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Until we see how the House settlement will impact NIL/athlete pay in the real world, it’s probably best to assume that commitments from high schoolers carry as much weight as the promise rings they give their girlfriends on prom night.

I blame that all on Whitt! he should have benched Wilson when it was clear he wasn’t ready after 0-2/3. who cares about his NIL and his parents, and not having enough faith in Rose. Rose proved him wrong during the BYU game when he got injured in the 2nd half.

Whitt, IMO, has been a very poor judge of character at the QB position in his years at Utah.

I agree. How teams do this year will affect commitments that can easily change. The portal will also adjust based on this years results. 2026 recruiting will only come together as players sign, for now they are simply noting their lean.

I think we all share the concern that a lousy 5-7 season hurts recruiting. I am not naive to that. But the Byu fan hype machine portrays Utah as a conference bottom-feeder, and that the program is done and over with it.

Given that Utah is still well in the thick of having numerous 4-star players commit, I think the total “doomsday” scenario is…[Read more]

Utah fell flat on its face the past 2 years with the QB fiasco at arguably one of the most important 1-2 years. I’m worried at the affects.

Meh, I can’t get excited for any recruiting news, good or bad. Nor can I get excited for any BYU-Provo Campus recruiting news, good or bad. The vast majority of these kids – at both schools – will be used sparingly or not at all as freshmen and end up in the portal.

I get far more excited about portal wins than recruiting wins.

I fully agree. It is still early. I think we will pick up momentum. That kid is going on a mission first. I think we will have a better year than most think. Our offense can’t get worse. Let’s enjoy the ride.

I know the person who has been making donations to BYU. It is not Ryan Smith. That’s all I can say.

I refuse to give in to the online BYU hype machine, which is non-stop portraying Utah as some “has been” program that is falling off a cliff in recruiting and everything else.

Meanwhile, Utah is very possibly picking up most, if not all of the following:

Jaron Pula, 4-star receiver.
Keenan Pula, very high 3-star athlete – just a “hair’s width”…[Read more]

Good commit.

Had offers from UCLA, ASU, Miami, Oregon, and Washington among others.

And, FWIW, he has a Rivals 4-star rating.

A few years ago high profile Heaps signed with TDS, boasting he would take a victory formation knee 4 times against Utah and lead BYU to a natty. Didn’t quite live up to those predictions.

I feel the same way about preferring night games since I usually have stuff to do during the day, work, or just chilling out. It’s nice having the day to myself and then being able to fully focus on the game when it’s dark out, especially if the weather is cooler and the atmosphere’s better. The late starts are a bit of a struggle sometimes if yo…[Read more]

Stacking up those 3star prospects as Ryan Smith and his buddies build BYU football now too….

I’m happy for him, and great to see a former Ute as part of a championship organization. I know he played some minutes in league games, but was on the G league team most of the year. I would consider that he did contribute to their overall success!

I have a feeling that this Alex Jensen team is going to be much more athletic than what we have seen over the past few years. Honestly in the Big 12 I think you have to be athletic to compete, but lets hope they can make things gel together well.

On a related note, this video is kinda good…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AosgqdkX9Fg

Yay another mid to low three star. Gold star for us.

In the era of Ryan Smith vs Phil Knight for the wunderkind, all we can really do is buy a jersey from the team store and make the occasional donation.