Search Results for '2023'

[Anfernee]

Playing in tonight’s bowl game for Cal and I was curious to see his stats.
2023 with Utes: 29 rec for 261 yds O tds
2024 with Cal: 30 rec for 259 1 tds

[Anonymous]

I’d have to see some advanced statistics, but I highly doubt there is any significant overall decline in FT% and that it would be linked to the AAU influence.

Utah is currently ranked 340/364 in FT% (348th in 2024, 218th in 2023). This is a Utah problem. Players can still shoot, Smith just isn’t getting the ones that can.

The disappearance of the midrange game is mostly due to the influence of analytics, which have deemed midrange shooting inefficient and has emphasized 3PT, layups and FTs. You only need to make 33% 3PT to equal 50% 2PT and there are a lot of players that can easily shoot 33% 3PT. You cannot be a successful team in today’s game unless you have decent 3PT shooting (especially so in the NBA). The 3PT shot used to be called “the great equalizer”, but now it is a necessity — a primary weapon.

There are far more bigs today that can shoot 3’s than there were 15+ years ago and most players that can shoot 3’s also shoot a good FT%. Most teams today have a stretch-4 type player…but not Utah. Brandon Carlson had this skillet, but he wasn’t a Smith recruit. Carlson’s “3&D” skillset is the reason he is now on a NBA roster.

What has been corrosive about AAU is the emphasis on individual scoring talent (the 1-on-1 show-off mentality) and not developing an all-around/team-game skillset. That’s the difference between US and European players — players like Jokic and Doncic don’t get produced in the AAU system. US-grown players want to be social media celebrities and NBA teams, agents and brands want flashy “wow factor” superstars that they can market.

[ProudUte]

This is what Luginbill says about Dampier.

Dampier was one of the biggest surprise steals in the 2023 class for New Mexico and is about to be one of the hottest commodities on the market for his dual-threat traits and creative play-making. He reminds us of Jayden Daniels as both a runner and thrower. He’s the type of player that can pull a rabbit out of a hat and defending his improvisational plays is a nightmare. — Luginbill

[The Miami Ute]

This article from Johns Hopkins takes into account both sides of the issue:

The Evidence—and Lack Thereof—About Cannabis

Some summary points:

1. Does cannabis have viable medicinal uses?

The evidence is mixed at this point. There hasn’t been a lot of funding going into testing cannabis in a rigorous way. There is more evidence for certain indications than for others, like CBD for seizures—one of the first indications that cannabis was approved for. And THC has been used effectively for things like nausea and appetite for people with cancer.

There are other indications where the evidence is a lot more mixed. For example, pain—one of the main reasons that people report for using cannabis. When we talk to patients, they say cannabis improved their quality of life. In the big studies that have been done so far, there are some indications from animal models that cannabis might help [with pain]. When we look at human studies, it’s very much a mixed bag.

2. What do we know about the risks of marijuana use?

Cannabis use disorder is a legitimate disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). There are, unfortunately, a lot of people who develop a problematic use of cannabis. We know there are risks for mental health consequences. The evidence is probably the strongest that if you have a family history of psychosis or schizophrenia, using cannabis early in adolescence is not the best idea. We know cannabis can trigger psychotic symptoms and potentially longer lasting problems with psychosis and schizophrenia.

3. What big questions about cannabis would you most like to see answered?

We know there are certain, most-often-mentioned conditions that people are already using medical cannabis for: pain, insomnia, anxiety, and PTSD. We really need to improve the evidence base for those. I think clinical trials for different cannabis products for those conditions are warranted.

4. Are there studies looking into the risks you mentioned?

Large national studies are done every year or every other year to collect data, so we already have a pretty good sense of the prevalence of cannabis use disorder. Obviously, we’ll keep tracking that to see if those numbers increase, for example, in states that are legalizing. But, you wouldn’t necessarily expect to see an uptick in cannabis use disorder a month after legalization.

[UTE98]

Ever wonder if you’re crazy? I did when I read about those wanting Wilson back and how he’d fit in Beck’s offense. Rose is a much bigger running threat than Wilson, I’d take Bottari running over Wilson. At this point I almost would take Cam over Wilson, and the door is slammed shut with Cam for me.

