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Most of it looks pretty solid, with the defensive backfield experienced and should be a strong point of the D.

I would put Ficklin as the backup and Wilson 3rd. They can still compete in practices, but Ficklin showed out in the Spring game to be the likely best QB of roster. Start developing him now.

Why start Dillon ahead of Fitzgerald? Dillon is completely new to D-1 play, and I would rather use Fitzgerald, with some rotation, if Dillon is looking that good.

I used to like analyzing the possible lineups for Ute football in past years, but the changes with NIL and transfers has made it a crap shoot to guess who will be the best contributors, much less who will jell into a competive team.

I know we need something to do during the “Sports” lull of the Summer, but I am only going to be excited to see what kind of product takes the field for the first game, and then we can seriously start making educated guesses about the team.

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Hard to think of a Utah Utes athlete that had such a big impact on the outcome of games and seasons. I will always remember the PAC12 championships, that I was really not expecting in my lifetime, after being a fan since the 1960’s.

Thanks Cam for your great play and contribution to Ute football!

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He could be a great big body option for short turn in routes for touchdowns and conversion plays for first downs. Dampier excels at quick on time passes, so Merriweather fits in nicely to Beck’s offense.

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Proudute’s post brings back lots of great memories! I was a student at the U from 1960-1965, and I had to look up the following because it was so long ago.

Jack Gardner was the coach, and the 1060-61 team went 23-8, and took a deep run into the NCAA tournament. Players like McGill, Jim Rhead, and Rich Ruffell, were a big part of that team.

I remember Jim Rhead being a great shooter who could knock down mid-range shots easily. Of course Billy the Hill McGill was great, maybe the greatest Center the Utes have ever had, and it happened while I was just becoming a fan.

Rhead was a local guy from Salt Lake City.

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Do you think this is a good thing? Or is it Beck slowly but surely starting to adjust to Whit’s ball control play calling.

I don’t say it is a good or bad thing yet, but I felt like Beck was brought in with his QB to run his style of offense.

I don’t say that ball control is a bad thing, just would like to see Beck’s Offense installed and tried before too many adjustments are made to utilize players abilities that were left over from last year.

I would like to see a bigger back like Andrews for third and fourth down short yardage plays.

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Glad to hear there are a number of elite skiers on the team.

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Congratulations! I don’t follow ski events of the Utes, but once in awhile I watch some of the Olympic events and some of the world ski events.

Are there any ski team members who can compete on the world stage?

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Good for Luke! I thought he was great and showed a lot of grit in the few chances he had quarterbacking the Utes. He will have a chance starting as a Grad assistant to develope and I hope for him he has a good career in coaching.

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I think Harlan better be in complete control of finding and hiring the new MBB coach, because his job may depend on it. He has not shown a great ability to evaluate and hire coaches for Ute athletics so far.

If he doesn’t hit a home run with this hire, then we are in for another 5 years of mediocre MBB. I would fire him if we aren’t competive right off the start, and near the top 5 in conference after two years.

Yes, the timing of the Smith firing was terrible, if in fact he did not have a great candidate lined up already.

Harlan also has another important decision to make for WBB, in hiring the next coach. The pressure is on Harlan and if it were me I would take all that boosters, etc., have to offer in advice, but it would be my decision alone who to hire. That is what he gets paid the big bucks to accomplish.

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I think Loverings mechanics are actually pretty good and he shoots it fairly straight, as evidenced by his bank shots (accidental?) falling sometimes. He has very strong arms and hands, which is a good thing in general for rebounding, catching and passing, etc. Just not good touch in harnessing that strength for shooting.

IMHO, if he stood further back from the basket and did everything the same, his percentage would improve. Start practicing a foot back, foot and a half, two foot, until he finds a sweet spot. I have seen quite a few players that used this method.

I think he hits the back of the rim most often, and is hardly ever short. My two cents.

But yes, I think it is true that the Utes, who are playing pretty good defense, would have a few more wins if they could have hit foul shots a higher percentage of the time. Even Ausar has improved and it is making a difference.

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