Uteanooga

Time to try this

Nice one.

I’ll keep the bowl wins.

Would you rather have an elite football or basketball program?
I’ll take football.

Would you rather have an elite academic university or a university with elite athletics?
I’ll take the academics.

If we are going to dream of glory- to me that would be an incredible team playing in front 16,000 rocking fans.

Bingo.

If you want to get the Runnin Ute’s mojo back- get a rock-star coach and enough NIL $ to field an elite roster.

The Hunty would rock again.

The last game I attended was vs Iowa in the NIT. My son asked if we were going to see Caitlin Clark play and I said “we are watching the men play son.” He seemed disappointed.

We arrived about 10 min late and the Hunty was so empty they were giving away tiks for free. No kidding. Our group had 11 people and when we tried to pay they said “Don’t…[Read more]

All excellent points and I appreciate your starting this interesting discussion.

The number of students living on campus has increased dramatically since I was a student 30 years ago. I was in town last week and worked out at the student life gym- which was pretty impressive. I was surprised at just how packed it was on a weekend with cruddy…[Read more]

The Marriott Center opened in 1971. I have no idea what condition it is in because I have never been there. It is old though. And BYU signed the top recruit in the nation. I suspect the 7mil of NIL cash had a larger impact on the recruit’s decision than the age of the basketball arena- though perhaps that is being overly skeptical.

If there is a…[Read more]

I agree that the JMC is a little dated but it is still a fine place to see a game. Replacing it would cost a fortune- so from where would the funding come? Would the funding be better spent on the team?

If funding could be obtained I would much rather see a winning team in the JMC, than more poor play in a shiny-new arena.

Given the weird…[Read more]

No kidding. Should the Sacramento Kings be able to successfully sue the King of England for trademark infringement?

If a company choses a word that is part of the pre-existing vocabulary, they should not own every possible use of that word.

Nothing tells the fans where your program sits in the pecking order of college football more than scheduling a pre-conference game at Wyoming.

I used to watch and now I don’t.

Or how about Utah under late Rick Majerus or Utah after Rick Majerus?

Any NFL team that wants to ensure a circus environment and low probability of success should seriously consider hiring Prime Time. The Raiders seem like great fit.

I don’t remember ever before seeing an AD issue an apology for comments. He may want to focus more on working “behind the curtain.” It would be a lot safer for him.

I bet he would wreck the intramural leagues!

We didn’t have to worry about the defense under the old rules because the program always had players developing alongside returning veterans- that is, when someone graduated there was a player with 2 or 3 years learning the system as well as development in the strength and conditioning program. This recipe was spiced with some incredible players…[Read more]

The NBA salary cap keeps the league sort of competitive. How many of the past 20 years have you felt that the Jazz were competitive?

There is no way to regulate endorsement money and no sane person would take a long position on the Jazz over the Lakers.

The salary cap does help though- no doubt. A similar structure would give Utah football a…[Read more]

Sending southern teams to play in 15-20 degree weather is a huge advantage for the home team.

This smacks of truth.

Utah pushed above its weight for years and now is going to have to learn to succeed within the new rules. It does not look like an easy path.

The courts ruled that the previous NIL restrictions were illegal. It is simple. There was no plan just the courts making a ruling.

That is why it looks like chaos.

Bellyache and bitch if it makes you feel better or rail against the judicial system.