Cautiously optimistic Whitt will be more open to increased offense. Risk equals bigger upside reward. No risk keeps the other team in the game way too long.

Whitt’s past allowed offenses might result in three things, two of them not ideal.
1. The offense can’t score enough points, nor sustain drives long enough to give the defense rest. (2024)
2. The offense scores just enough to be in a position to win, however allows other teams to stay in the game. (2023)
3. The offense scores just enough and the defense steps up and covers the deficit. (UCF)

[22Ute22]

I doubt we’d get them, but I’d like to see Utah offer Florida CB Ja’keem Jackson and TE Arlis Bordingham, since both were in RES in 2023, and both are positions of need.

[WasatchRanger]

Which Utes that are currently in the portal do you think are most likely to remove their name from the portal and come back to Utah?

In 2023 we had Micah Bernard do that, which turned out well. There’s a few guys I would like to see come back!

[ProudUte]

I have been outspoken about Whitt’s need to leave so we could rebuild this team after the dumpster fire we have experienced over the last 16 months. I think Scalley was in a better place to rebuild the program.

However, Whitt has decided to stay. This will be my last post on this subject until at least next season. Now, I hope Whitt and his staff can rebuild this program. Yes, we need to rebuild. As of this morning, we do not have even one QB in the QB room and we have very little in the RB room. Our 2023 and 2024 offenses were a complete disaster. I hope Whitt can get it done and have a very successful season to end his career. He is our coach and I support him.

Go Utes!!!

[Trailgoat]

Casual watching interest for BSU, ASU, UO, SMU and Texas. BSU is a crazy story in the new B12 format. The Boise HC Daniels was hired mid-December last year after Andy Avalos was fired mid-season 2023 with a 17-5 conference record, 22-14 overall. Daniels has arguably the top Heisman candidate in Jeanty and a bye going into the CFP play-off something KW and Gundy after head coaching 20+ years likely never achieve. Crazy Daniels has been a HC less than one year. The college football gods work in mysterious ways. OSU is publicly proposing restructuring Gundy’s buyout and overall contract. I know this won’t be popular, would love to see Utah propose the same at some point going into next season to pressure KW perform or retire. IMO, there is no internal pressure for KW to improve letting him call all the shots while the football program continues to decline. I appreciate what he’s done for the program, but we’re going on year three of a coach with the a recent two year record of 13-12 overall and 7-11 (13th place) conference justifying it all with the same bag of excuses and unfixed problems that seem to be getting worse. To be clear, I want whats best for the team performing to their potential, never been a fan of individual coaches or players. Go Utes!

[UTEopia]

I don’t know what people Beck has. With Bronco also leaving UNM, which of those guys will follow him. Here are the UNM offensive assistants. Are any better then the guys we have. Certainly less experience.

Wide Receivers Coach, Micah Simon
One of the youngest players on staff, Micah Simon comes to New Mexico after just one year as an on-field coach, after he spent the 2023 season as receivers coach at Northern Colorado.

Simon played for BYU in the late 2010s and bounced around NFL and CFL teams after that. He began his coaching career in 2022 at Syracuse as an offensive analyst.

Running Backs Coach, Kirk Garner
Kirk Garner is also relatively new to the coaching profession, spending the last year at East Tennessee State after two years as an offensive quality control coach at Vanderbilt.

Garner got his start in coaching under Mendenhall on the defensive side of the ball at Virginia as a graduate assistant.

Tight Ends Coach, Matt Johns
Matt Johns has been a part of a very creative offensive staff at William & Mary for the last five seasons. There, he held a variety of titles including receivers and tight ends coach, quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator.

He too was a defensive graduate assistant under Mendenhall at Virginia and he’s forged his own path on the way to New Mexico.

Offensive Line Coach, Famika Anae
An assistant offensive line coach under Mendenhall at both BYU and Virginia, Famika Anae spent the last two years at Campbell University in North Carolina.

Anae has spent time at Texas A&M Commerce and Dixie State between stints with Mendenhall. He’s considered a solid recruiter and brought one of his best offensive linemen with him to Albuquerque.