Hypothetical question about Rising and Kuithe

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    • #245094
      ProudUte
      Participant

      Had Rising and Kuithe decided to go into the NFL draft after the Ohio State Rose Bowl loss would they be playing in the NFL today?

      Both of them decided to come back, and each experienced two serious injuries that for all intents and purposes, ended their careers. I love what these two brought to the field as Utes. Unfortunately, they were both part of the debacle of the last two seasons (not their fault).

      I want to forget the 23/24 seasons and remember what these two did to bring Utah football so much positive attention.

      Go Utes!!!

    • #245096
      Tony (admin)
      Keymaster

      I think it is likely they would have found a home somewhere in the NFL. I think Kuithe is a little undersized though so that might have made it more difficult.

    • #245097
      chinngiskhaan
      Participant

      They weren’t part of the debacle, they were the debacle, well, Rising anyway. Again, not their fault. S**t happens, but if Rising had left after that Rose Bowl loss, there never would have been a debacle in the first place. The debacle was the Rising injuries. No Rising, no injuries, no debacle.

      • #245101
        PhiladelphiaUte
        Participant

        You DO realize that injuries aren’t unique to players, don’t you? If Rising were gone, it would still be possible that his replacement would have gotten injured as well. In fact Brandon Rose got injured last year as well, and he was one of the top candidates to replace Rising.

        • #245103
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          chinngiskhaan
          Participant

          Yes, but the fact that we kept him on the roster and repeatedly insisted that he was the guy had a massive impact on our ability to recruit quality players at the QB position, ESPECIALLY experienced transfers. If Rising had simply left, we would have been a lock to pick up an experienced transfer QB wanting to come in and win right away. He stayed, so instead of that, we got a broken QB.

          Also, don’t forget that the debacle wasn’t simply the fact that our starting QB was injured, it was WHO the starting QB was that was the problem (part of it anyway). The circus around Rising and whether or not he would start was as much a part of the team’s problems as him being injured was. IF it had been someone else, the noise around it wouldn’t have been nearly as distracting to the team.

    • #245098
      Uteanooga
      Participant

      If only one could predict the future, it would be a lot easier to make the right decisions.

    • #245102
      UteThunder
      Participant

      If they had left, and both stayed healthy, I would assume they would at least be on practice squads right now. But, if they had left, there’s no way we win the Pac-12 in 2022.

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