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It’s really quick simple, especially in the Wild West era of the transfer portal and NIL. You don’t redshirt your best backup unless they happen to have not played in 4 regular season games. If Ficklin is even only 1% better than Isaac, you make him backup. I guess maybe you could argue that you should make him 3rd string and the scout team QB,…[Read more]

Holding onto Ficklin may ultimately mean moving on from Isaac Wilson and we haven’t let go, yet. Dead heat, co-QB2 will only work for so long and whoever ultimately is made QB3 will probably transfer. You can argue that staying patient for a first and possible redshirt year might appease Ficklin to accept QB3, but Ficklin has already sized up I…[Read more]

When Jahki was playing like shit in the championship game and got subbed out and threw a baby fit and left the game …wow! In the championship game, you leave your teammates. This, right after you got suspended for doing the same thing, and then came back and apologized. Whew!

My only hope is that this kid realizes he only has a couple more…[Read more]

I think we have some keen talent evaluators on staff now – I was pretty hyped watching some of the film on this kid – his raw athleticism seems off the charts

BUT

I had no idea he was on that overtime show and once I watched it I have to believe that the OPs reservations could be valid. In the course of a season the kid had more than just ups…[Read more]

Honestly, considering that’s the game as it is today, I’d have no problem with Utah playing strong in the money throwing game for players. I don’t like it, but I’m fine with it conisdering the environment. There’s no reason to suck in the name of altruism.

Totally agree.

I don’t want Utah playing this “spend obscene amounts of money to bag a blue chipper” game that BYU is suddenly embracing in basketball.

It’s a bad look, it promotes bad messages, and it’s a shady world to live in. No way I want Utah to become that kind of a place.

BYU is gonna do it and watch and see it won’t get them much…[Read more]

Attacking a kid before he arrives is always good look.

Concerns about his attitude? Possibly.

Worth the risk? Definitely.

I’ll trust AJ and the staff to mold him into a team player better than Pearl & Co. did.

Well said, sir.

Agree 100%!

Buyouts in NIL contracts

Restricting transferring (they come up with some reason – family issue, coach abusive, mental health) seems to be a no go with a lawsuit. Although SEC requires year off if you change SEC school – so not sure how that is enforceable. I think 1 transfer ‘free’ OR if coach leaves.

1 transfer window, not 2. Timing also is…[Read more]

He didn’t have a transfer rating but here’s his high school recruiting information.

88 247 rating with a few nice offers.

247 link

Nah. I’ll watch him play next year and will be rooting for the entire team to succeed.

Utah Man,
I don’t have great info for you other than coaches being impressed with Williams, Caldarella, Whittemore, Tia and Glover throughout spring. Of those, Williams has separated himself; but I don’t know the pecking order. I’ll see what I can find out. I would think Zipperer and Washington will get in the mix. I’d hate to see Zipperer…[Read more]

I saw Zipperer on the sidelines, just didn’t play. Most starters didn’t, but not sure if he is considered a starter?

Obviously our new coach, that we all begged Harlen to hire, is incapable of doing his due diligence in recruiting players – at least if many here are to be believed. To that end, I’m mystified by the continuing Harlan hate. I think he’s done an excellent job as AD when looking across the board at the entire department and program. Women and men…[Read more]

Did Zipperer play yesterday? I don’t remember seeing him on the field

Williams, Zipperer, Davis, Whittemore are the top receivers. It’s possible King enters the portal because of digression in spring.

Dallin Bentley is the starter. Landon King and Hunter Andrews will play alot. Landon will be all right. He’s working hard.