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Jay Hill has zero Head Coaching aspirations. He doesn’t want the pressure. He’s very happy at BYU but there is a good chance he’d come back as Utah’s DC if offered.

Will Scalley offer or just go in house?

I’ve heard Shaw doesn’t want the job. He’s very happy with his current position at Utah and I’m not sure his analytical mind is right for th…[Read more]

Jay, has turned zoob on us, we need to pass on him and get a young up and coming DC. plenty good ones out there.

It will be interesting how they do this year with a target on their backs. They have gotten all the publicity this off season. Big12 podcasters are making them out to be the new Big 12 darlings. We occupied that spot last year and were not the darlings but the cocky hated pac 12 wannabes. Teams were highly motivated to beat us. We were despised…[Read more]

On a side note, I think this is what BYU lost after last year?

Starting QB
Starting WR2 (who was statistically almost their WR1)
Starting WR3 (who is the reason we lost to them last year)
Starting LT
Starting C
Entire starting D line
Starting ILB (who was one tackle away from being their leading tackler)
Starting CB1
Starting CB2
Starting SS

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https://247sports.com/college/byu/season/2025-football/transferportal/?institutionkey=24079

Does anybody look at that and feel afraid?

They lost some good players (like Marion, Taggart, and Wakley) and they gained some good players (like Tanuvasa, Gentry, and maybe Ryan). They also lost some of the recruiting prospects they were beating their…[Read more]

It comes down to who has the deeper pockets. Is Utahs pockets maxed out or are there certain donors you can go to for a big name player? BYU is highly motivated to surpass the Utes and gain national attention. Right now I’d say they have the deeper pockets.

We have no honor code and a normal college experience. Big advantage for non LDS p…[Read more]

“[Q]uashing more bad BYU fan narratives.”

Can you give me an example? Paste a link to a social media influencer that you know for a fact is being funded by the church.

I am actually not that familiar w/ what you’re referring to here. Are you saying that the church pays social media influencers to say good things about them?

I know the church spends money on it’s missionary effort (which is not new or, in my mind, controversial) and I know that social media is a newer tool they are using within their missionary…[Read more]

I said this in a different post somewhere else. None of us really know and so it’s all speculation based on available information. What we do know is that Utah retained most of it’s top players from last year (and not for a lack of interest from other teams). Fano and Lomu are both projected first-round draft picks. Snowden obviously had…[Read more]

We found the younger Utah fan here. BYU has always had more money. Why do you think they were so dominant in the WAC in the 70’s and 80’s.

BYU’s budget was 2-3 times larger than any other WAC school and it showed.

All Utah needs to be is physical and competitive with money. When that is the case, Utah wins 70% of the time.

And going with…[Read more]

This is my take. I’ve always figured it would be Shah. Why else would he have stuck around so long?

I would make Jay Hill a priority for DC. I think he comes back home for equal or more money. BYU will not be outbid!! He is worshipped in Provo. Their donors won’t let that happen. He would have taken the Utah State job if it wasn’t for transfer portal and NIL. Tough to win at USU without a large NIL budget. He will get some lucrative offers nex…[Read more]

I think the revenue sharing and oversight of what we can call endorsement deals (Deloitte) will help bring some of this under a little better control. Collectives and just people giving cash to hand out will not be allowed the same it has in this wild west version of NIL. Direct pay for play will have to go back under the table.

Listen, I don’t care for BYU and its often arrogant culture, but your short argument is riddled with logical fallacies.

1) Argument from ignorance, and begging the question. “I have no doubt they have a giant chest of untaxed revenue.” So, churches are tax-exempt and receive tax-exempt donations. If they receive revenue, this is taxed and is not…[Read more]

I like internal/family culture, but it’s nice to get coordinators with experience at this level. Someone with the same style for the personnel we have, recruiting chops, etc. If it’s a perfect fit, sure, hire from within, but sometimes fresh ideas are welcome.

Utahs success teamed with BYUs lack of national notoriety has been eating at their fans for many years. Getting in the Big12 put them back on equal footing with us. Suddenly $$ starts playing a major factor in team success. The theme has changed from “we won’t allow pay for play” to “we won’t be outbid”.

Suddenly getting non-LDS and top LDS rec…[Read more]

Is there anything less interesting than two fanbases arguing over which has the bigger inferior complex?

Athletic dept expenses are carefully kept separate. There could perhaps be some underlying infrastructure paid through CES funds, but even facilities, etc. are not paid from church funds.

I agree and its unfortunate that Utah fell flat on its face the first 2 years of major NIL changes in college sports.