Trailgoat
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Trailgoat replied to the topic Why does Whit insinuate a move to the Big10 is coming? in the forum Football 1 year ago
Agree. Crucial 4-5 years in the B12 for Utah. Utah likely going through a head coaching change in the next 1-2 years. Utes need to make the 12 team play-off next season and 2-3 times over the next four years. Fan support for college football in the next few years is something that could be an interesting factor considering everything that’s going on.
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Trailgoat replied to the topic 2024 question marks in the forum Football 1 year ago
Not in any order of importance.
Utah must effectively throw the ball when they have to beyond a balanced attack. Utah needs an outside WR threat Rising of course, if healthy changes the dynamic.QB back-up and protecting Rising. UO did a solid job protecting Nix this season. Nix ran the ball 53 (lowest in his career) times this season compared…[Read more]
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Trailgoat replied to the topic Rose in the forum Football 1 year ago
Seems KW made up his mind before the game Rose was not playing. Hard saying though considering the way info is communicated to the media and fans. I quit listening to KW’s pre and post game press conferences. Like most coaches, he spews a lot of BS coach speak and the playing dumb banter routine with the local media who are scared of asking him…[Read more]
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Trailgoat replied to the topic If it is going to take a huge NIL offer to get JJ back in the forum Football 1 year ago
The OSU rumor is interesting. OSU has the NCAA leading rusher in Ollie Gordon. Sounds like Gordon has not committed to coming back to OSU yet. Next season, OSU’s Oline is loaded with all five talented starters returning. Evidently OSU has a NIL, collective whatever you want to call it now dedicated to support the Oline. OSU’s Oline coach is…[Read more]
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Trailgoat replied to the topic Johnson to Vandy in the forum Football 1 year ago
Happy for NJ. Great town, elite academic school. Greta move for NJ especially if he’s getting a scholarship and some NIL/pay to play. Fresh start considering the QB drama that went down at Utah with Rising’s mysterious injury status. New OC Tim Beck has a solid background of developing QBs, which he’s going to need. NJ fits Becks offensive.
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Trailgoat replied to the topic Keaton Bills to enter the 2024 NFL draft in the forum Football 1 year ago
Coaching from the couch, Bills and Laumea were projected pre-season P12 1st team this year. Probably good for Bills to go now. Like Laumea, he’s done enough to show his NFL value. Should be interesting to see what the Oline looks like next year without Laumea and Bills. Both should get drafted. Can’t recall Utah in the P12 era having two Oline…[Read more]
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Trailgoat replied to the topic Final PAC-12 All-Conference Teams in the forum Football 1 year, 1 month ago
Defer to coaches voting who are watching film on these players almost every waking moment during the season. Biggest disappointment this season IMO was the Utah Oline. Overall this group was very inconsistent, had way too many penalties, missed assignments, and got pushed around against the good teams. Rushing yards: OSU: 57, Oregon: 99, UW: 115,…[Read more]
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Trailgoat replied to the topic Lower end bowl games. in the forum Football 1 year, 1 month ago
Good point Eagle. Sadly, Utah truly needs Barnes to play. Going into any game with only one QB is not a good situation. Admirable of Barnes to go on Riley’s show and communicate his intentions and situation. I’m sure directed by KW to get out in front of it considering the Rising communication debacle.
Nothing against Bottari (sp), he did an…[Read more]
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Trailgoat replied to the topic Harlan in the forum Football 1 year, 1 month ago
The next 4-6 years are defining times for Harlan’s run as Utah AD, if he sticks around. Chris Hill’s vision, get to the P12. Randall and Harlan’s vision, get in the club when networks decide on who’s in and who’s out. Utah’s realistic football goal every year will be B12 Championship and play-off. If Utah can get into some play-off games, win a…[Read more]
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Trailgoat replied to the topic Why Isn't Utah Ranked in the Top 25? in the forum Football 1 year, 1 month ago
Agree, no way Utah is currently a top 25 team. Barely squeaking by CU against QB2 at home did not help. Excluding the injuries in key position groups, Utah has several issues to fix during the off season that surely to be discussed at length during the off season.
