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Thaddeus, also known as Jude in the New Testament. St. Jude is the patron saint of “Lost Causes” so we got that going for us.

LOL…that would really be a unique approach. But, when lawyers and agents get involved, anything is possible. Essentially, they’d be trying to convince the decision-makers that common sense doesn’t apply when it comes to “student-athletes.” Gotta love it. I’m not blaming Lovering for anything, since he’s just following his interest, but, in…[Read more]

My guess is you are mostly talking about football. If so, you are right. There are no real elite teams in the XII.

In basketball, however, there are several.

That’s probably another reason why I’ve been receptive to the change: I value college basketball more than I value college football. And through a basketball lens, going from the Pac to the…[Read more]

That’s definitely understandable. I think a good share of Utah fans would feel the same.

I’ve been able to make the switch, partly because some of our mates are easy for me to like. On top of that, I now have even more contempt for USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington because they killed the Pac 12 for nothing more than a bigger check to overpay…[Read more]

The thinking may be to combine all the time he missed with injury across those four years and argue to the NCAA that he should get a grad year to make up for it. If so, I’d be shocked if that works.

Honestly, I don’t keep track of anything related to the Big 12. I personally don’t feel any connection to those schools and that’s never going to change. It’s unfortunate but that’s just the way it is. In fact, I feel way more of a connection to other schools in the Mountain West (like Utah State, Wyoming, Colorado State, etc..) than anything…[Read more]

Dorian Singer also thought that he’d get another year and that was denied, wasn’t it? I guess that this is another one of those cases where a player tries to push the envelope to see where it takes him. Again, personally I can’t see how this gets approved when Lovering played major minutes in all four of his college seasons. Even in his…[Read more]

I agree he’s done. He can’t score or shoot foul shots. We need a more athletic center. He would be a great backup for 10 minutes a game.

While his free throw shooting is certainly not stellar, he’s a good defender. But surprised if he can get another year.

If Lovering goes to the portal, I calculate his chances of finding a D1 suitor to be 42%. In other words, slightly higher than his free throw shooting percentage.

Moving on, I’m looking forward to seeing what Jensen can do on the recruiting trail.

Isn’t it interesting how realignment has changed our attention on other teams? It used to be we also kept track of teams like UCLA USC Oregon Stanford etc. Now I have zero interest tracking how those teams are doing – and instead now we’re following teams like TT Houston Baylor Iowa State and others.

So weird how realignment has done that in such…[Read more]

Ugh, I can’t stand seeing those video game final scores. The golden age of the NBA, roughly 1990-2002, was so fun to follow. I can’t understand how we got to a point where the league has de-emphasized defense so much.

Remember in the old days how we’d watch games and occasionally see a whistle for “illegal defense” – which was basically a zone…[Read more]

Agreed. Our current uniform is kind of interesting. It’s OK because it’s not overly gaudy like our unis for most of the past decade have been (especially the ones before the current unis). I like their simplicity.

On the other hand, they are bland and uninspiring. I’ve also said a zillion times I don’t like the arched UTAH type, it needs to be…[Read more]

Yeah I was virtually certain that he was out of eligibility, but I guess there’s some hope for the medical appeal. I think it’s a bit odd to enter the portal when it’s uncertain whether you can even have another year. I mean who’s gonna take a chance and sign him if he’s not even guaranteed more eligibility?

He must be pretty confident he will…[Read more]

LOL, just ten years? If he continues to hit at that rate he’ll be on the court until his 40s.

based on wins and percentage overall, not head to head.

Utah probably gave him some NIL to stick around. I’m sure he’s a die-hard Utah man to the core! But lets be honest, that’s what Tanuvasa said as he slammed other teammates for doing what he ended up doing a few weeks later. Snowden prolly woulda bolted already if not offered NIL

Expect Shemwell to enter the portal too. Utahs been cross training Snowden and Scooby inside and outside. Jason Stokes will be in the rotation at corner. The 3 transfer corners are performing good as well. Jackson Bennee is going to be someone to pay attention for either safety or Nickel. He’s a walk on but will most definitely have a s…[Read more]

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Yup I miss it too.

Tough D. Physical. No easy baskets. Pick and roll. Assists. Only a few 3-pointers a game. Final scores 85 – 82 instead of 134-128.