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Thanks for sharing. I’m guessing AJ is what everybody wants. Hopefully, we can land him.

I think so. I hate to say it, and I have no beef with Smith. But his tenure has felt lackluster from the jump. I don’t know why, but the hiring felt anticlimactic, and it just seemed to limp along from there. Even the LK era had it’s fair share of juice and excitement before the wheels came off mid era.

But Smith never really generated any…[Read more]

I’ve always thought Jonnie woudld be a good option, but it was interesting to hear Josh Grant’s opinion on that. He said something to the effect of “he’s just a developmental coach” which sounds good to me, but I guess he’s saying that Bryant is a little light on the X’s and O’s.

Of course Jensen is the best option though. He’s option 1, 2, and…[Read more]

A few key trustees are playing a role in the hire as is President Randall. Harlan is leading the search but the trustees and president’s office are significantly involved this go around. A few of the trustees, of course, have direct ties to significant donors. The U has to get this right in order to bring the right people back to the table for…[Read more]

CR England trucking hauls Utah football equipment around. They are a billion dollar family owned company and current CEO Chad England is an Utah grad.

I would imagine they are a significant donor.

They’re from Pakistan…they kept talking about ship tenders in Lahore. Lahore is Pakistan’s biggest port city.

I’m not sure, but the guy I always see at the Crimson Club events is Spencer Eccles…he’s been right after Kyle when it comes to lifting any silverware the last few seasons.

I hear you Miami. I’ve followed Ute bb since the old Einer Neilson fieldhouse( pre Huntsman). We need to get the best local talent and find players to fit a system. We can’t get the big stars so have to settle for secondary talent. Jensen would be best at local recruiting because of his local ties and he is LDS which helps with the locals. Mil…[Read more]

https://www.deseret.com/sports/2025/02/24/utah-basketball-head-coaching-search-possible-candidates-replace-craig-smith/

Yeah I can see the country that the IP address is coming from, but that doesn’t mean they’re there.

I think it goes beyond just purely money. Smith has never been a good recruiter. You have to be a salesman in this business and he just isn’t. He couldn’t even sell himself to the “whales” to get the NIL funding. Doesn’t that tell us something? They didn’t buy into him. Realistic recruits we wanted most weren’t buying into him. He was just…[Read more]

The Ken Garff Family…I’d definitely start with them…also include Leo and Harriet Hopf, and the Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation. Those are the biggest whales in the Utah Athletics constellation.

Larry Bird was a hell of a player, not a great coach. I don’t know that playing time necessarily translates to coaching ability. He was point guard (basketball’s quarterback) so he does have that going for him.

He might not be the only one. Seems like the current ownership group values money above everything else. Also definitely seems that whatever shot they had to be relevant in the NBA playoffs is gone.

I have to say that if the next head coach isn’t Alex Jensen, it’ll feel like a bust for me. Both Coach K and Smith were serial winners and a regular presence at the Dance before coming to Utah. So, for me, that means that I’m very lukewarm on a coach that’s won in a lower conference without Utah ties. As we’ve seen, the Utes haven’t had a good…[Read more]

Starts with Hunts and ends with man.

The most recent guys that made it through the filter were our fans in Pakistan.

Are you able to see where the boys are from?

Harlan is not calling the shots here. He had his chance he hired his guy when he hired Smith and the boosters showed their displeasure by not supporting him with NIL.

The boosters want Miller Jensen or both. President Randle will make the ultimate decision so when it comes to basketball Harlan has been chopped off at the knees.

Utah by law for…[Read more]