Charlie

Thanks, it would seem FUBO does have a DVR, however lots of mixed messages related to ESPN+. On the FUBO website I can’t find ESPN+ in their packages including the sports package. They do talk about ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN News but not ESPN+. I don’t know if this is a future plan coming soon. I was wondering if the channel availability is by zip…[Read more]

This is a needed discussion. My needs go beyond just watching, I want to add the ability to DVR games. Going backwards, in the Pac, I could record all Utah games with one request for the year on Xfinity with no regard to channels. I could be 30 minutes late to start the Utah game while watching another finish and be live by halftime. I could…[Read more]

For an apples to apples comparison that considers injuries we might need to compare Cam to Penix, Williams and Nix where all had a career ending injury and miss most of the senior year partly caused by a previous injury. Injuries had him coming up short but they all were transfers but one had two conference championships. However, I am not sure…[Read more]

RB game is to be determined. Beck will not check Utah’s history but will probably do what he says, adapt to the talent. We could run in games to kill the clock but will mostly do what the game situation dictates. Whitt, I think, will initially let Beck do his thing and does not want to go down with previous offensive strategies. Right out of the…[Read more]

Lots of PTSD as results of two seasons of injured QBs. Even Urban had to get started with what he could starting late in the recruiting cycle. Like Meyer Beck did inherit some good pieces and can have a good first year. I want to give the new offense a chance and see if it lives up being a contender. No reason to relate the new offense to the old…[Read more]

I don’t have a problem with players that are dialed in to their primary position to the point of being considered for all conference getting some run on offense. It can be a reward, it can be a benefit to attracting other top talent, some players can handle more than 50% of the plays. I think coaches are smart enough to see a negative impact and…[Read more]

I get your concern about the unknowns on offense but you may be placing the bar too high. In the past we have had success without dominating the DBs and have not had to make all the 50/50 plays. I think, like in the past, the passing game needs to be competitive against the pass defense and make their share of plays. Against our own DBs my hope is…[Read more]

Well, in the Pac UCLA didn’t seem to be a team to worry about other than on the road in 2022. What I do remember is the Rose Bowl can be quite hot early in the season so I expect it to be. Like Utah, UCLA has a lot of new pieces to get working together. Who is more in sync will have an advantage. Very likely it will be hot so the rotations of 2s…[Read more]

I like the wildcat with someone other than QB1 to lower exposure to QB1. I also like the wildcat with a creditable threat to pass. A productive wildcat option is a headache for defensive preparation. Nate in a sweep also becomes an RPO. Against a zone Nate can create matchup problems simply attacking LBers particularly as space increases. Nate…[Read more]

I was wondering the same. Another possibility would be to completely sub out the OL in game situations when the Utah win is no longer in doubt. Hopefully that is the case near the end of several games with the most sets in Provo.

Myself, I noticed most the Big 12 was similar to the middle of the Pac. Only a few teams you expect to become easy wins. What I did not see is the tall mountains of very difficult wins, the Oregon, Washington, USC type. Only ASU and Colo, from the Pac, seemed to have individual players that required specific game planning around. I think national…[Read more]

Myself, I lean more toward the first take.

I expect the OL to be much better. All have another year of development. Lomu in particular will be better coming from just beginning with playing time to the player he became at the end of the year. I see the most settled OL that I have see in forever. QB1 is better and I expect that the offensive…[Read more]

In my own personal experience, I did not always take the best dollar option. But then I did not always take the best option overall. Still, the paycheck always figured in. So does location and people involved. As you get older you realize money is desired to buy some of the things you can skip ahead to get without paying for it. In the end, we…[Read more]

On the inside, the Barton family is completely behind everything Utah with Mikki at the center of rock solid passion for the University of Utah. A family support gift that very few schools enjoy.

What I have noticed in many things, especially sports, the best predictor or the coming year is not last year. In statistics there is the concept of ‘regression to the mean’ which helps predict the next data point. This concept is even more important when the most recent data points have deviated more from the mean. Of course there are exceptions…[Read more]

This is the key. Take a minute and look at the list of the top 25 Utah football recruits all time. Half you don’t remember because they left for some reason and/or simply didn’t see the field in any meaningful way. Then consider the list of Utah football players drafted by the NFL. Note pleanty of players that did not get attention when initially…[Read more]

I think that would be the perspective if you had been following local college football for only a few years. A longer perspective would note that it has been since the 80s that the Y has dominated Utah offensively. Only the last two years has the Utah offense been unproductive and that was due to Rising’s injury and the inability to field an…[Read more]

I agree. How teams do this year will affect commitments that can easily change. The portal will also adjust based on this years results. 2026 recruiting will only come together as players sign, for now they are simply noting their lean.

This is interesting to watch. I did not note what Fano did in the spring game. Fano’s interest would be in learning the LT spot for the NFL. Possibly learning both spots which may be ideal. A left handed QB would want him at RT. If or when other QBs play does he switch spots? Is he equally good at both spots? Does he have a preference? A tackle…[Read more]

I think your list is pretty much what goes into fall camp. RB, TE, and WR will solidify more in the fall. Johnson and Hunter will have more of a roll that is hard to reflect in the depth chart because I have noted Beck has an interest in a hybrid back. Bray has a chance to move up as the quick back option. Lud had a lot of interest in a back that…[Read more]