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Trailgoat replied to the topic Wow, 2023 has been a crazy season in the forum Football 1 year, 1 month ago
While in some rankings, to date, playing the toughest SOS in college football. If Utah can get a win against CU and a bowl game victory, all things considered it’s been a solid season. Barnes has done everything and more asked of him for his skill set. Kids been a warrior. I lost track of whether he was 3rd or 4th in line at the start of the…[Read more]
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Trailgoat replied to the topic Rising and Kuithe in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
Yeah, this fits into the post-season banter category. Not on KWs radar mid-season. Have to think KW addresses the situation early on so Utah can go portal shopping for a 1-2 year QB while the young QBs are developing for 2025. Utah is in an excellent position to land a very good QB in the portal if CR splits. KW’s not going to get played again or…[Read more]
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Trailgoat replied to the topic Isbell to the portal. Probably just the start of the spring camp shuffle in the forum Football 1 year, 10 months ago
Tough loss. Shows where the program is now in terms of talent and depth. The DB room is going to be crazy good next season. Coach Shah and Scalley can’t get enough credit. Shah should be the next DC when KW moves into his consulting role at Utah. Go Utes!
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Trailgoat started the topic BB decline and Harlan. in the forum Basketball (Men) 1 year, 10 months ago
Offseason football filler alert.
Wondering if Craig Smith is being set up to succeed at Utah? Not sure why more light isn’t shined on Harlan who was not well liked by the fan base in his later years at USF. Under Harlan’s watch at USF the already bad BB program declined and Harlan was criticized for mismanaging the known academic scandal at USF…[Read more]
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Trailgoat replied to the topic MBB Pac-12 Tournament Round One Opponent in the forum Basketball (Men) 1 year, 10 months ago
Agree, IF Utah beats Stanford, as much as I want to see Utah beat UofA through my Crimson beer goggles, that is not happening. Carlsen has carried a big load for this team for most of the season and the wear and tear is showing. Seems whatever the Saunders situation is it continues game to game. Saunders goes off for 25 in the UCLA game scores 8…[Read more]
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Trailgoat replied to the topic Future UO and Wash in the forum Football 1 year, 10 months ago
Yup, Utes are in good shape. P10 staying together is the right plan. Plenty of time to sort out the short term media deal until the deck gets reshuffled in 2030. No way the BIG pulls the trigger on either of those schools before they see how the USC/UCLA experiment plays out. Makes no financial sense to pay UO and UW equal revenue shares for media…[Read more]
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Trailgoat replied to the topic Canzano with some insights from Vegas in the forum Pac-12 1 year, 10 months ago
Great insight here all around. Seems the media and fans reacting are the main groups all worked up about the P12 not locking down a media deal yet. Patience is key IMO. There is no rush. Big 12 Commish has his social media hit men blasting the P12 trying to scare the four corner schools into a knee jerk decision. I have no problem with the P12…[Read more]
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Trailgoat replied to the topic Men's BB in the forum Basketball (Men) 1 year, 10 months ago
Agree on CS support. Doubt it was an oversight of talent and ability. Guessing there’s more to it. Team ran out of gas last half of the season with injuries, young players, and lack of contributing depth. CS needs a couple more years to solidify the culture, recruit some more athletic players, and clean up the mess he was handed. NIT is a step in…[Read more]
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Trailgoat replied to the topic Just don’t have the horses to compete in the forum Basketball (Men) 1 year, 10 months ago
If games play out as they should, Utah ends up 7th overall in the P12, 3 spots above the predicted 10th place by the media, coaches??? Starting with the UO game, Utah went 5-10 in the last 15 games (counting last CU game a loss). Two more wins compared to the last 15 games from last season.
After the UO game at home the team pretty much slid down…[Read more]
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Trailgoat replied to the topic Apple TV in the forum Football 1 year, 10 months ago
Agree, however, Utah has no where to go. Apple, Prime, whatever network is only a stop gap for the next 5-6 years or sooner before the entire system blows up consolidating into a 40 team super conference (or some variation) divided by regions run by Fox, ESPN, and NBC. What does this all mean for Utah, who knows? IMO, the current instability is a…[Read more]
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