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Man, that was almost a quick end to the Pick ‘Em contest last night.  Oregon saved us (all 54 contestants picked Oregon).  There are 13 people still alive and it really starts to get interesting tonight.  10 of the 13 have Washington so we’ll lose a few more.  Survive and advance!  

I haven’t seen this mentioned yet, but I did a little research to find out what the Covid protocol is for Allegiant on Friday night.  It looks like masks are required.  Proof of vaccination is required for Raiders games, but that must be an NFL thing, because all other events are only requiring masks.
Anyway, if anyone hears different, please let…[Read more]

Huskies up 7-0.  Buckle up.  This could be a little more interesting than we thought (kind of like our game).

We just won our WTF game.

I’ll only be using 2 of my 4 season tickets Saturday.  Is anyone interested in the other two?  No extra charge for getting to sit next to me ;).  Shoot me a direct message if you’re interested.

This has been the most unpredictable college football season in recent memory.  It’s NOT just the Pac12 that has been crazy.  Based on my calculation, there are only 24 out of 130 teams still alive for the playoffs (and it’s only the first week of October)!  As the playoff history has shown, you can’t have more than 1 loss as a P5 and you must be…[Read more]

So, we’re about to start a fairly brutal 5-game stretch.  I’m curious to see how the fine posters of UteHub think we will fair with these games?  Feel free to chime in with your prediction on these games.  
 
@ USC  L
Az St  L
at Oregon St L
UCLA  W
at Stanford  L
 
I think we’re in for a tough 5 weeks, going 1-4.  It’s going to take a…[Read more]

Sorry, I know this subject has been beaten to death, but did anyone catch Covey’s comment on Brewer during yesterday’s interview with Bill Riley?  Britain said he thought Charlies asked the coaches to redshirt the remainder of this year and after he was turned down, he left.  It really doesn’t change anything… just a tidbit of added…[Read more]

What’s up with Simi Moala?  He didn’t show up on Saturday night’s participation chart and there’s been no talk about our starting RT being M.I.A.

Calling all fellow degenerate gamblers…  Utah is favored by 14.5 Saturday.  The line moved from 12 in the last couple of days.  What am I missing on this one?  Could Cam’s 4th Q performance be making that big of an impression on the gamblers?  I’m actually concerned about our defense for this game.  I think Borghi has the potential to have a…[Read more]

Conference Games
 
South
USC 5-4
UCLA 5-4
Arizona St 5-4
Utah 4-5
Colorado 4-5
Arizona 4-5
 
North
Oregon 5-4
Stanford 5-4
Washington 5-4
Wazzou 4-5
Oregon St 4-5
Cal 4-5

I know.  I know.  I’m sure everyone is getting worn out reading takes on the game.  Allow me to throw a few thoughts in before I mentally move on from this.
– The odds caught up to us.  Even Utah State took us out a few times in the last thirty years.  
– This game reminds me of UNLV 2007.  We lost that game 27-0 after beating the living hell…[Read more]

Interview with Solo
I just finished Bill Riley’s interview with Solomon Enis.  A few observations:
1) In this day of the easy transfer, I thought Solo was GONE.  Some of you might have seen the frustrated tweets his mom was shooting out during games last year. You know that frustration was felt by her son.
2) Kudos to Solo for not only honoring…[Read more]

This is a good get!
Theo Howard from Transfer Portal

Let’s hope the Pac12 does as they always do and follows the BigTen in this decision!
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With the addition of Ja’Quinden Jackson this morning, Utah now has 3 of the top 4 recruits in the history of Utah Football on its current roster….  and they’re all FRESHMEN.
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Geez, how bad is Washington this year?

In the biggest non-surprise news of the weekend… Sumlin is out at Arizona.

Apparently, Washington likes to play from behind.  14-0 Stanford in the 1st Q.