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I thought it was very interesting when he said “if the decision can be announced sooner”, which s is the ure implied that the decision has been made not that a coach needs to be found.

Agreed. I can’t help but think that it’s the former, because the rest of what he’s saying makes too much sense. He knows it. I know it. We all know how Ute mbb becomes successful, and we all know it’s not going to work when the recipe is ignored.

Hmmmm…I’m not sure TBH. The evidence suggests the players liked Craig – they were playing hard for him – but I’m sure there was some animosity from some of the players who probably couldn’t understand how minutes were being divvied up. Can you imagine Keanu Dawes watching Zach Keller get big man minutes ahead of him?

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Or, the reason is that there is one candidate. We all know who that is. And the boosters basically said “We’ve seen enough. Smith is done. Here are the keys to the Brinks truck. Now, Harlan, go get the guy you were supposed to get last time so he can come in asap and keep as much of what’s worth keeping as possible.”

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Or, the reason is that there is one candidate. We all know who that is. And the boosters basically said “We’ve seen enough. Smith is done. Here are the keys to the Brinks truck. Now, Harlan, go get the guy you were supposed to get last time so he can come in asap and keep as much of what’s worth keeping as possible.”

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This team has shown buy in all season. I’d be very surprised if they check out the rest of the season when there’s still a chance at a postseason bid.

Yeap to all three. Good analysis…but how do you think the team will take it? Will they mail in the remaining three games now that Smith is out of the picture?

Three possible reasons why you do it now:
1. So players don’t have a visceral reaction and hit the portal before you have a chance to show them the benefits of staying.
2. You want to lock up a good candidate before he’s in greater demand once the firings begin at season’s end.
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Both of them were taught how to play the game by Majerus. Utah has been waiting for a descendant of the tree of the Maji to bring us to the promised land.

I have the opposite opinion. Last year was extremely disappointing, but fans ran out a competent backup from 2023 for a true freshman. The fact we banked on true freshman Isaac Wilson to pick up Ludwig’s scheme was an absolute flop by the coaching staff! That being said …

2023 was an absolute success of a season with the circumstances given. 8 w…[Read more]

Jensen has the coaching experience but Miller has greater NBA clout.

What PG wouldn’t want to play for a Coach that played the position in the NBA for 17 seasons and is 12th all time in career assists?

Miller is extremely well respected in NBA circles. The Nuggets trust him to develop their young and up and coming talent.

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#5 is sooooo candid. Either he is plugged in and this is happening. Or he is waaay out over his skis.

OMG. Alex mfn Jensen!!

Yeah because every college football team in America used their 5th string QB to start games the last two seasons.

Original post doesn’t exist if Utah doesn’t suffer fluke injuries the last two seasons.

You don’t need to gut everything and start over.

I second the suggestion on listening to the Josh Grant interview by Spence. Lots of great stuff from Josh such as why Smith wasn’t successful and who the next coach should be and why.

One of best interviews I’ve ever listened to concerning anything related to Utah athletics.
Here is the apple podcast link:

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Seems strange to not wait for the season to end. He has been a lame duck since last year. BYU has set a blueprint. Jensen and Bryant are equivalent to Young. Miller has NBA experience and connections. Boosters will step up with a coach that can recruit. No honor code to keep non LDS talent to stay more than 1 year.

This.

You wait til the season is over players bolt.

Get a new Coach named before players hit the portal.

Rip the bandaid off now

Yeah I dont disagree. And along those lines, if losing to 4-11 UCF despite team playing hard devolved into some finger pointing, it can turn in a hurry.

Spence said that Utah matched what Saint John’s offered Deivon Smith in NIL, but he still decided to leave. That right there is some incriminating stuff.