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I have the same feeling Holladay. I think last year left a sour taste in everyone’s mouth. The older leaders Barton Snowden Dumani Johnson on defense. An experienced offensive line can lead as a unit. Add lots of skilled athletes on offense. I have sensed a positive vibe going after spring ball. The team seems more together and highly motivated. T…[Read more]

So it looks like the More Good Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that is independent from the church but which the church helps support financially through donations (they may or may not be a primary donor, but they are definitely not the only donor). By definition, it is a not-for-profit organization. So I’m not sure who is getting rich…[Read more]

True but BYU has an incredibly easy schedule. They will have their chest-thumping moments this year.

Has anyone heard any news on this front? I guess Tennessee is continuing to make it hard for him to stay home?

I don’t want to get ahead of my skis but I think it is more likely that Utah outperforms Vegas expectations (~7.5 wins?) and that BYU underperforms (~6.5 wins?). Although I think those are reasonable numbers Vegas has come up with.

Before Retzlaff, I was already feeling good about our odds down there (which is why I already got tickets to the…[Read more]

I don’t know about that Chasqui. I think Sitake’s a figurehead and that Hill essentially saved his job. Hill is a creative defensive mind who takes the foundation of the Whittingham’s defensive philosophy and mixes in the appearance of chaos. By the way, I don’t say figurehead lightly. I think Sitake is a Lavell Edwards clone and gets out of the…[Read more]

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

And…[Read more]

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.