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Some of the challenges of the triple option:

1. The likelihood of the QB getting hit more often and injured.

2. If they are not a great passer it can be frustrating for receivers. They do a lot of running just to watch the QB take off running over and over again.

3. More holding penalties as OLs struggle to keep track of which direction the qb…[Read more]

They need to change the name from Holy War to In-Law Bowl

New Mexico beat Wazzu who had the other OC and QB that we wanted.

Utah with only 7 rushing TD’s means a whole hell of a lot. Utah in ‘21 and ‘22 had 37 and 38 rushing TD’s. What happened? Should we bring Ludwig back?

I doubt many actually watched full New Mexico games this year so stats and highlights are all we’ve got.

I did find it weird that you wondered why so many are fixated on stats and then threw stats and manipulated stats at us.,,

Not the sexy big name hire many Ute fans wanted, but might be a good pick anyway.

these stats do not mean too much, lower levels of competition

Repeating much of what was already said.

I’m not disappointed, but I’m not going to allow myself to get super excited either. No matter who we got, my feeling was and still is to reserve judgement until we’re at least 3-4 (maybe even 6) games into next season. Maybe the other two guys were higher up on the target list. Maybe not though.…[Read more]

You’re neither “accurate” nor “honest”. You said you’d never post on here if your pick for OC didn’t come to fruition. Yet here you are, 2-hrs after Jason Beck was hired as Utah’s newest OC, still posting.

If you want to post lies, go to cougarboard. They live for those types of fantasies. You’ll fit right in. You’d be venerated even. They…[Read more]

Fifita beat Utah at home so in Utah fans minds that means good. Guy is pretty average. I would take him for sure but if it was between Fifita and Dampier I would take the one Beck has used already.

#5 rushing offense in the nation this past season. A spot in front of Boise State and 2200 yard rusher Ashton Jeanty.

12 TDs & 12 picks in general is not a good ratio, but 12 TDs & 12 picks along with 19 rushing TDs is absolutely outstanding!

Not sure why everyone is always so fixed on stats. If the odds of scoring within the Redzone are higher by running the ball than by passing, you run the damn ball. Its not brain surgery here. Dampier is a hell of a…[Read more]

He may be a better coach on paper, but like Leftwich his teams played garbage competition. My concern with Beck is recruiting.

Yeah, I may not have been clear. I saw an article that Bronco wants the Utah State job and would assume he would try to bring Beck with him since they’ve got a 10 year relationship across multiple schools. Whitt can offer more than Bronco can in salary so why not take the money?

I’m trying to shorten my posts but have never been good at saying…[Read more]

gotcha. ignore the 5 game losing streak where they scored 14, 7, 3, 10 & 10 with QB1 and QB2 and count the FCS game where they scored 65.

That TE was a 3* QB transfer from Michigan and I see a WR throwing one pass on the season.

Yards per game rank (stats courtesy of sports-reference.com):

2024: 130.4 rush (#98), 199.4 pass (#99), 329.8 total (#115) – Ludwig / Bajakian
2023: 182.5 rush (#34), 165.8 pass (#120), 348.4 total (#94) – Ludwig
2022: 217.6 rush (#11), 249.2 pass (#50), 466.9 total (#17) – Ludwig
2021: 217.1 rush (#14), 214.3 pass (#85), 431.4 total (#41) -…[Read more]

I think most people know it won’t change much offensively with Whitt still the HC

Well remember Whit has to have that talk with Rising.