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Beach I could care less about conference realignment hypotheses. I don’t deny BYU has had a better winning pct. I’m talking about talent. I’ve watched both teams play since the 60’s. You asked if I would trade BYU BB success for Utah? Depends on if you count all the sweet 16 appearances,BYU BB players in the NBA, tough schedule you had to endure(…[Read more]

If we poundi Johnson up the middle into tight holes, Johnson might bust quick. Basically, we can’t force Johnson straight down the throat of the defense. If we relax and slow dow with Johnson, use him around the edges, to hit unexpected holes, and in open space, he can bust into the secondary and leave them with quite a mess on their hands.

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Start it at the 6:00 minute mark. That when he took over for Bryson. Yes there were the 10 yard slant that he completed as well as the rpo but there were also times he went through multiple progressions. Especially on the play action towards the end.

what progressions? Baylor was playing deep and wide to prevent the big play. The first read – slant – was there and he hit it, multiple times. All credit in the world to him for making the throws but let’s not pretend he was buying time until his 5th read came open every play.

It’s just disingenuous to say BYU has not been good the last 15 years. Have they been great? No. But I think every Utah fan would take what BYU has done the last 15 years in a heart beat, especially if it was a generic outcome not at all attached to BYU (so, win percentage, top25 finishes and NCAA Tournament berths). Hell, we’d take what USU has…[Read more]

Still having nightmares about Charbonnet and Thompson-Robinson

Lots of people seem worried. I’m really not.

First, UCLA is returning 2 starting defensive players. Yikes.

Second as good as Nico May be, he didn’t wildly impress at Tennessee. He was an an amazing system that worked well for him. I don’t think he beats us. Especially in a new offense where he only is getting to work with the coaches for a few…[Read more]

Nate’s best game by far was the 4th quarter at Baylor when he took over for Barnes. He handles the progressions well, the problem was he isn’t very accurate throwing 15+ yards.

I don’t like him at receiver. I would love to see him at RB. Shotgun formation with him and dampier in the back. Both can run both can throw. You have to respect so many options there as a defense.

Being creative would be using Johnson as a decoy. I do not want to be predictable. I agree with you on that. However, using Johnson does not make us predictable IMO. Look at Vele in 2023. Look at what Weddle did for us. The ball does NOT and should not go to Johnson just because he is on the field.

Well, in the Pac UCLA didn’t seem to be a team to worry about other than on the road in 2022. What I do remember is the Rose Bowl can be quite hot early in the season so I expect it to be. Like Utah, UCLA has a lot of new pieces to get working together. Who is more in sync will have an advantage. Very likely it will be hot so the rotations of 2s…[Read more]

I was surprised to see Utah favored by nearly 7 points.

My concern is the offense taking time to jell. Opening up on the road vs any P4 team is a challenge when there is so much uncertainty on the offensive side of the ball. I would much rather flip the Cal Poly game with this one just so that Dampier has some real game experience at Utah under…[Read more]

Regardless of the changes, Whitt will not change his basic offensive philosophy of establishing the run. There may be times when he will be happy going up tempo, but there will more than likely be times when he is going to want to chew up clock. Capable backs behind a solid O-line should be able to establish the run; add in a dual threat QB who…[Read more]

Some BYU fans poisoned the well, but also some Ute fans talked a lot of crap, and then Utah badly underdelivered in its first season, a perfect storm, if you will.

At this point, I am just hoping Utah finds a way to win more games in 2025.

The 6-7 pt road spread does seem odd to me. fUCLA finished with a meh record last year, but their only badish loss was probably UW. They had a 5-game skid but come on, IU-LSU-Oregon-Penn State-Minn. Seriously? Can’t blame them for dropping the Minn game (who are a pretty good team) on the back end of that stretch. Both teams will be installing new…[Read more]

I like the wildcat with someone other than QB1 to lower exposure to QB1. I also like the wildcat with a creditable threat to pass. A productive wildcat option is a headache for defensive preparation. Nate in a sweep also becomes an RPO. Against a zone Nate can create matchup problems simply attacking LBers particularly as space increases. Nate…[Read more]