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Your basis for worrying about him blocking is that he can play multiple positions? I don’t get the logic because there is none. I mean shit. We want a guy that can block at TE to sometimes line up as a Full back and block from the backfield.

Dawes would be #1 on my list to retain. Potential 20pt 10reb guy. Reminds me of Shawn Marion. AJ will fine tune his game.
#2 Wahlin: hard to find a 6’9 player that can move and run the court. He can develop a corner 3 and an occasional drive to the basketball. He is a the ultimate role player and local kid.
#3 Mike S: many might disagree but he h…[Read more]

Utah getting him to exit the portal so quickly indicates that Utah was willing to give him what he asked for, which almost certainly means Utah’s NIL coffees are much improved.

So glad KD will be back in a Utah uniform!

I agree he deserves more credit, but I’m not going to excuse the last two years as bad luck. Sure, part of it was bad luck, and I don’t think Whitt is as much the problem as some of you seem to think, but it is ultimately his responsibility.

Our offense wasn’t just okay when Rising was healthy, it was very good. The scheme fit our personnel…[Read more]

Well, if this Ficklin kid is as good as he’s showing in practice, it might reduce the odds of even having IW on the team.

Will always remember Hunter’s OT trey against his former team to help us beat BYU and will remember his work ethnic. Had some rough games, but always played with maximum effort. Wish him well.

I am sooooo happy!! He is going to be a big factor next year!!

Charlie, I like your posts and positive outlook. You’re always pro-Utah. But really? Whitt committed QB malpractice the past 2 seasons (not his first offenses btw) and you want to chalk it up to bad luck?

We see this one differently.

Beck is new to me but he appears to have 2 welcomed aspects. His history seems to be tuned into making a plan around what his players can do as opposed to getting them to fit his plan. Second, he appears to be open to methods beyond the common and typical. If my impressions are right, and I don’t have much at all to go on, Beck may create an…[Read more]

Thanks for all the comments to my original question. I’m thinking that if this Ficklin kid is more in line with the offense that Beck wants to run, that might really make Wilson redundant. We shall see.

Good point Eagle. I did note that Coach Whitt complimented his blitz protection Tuesday.

Actually, we need to give Whitt more credit. The last few years have been awful, no doubt. But I stop and ask: how many coaches have better overcome the numbers of injuries at the QB position? Very few of the top teams have quality QBs in the 2 and 3 spot. Very few keep running along starting the #4 or #5. We could do better at backup QBs but we…[Read more]

Physicality means he could potentially hold. I am talking about blocking. Film will start to exist and teams will quickly figure out when it is a cover type situation vs handoff.

It became like Kuithe in a lot of these direct snaps. An absolute gimmick joke.

Probably just my gun shy attitude on offensive philosophy at Utah.

If I had to guess, it’s probably both. Whitt’s offense seems to play to the players strengths, but not at the cost of risking turnovers or negative plays. I remember going from almost never having a fullback in 2021 to Logan Kendall committing padded homicide in 2022. I’d be interested in seeing how the offense changed from just one year to the…[Read more]

First glance his offers aren’t impressive.

Closer look, Texas St was #5 in D1 offense in 2024. They know how to score points. They know under the radar players that will score points in their scheme.

JB also knows what players will shine in his scheme.

This could be good.

Exact same archetype as Kuithe. I love it. Earning praise from Whitt as a freshman isn’t easily done.

Other news. Hunter Erickson is transferring to Hawaii for his final year. Best of luck to him. He should do well in the Big West.

Yeah, I think personnel was transformative.

Whether it was Rising getting us into the right play at LOS or his making a play with his legs when plays broke down or TT’s elite vision that transformed Whitt and Ludwig’s predictability and conservatism into something more.

Do we really believe that in 2021-2022 Whitt and Ludwig schemed and pla…[Read more]

Hooray!

Given he’ll very likely be starting and getting consistent minutes, will be a major contributor and an exciting part of next year’s team.