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He will be the HC somewhere after this season. Book it. USU is a likely candidate but it wouldn’t surprise me if some other schools come looking for him.

Exactly. I’m guessing that a few people posting here are not cognizant of interpersonal group dynamics. There’s no way that a guy like Hill, who’s obviously higher on the coaching pecking list than Scalley, would come to Utah to work for a rookie head coach.

Why would Whitt/Ludwig suddenly start doing obvious things?

If Cam is 100%, you ride with him even if you are out of playoff contention. With what we saw last night, if that is what Rising is going forward, yeah you should play the Freshman.

I’d love that “playing loose and having fun” is rarely in the cards for a team with two old stubborn coaches.

Larry, you’re not wrong. Many people have said the same thing when we saw the shape Rising was in last night. There’s literally no upside to playing Rising at the moment. All you’re doing is taking away from Isaac’s development.

Nothing worse than seeing a physically hobbled athlete going against other athletes that are healthy.

Serious question, what’s the point of playing Cam at this point, even if he’s 100% healthy? After the loss last night, our chances of winning the conference are slim to none. I would much rather just ride with Wilson and get him as many reps as possible.

Over Shah you think?

There’s no reason that Scalley should get the job over Hill under normal circumstances. You’d think that the school would want to get the best candidate for the job rather than be shackled to a specific candidate. This especially over such a long period.

All good coordinators and really all good assistants are flight risks. Jay Hill already left Utah after being a longtime assistant.

I agree with you that it is highly unlikely he’ll be the DC. He’ll likely be a HC soon and even if he isn’t, he’ll probably see it as a slap in the face that Scalley is the HC over him when Hill has an argument…[Read more]

Thanks for your brilliant insights. Noted.

Do you? You sure as shit don’t sound like an economist.

Ludwig isn’t here because we scored a good one or he’s really that valuable. He’s here because he’s the only OC that can stand to work for Kyle Whittingham for more than 18 months. When one goes so does the other.

You know what’s really dumb, someone saying “that’s a really dumb take” and that’s it.

He’s a good coach, but an overrated one. He has a reputation of doing “more with less” and that has been true in some cases such as beating Oregon twice in 21 and USC twice in 22, but he also does his share of “doing less with more” and dropping games where Utah is the more talented team. 13 of his 19 seasons he’s had at least 4 losses. Could…[Read more]

I agree. It was a dumb decision to make Scalley the coach in waiting. I get him being a serious candidate, but he shouldn’t automatically get the job over Hill or other qualified candidates. As much as I hate ybu, Hill has done great things with their defense and as Assoc. HC. He did a great job at Weber State. At this moment, why should…[Read more]