UteBacker

Arizona and Colorado were hard for me to predict. They could go either way this year.

I’m thinking a 5-way tie for first at 7-2 (Utes, Kansas St, Ok St, Iowa St & TCU). Parity will rule this conference…buckle up!

Basketball is 1000% easier to turn around than football. We will need some serious $$$$ to buy players if we ever want to climb out of basketball purgatory though.

I’m with you, Utah. The thing that caught my eye toward the end of that article was the possibility of increasing the scholarship limit. This could be yet another blow to the non-P2 schools. The gap will continue to get wider between not only the P5 and G5 schools, but also between the P2 and Purgatory2. Limiting scholarships to 85 in 1992…[Read more]

When I look at the schedule I automatically miss seeing USC, UCLA, Oregon & Washington. It’s just not the same. I’ll adjust in time, I guess.

Man, church ball. I’m 6’4 so my church buddies always recruited me to play on their ward teams. That was some rough ball, especially when the dude guarding me would be hacking me but his dad, who was the ref, refused to make a call.

This whole “pay for play” is the new reality. It works awesome when you have an Uncle Phil to write checks,…[Read more]

It’s going to be a long 5 months.

It would be nice to see something other than a new temple. I kid… I kid (but not really).

I have it as a maybe. After looking through the BigXII schedule, I’m seeing a 5-way tie for first at 7-2. So the “maybe” comes from whether the tie-breaker rules are kind to us or not. I have Utah, Kansas St, Ok St, TCU & Iowa State all going 7-2, with the Utes losing at Ok St and UCF. It’s early though, so I reserve the right to change my mind ;).

At this point, between NIL, the transfer portal, and injuries, I’ll just root for whatever team they throw out there for the first game. Can you imagine Phil Steel trying to keep track of all of this stuff so he can put out a magazine with some half decent predictions? Brutal.

Said it before and I’ll say it again: they have been the most hated fan base and team in every conference they’ve been in. They’ll be the same in this conference. Just give it time.

There you go, Lasso. That better?

That ignore feature works great. I like MD. If nothing else, dude is one hell of a dedicated Ute fan.

I say build from the portal from here on out. If I’m a coach, why would I take a chance on a kid that needs development only to have him jump to one of the big 2 conferences once he’s a solid contributor? It doesn’t make any sense.

That made me laugh, Utah. I wish it were an overreaction, but it isn’t. By the way, you forgot one: be sure to get those Crimson Collective NIL donations in so we can keep the players we already have!

Speaking of cougars…

Don’t feel too bad for them. If things keep going like they are with the 2 super-leagues, we’re going to be the new Utah State.

It’s just like everything else BYU. People are fine with having them visit, but then they want them to get the hell out.

Can I add one?

6) This season has really done nothing to pull us fair-weather fans back in, and this program desperately needs us. I know, catch-22 here, the program needs all of the support and fan excitement it can get in order to attract quality players. I’d hate to be Harlan right now.

This is one of the biggest disappointments in this “new and improved” college football world. I loved bringing in an off-the-radar kid that we’d throw in the weight room for a year and then he’d grow into being an NFL draft pick. Those stories will be there, but they’ll be scarce.