Some More Spring Notes

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- 03/07/2019 at 10:20 AM #92383
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  HCHooligan
  Ute Fan
  
  @hchooligan
  
  Tyrone Young-Smith should’ve been a WR all along. He — along with Solomon Enis and Bryan Thompson — has legitimate No. 1 option potential.
  
  — Porter Larsen (@Larsen_ESPN) March 6, 2019
  
  T-Boney did a cool thing today. pic.twitter.com/RtiHtqUOOG
  
  — Steve Bartle (@SBartle247) March 6, 2019
  
  Loved what I’ve seen from the specialists thus far in #UtesSpring. Replacing Mitch and Matt is clearly a tall task but they may be up for it.
  
  Chayden Johnston still knocking the dust off but he has some serious leg.
  
  Ben Lennon could be the next Aussie-Ute award winner. HANGTIME
  
  — Porter Larsen (@Larsen_ESPN) March 5, 2019
  
  I’m not sure if it’s because I hadn’t seen him in a few months or what, but I think Leki Fotu may be bigger than he was last year.
  
  Which is… something. #UtesSpring
  
  — Porter Larsen (@Larsen_ESPN) March 5, 2019
  
  Utah OC Andy Ludwig chats about what makes things work between he and Kyle Whittingham.
  
  “From my perspective, he and I share a very similar philosophy of football.” #UtesSpring pic.twitter.com/aM6siHIDXU
  
  — Porter Larsen (@Larsen_ESPN) March 5, 2019
  
  Of note from #UtesSpring: @Utah_Football alum and longtime NFL defensive tackle Paul Soliai is joining the staff as an assistant on the defensive line.
  
  — Porter Larsen (@Larsen_ESPN) March 4, 2019
- 03/07/2019 at 10:34 AM #92390
  
  Wilson’s Mustache
  Ute Fan
  
  @sigmaute
  
  Maybe Kyle and Andy’s offense/defensive philosphies mesh well with eachother and that is how the 2008 season came to be. Who knows, I definitely excited about what he brings to the table and what our offense could do this season, but I am also reserved do to past experiences with Utah’s OCs.
  - 03/07/2019 at 11:18 AM #92397
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    Charlie
    Ute Fan
    
    @charlie
    
    Interesting that Andy makes the point that Whitt knows what he wants and it is his job to give Whitt what he wants. This after a number of OCs that made the point that they would be left alone by Whitt. Possibly, this structure will make it easier to get thru periods when the offense is not performing as needed. There seemed to be a need for change last year, I wonder how easy it was to get done. Not to say Whitt knows the X and Os of the offense but he does seem to have a read on when it is not working up to its capability.
  - 03/07/2019 at 1:43 PM #92409
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    Charlie Foxtrot
    Ute Fan
    
    @charliefoxtrot
    
    I just made myself a large picture of kool-aid and I am guzzling it. I just got done watching about 30 min of Vanderbilt highlights from the 2018 season. Andy Ludwig is exactly the OC that Utah needs. When you have a running game that is a threat, Ludwigs RPO and play action calls are a thing of beauty. Goal line miss-direction with power running is awesome and something that Utah has lacked over the past few seasons. Vanderbilt got several first downs off of RPO and play action where the receivers were catching the ball without a db within 10 yards of them. They also ran several jet sweeps and slot receiver handoffs that looked more like power running plays than spread option finess.
    
    I am very excited about the potential for Utah’s offense this season. I think the RB’s, TE’s, and WR’s are going to like Ludwigs offense a lot. I also think the O line is going to like the way they get to attack the opposing defense.