I’ll make the case for coach Whitt.
– He’s been here for 30 years. He was a significant and often essential part of many of the successes of the other people on this list, and he himself has accomplished as much or more than any other coach in Ute sports.
– He hasn’t done anything to damage the reputation of the UofU, the same cannot be said for Chris Hill (who could have stopped the abuse of his student-athletes by a coach he hired, but apparently chose not to) and others to lesser extent
Kyle has done nothing but positive things and I don’t know a single person (even TSPP fans) that don’t at least respect him as a person and coach. He is the best representative of the UofU on that list.
– Whitt deserves credit for things he didn’t do that almost certainly would have spelled hard times (if not outright doom) for the UofU football program. Kyle very nearly became the head coach of TSPP football, and yes, there is no doubt in my mind TSPP would have gone undefeated under Kyle a time or two by now. They had the talent to do it once or twice, but not the coach.
If Whitt had decided to become the coach at TSPP, that would likely have spelled disaster for Utah football, and Utah would not have made the Pac12 (which has benefited the entire University, not just football and/or other sports). At minimum, Utah football would be second fiddle to TSPP in the state of Utah right now.
He has also turned down offers and interest (that would have turned into offers) from many high profile football programs (Tennessee for example). He did not leave Utah when money and the chance of greater success/notoriety were thrown his direction. He stayed put and has helped build the UofU football team to the point that we compete with the likes of USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington for top dog in the west every year.
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