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Yeah, the overall tone sounds like they didn’t really anticipate this being a difficult game and can only blame their miscues for the loss.

It’s annoying how many scoring opportunities we didn’t convert and the prevent d allowing 2 tds. The ending made it appear a lot closer than it was. Wonder if his tone would have been the same if we won by 3-…[Read more]

He’s definitely fun to watch and gave me flashbacks of Joe Williams. Whitt calls him an explosive guy, smooth, athletic, etc. in his post-game. Hopefully Stanley continues to make a big impact this year!

He’s also been a beast for me on my college football 25 dynasty! 97 speed IIRC.. maybe the coaching staff thought EA was onto something! lol

When the news broke, someone close to the family said he wasn’t interested because he’d already transferred and adjusted to a new program once. The other reason was his family is decently well off, so the money wasn’t a big factor for him.

I doubt very much we were offering the same for him, especially as 2nd on the depth chart.

Vaki’s touches, afaik, were the same packages from previous weeks. Oregon would signal Vaki was on the field and key in on him, since they knew he was getting the ball. That included a safety being assigned man coverage. Vaki didn’t play a lot of snaps, which likely was because of Oregon’s offense shredding Utah’s defense early on. It seems…[Read more]

Yeah, they got torched. Credit to Oregon and Nix being accurate and decisive. They’ve got a ton of playmakers.

It’s extra challenging when your offense can’t sustain drives. But, our offense is also a reflection of our defense-first mentality, so I don’t think the offensive woes give the D a pass.

It’ll be interested to hear if there’s a…[Read more]

We have an identity. It just takes NFL caliber skill players to out execute the other team.

Otherwise, it’s predictable and ineffective.

Also-I don’t believe we’d be any better with a transfer QB. I think Utah is a tough place for a QB to develop and thrive.

Love Barnes. He exemplifies Utah’s ideology. It seems like his decision making is improving, save for a few obvious plays, including the pick six (ouch).

Tangential, can we get Johnson out on the field somehow? Seems like his athleticism should be able to fit somewhere on the field.

Is it just me, or does he look faster than when he played at the U?

You might say it’s a load of crap.

Punt on first down. They’ll never expect it.

Plus it gives our defense more chances to score.

Yeah I remember Whitt saying Grady could throw the ball 70 yards.

Okay I love our Utes, but I chuckled listening to this. Not a direct quote, but what was going through my mind:

“The defense kept us in the game! Somehow we couldn’t find a spark on offense, despite us calling 80+% run plays with the occasional third and long pass-play from a QB who doesn’t have great accuracy, while bringing in another QB to on…[Read more]

Agreed. We can nitpick, but we’re really, really fortunate.

The steady improvement is honestly amazing. Also kudos to the administration for having patience during our first years in the PAC. Many would have made a coaching change.

Haha! 😅 That’s RGIII level commentary.

I would fully expect Barnes to start, them to pound the run, hope the defense can contain, then possibly insert Johnson in if we’re sluggish/behind/needing a spark, maybe in the 2nd half.

Tagging onto what @Dallas mentioned… it’s interesting how much more difficult it seems for our offensive recruits to earn playing time, in comparison with…[Read more]

I love our Utes, but QB recruiting and development has been a serious weakness. I don’t believe we’ve consistently missed on our HS recruiting commits. But once on campus, the evaluation goes experience > football IQ/playbook > not turning the ball over > running ability. And coaching focuses on developing those attributes.

Everything else tha…[Read more]

I found being active in the faith and attending the U pretty normal. There are a few professors (social sciences mainly) that will disagree with church teachings or policies and may comment about it. I also found a grad student in the English department who was very anti/biased, but overall, there’s no widespread agenda to try and do anything…[Read more]

Ooohh! That’s potentially exciting for us! I hear our coaches love QB competitions w/ experienced P5 starters..

OK OK.. I’ll see myself out..

Great post! Yesterday was a tremendous accomplishment for the program. It’s good to recognize the large number that were involved to get us to this point. We’re very fortunate to have many quality coaches, players, and assistants over the years. Happy early birthday!

I think we’re very fortunate to have had Whittingham as long as we’ve had. Look at blue chip programs (Michigan, USC, Georgia) that have all the makings for a national championship program and still can’t reach their goal. Whittingham gives us a very high floor that most programs are envious of. Additionally, over his tenure, Whittingham has…[Read more]