Yergensen

Bentley 2 catches for 15 yards

Ryan 10 catches for 113 yards + 1 TD

What were you watching?

Bentley made many of us wonder why he was even on the field while Ryan made us wonder why we didn’t get him the ball more.

Anyone watching Ryan and Bentley this season saw a clear talent difference. We lost the better talent.

Didn’t say Beck has brought in no individual talent.

I love/like Dampier, Parker and Whittmore. But 2 of 3 came from our new staff’s prior schools.

Beyond those 3, the individual talent isn’t impressive. It really can’t be argued.

Based on this I presume and have to hope they fit and complement Beck’s system, that his system works and his syste…[Read more]

And…?

Not impressed so far with Beck’s recruiting reach.

Beck better deliver a system that doesn’t depend on individual talent because he isn’t recruiting individual talent.

May not seem like a big deal, but it’s a win.

Retention counts just as much, if not more, than getting a new recruit.

Hopefully, but naked eye can’t see the potential right now based on UNLV performance or recruiting profile.

The problem with Whitt’s coaching network is that it is small and Utah bound. It rarely includes a guy with reaches into major recruiting areas. Dennis Erickson was one of those exceptions. Beck, Detmer and Atuaia are just 3 more BYU guy…[Read more]

Atuaia is recruiting RB like he is still at Wazzu. In fact, he recruited Green when he was at Wazzu.

Have to level up. Green hasn’t shown anything to warrant a spot on our roster.

Our RB room still has a ways to go.

Williams’ X changed from Utah football affiliation to Colorado late this morning.

Normal portal stuff, but Deion’s a problem. How do we get the Dallas Cowboys to hire him away?

Great news on Parker, I believe he is a legit P4 talent and will replace MB.

However, I’m not sold on anyone else in our RB room. I don’t know that we’re any better off than we were in 2024.

Mitchell – 3.4 YPC, was hurt and boxes were stacked, MB averaged 5.1 YPC against same conditions, but was healthy.

Washington – 4.6 YPC against middl…[Read more]

Competition as in…

Too close to call;

Neck and neck;

Dead heat.

Only to end with the wrong guy, a practice hero and real game stage fright, starting and losing a game or two.

Yeah, no thank you. Give Dampier the job now and move forward. Isaac has a lot of learning, growing and confidence building to do.

Thanks for the correction Miami.

I had “playoffs” on the brain.

Oh, hell no. Let’s not make the same mistake yet again making an unproven and known practice hero a starter based on, in Jim Mora’s words, practice?!

IW spends time learning, watching and applying what he’s learned in practice and garbage time. After a year he can compete for a starting role again, but not this next year.

I think we all prefe…[Read more]

This is a good idea. Lud or whoever was in control, did not utilize Nate to his strengths. Beck’s system is a much better fit.

Nate may be willing to come back in a backup QB role given his situation. And we need 3 backup QBs if I’m not mistaken.

Great share, love it!

Hope Williams and McNair stay with the team. I assume Whitted was their primary recruiter.

ZWilliams is legit talent, 4* and showed it off in small sample this year.

McNair is a high 3* who was well recruited.

Watch highlights of both, they’re good.

You can argue we lack experienced WR and the room isn’t full. However, we have some talent to build around.

Have to keep these guys in the fold and add some guys that Beck likes. I lik…[Read more]

Good things!

Right, this will come full circle in terms of NIL control due to regulation or donor ROI as well as player integrity in NFL teams’ eyes as you note. NFL team player interviews and research is extensive, they cross off players today for less than team hopping.

However, we’re probably a few years away from this. As others have labeled it, we’…[Read more]

There isn’t a single football player that comes out of HS NFL ready. Development and performance in college football, even for the most talented, is a hard requirement just to be considered by NFL and playing time is a critical element of both. So, development and playing time are still an effective recruiting and retention strategy, but you h…[Read more]

Terrible news. Thought he was good this year and only going to get better at a critical position.