Jackson, Johnson and the Rose kid fit the mold of Utah’s offense as well. Best of luck to Costelli.

Trailgoat started the topic UO game observations after rewatch. in the forum Football 3 years, 1 month ago

TT is very quick and reads the running gaps very well. Reminds me of a big Booker.
Covey obviously has the green light to return kicks. He runs so much stronger now. Don’t expect to see him do it this agains CU, but gurantee he has the green light in Vegas. Kid is no joke and I would not be surprised to see him take a KO to the house before the…[Read more]

Trailgoat started the topic Pledger and Bernard a couple of badass football players right there. in the forum Football 3 years, 1 month ago

May not get all the media looks as Tavian. Of course the Oline is huge. Pledger and Bernard make this offense very difficult to defend. The offense does not stop pounding out yards when Tavian is out getting 3-4 plays to rest. Listening to TJ on the post game interview….man, this dude is the real deal. Favorite quote, (not exact), I have played…[Read more]

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