2024 Polynesian recruiting

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- 02/14/2024 at 11:40 AM #211276
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  ProudUte
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  I read an article recently that said Utah went 0 for 12 recruiting Polynesians this recruiting season. I thought that’s not good. The article is somewhat wrong in the Utah signed Ellis and his dad is Samoan.
  
  Nonetheless, this year was not a good year for us in landing the top Polynesian players. The Polynesian connection has been the foundation of our football program. I hope this is just an anomaly and next year we get back on track.
- 02/14/2024 at 11:43 AM #211278
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  MDUte
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  I think it’s mainly due to us missing on Satuala and moving away from Asiata. The rest of the Polys TSPP took were all lower rated guys that Utah wasn’t interested in.
  - 02/16/2024 at 8:54 PM #211407
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    UteNamedOg
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    Take this with a grain of salt because it’s social media, but I read that the former decided for Soak State U because of his eagerness to play offense.
    - 02/16/2024 at 10:06 PM #211410
      
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      Interesting. Well, given that TSPP has become more of a farm team for Utah, it wouldn’t surprise me to see Satuala end up transferring to the U in a year or 2.
- 02/14/2024 at 2:45 PM #211283
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  Rick
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  Can I quibble with your language a little Proud?
  
  I’d say it’s “a foundation” not “the foundation.” I had a conversation with a coach a few years ago about team construction. He commented that coaches try to be aware of a “thirds construction.” They try for a balance of Caucasian, Black and Polynesian. One of his comments was that if they get too many in any one of those groups it affects the culture negatively.
  
  Like you, I hope this year was an anomaly.
  - 02/14/2024 at 8:53 PM #211313
    
    ProudUte
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    That’s fair.
- 02/17/2024 at 10:05 AM #211411
  
  BleedsRedUte
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  I remember the Air Force Academy football coach Fisher Deberry created a Hornets Nest when he stated they didn’t have enough black atheletes to compete with the other schools.