Charlie

Thanks. I am still hopping Bentley (has 3 yrs) will work in at TE. The ’23 year class has a some missionaries that will figure in, Clegg and Fonoimoana at the head of the list.

Recruiting is key to winning. Larry took a few years to get an NBA player in. Smith may also get that going, we can only hope. What I do like is seeing the team run plays and make adjustments maybe the best since Majerus. What concerns me is periods where they slip into a funk. Likely this is due to the lack of a top guard. This was also a…[Read more]

It is a thin line from here to bandwagon fan. One option is to simply wait until the Utes are clearly making a run beyond conference champion, jump in late in the season and enjoy the ride in the tournament. Maybe jump in earlier if the previous season assures future success. Another option would be to enjoy the entertainment level that is…[Read more]

I wonder which transfers will enroll for spring semester? Those that do obviously will be more prepared to fill in.

We should have played better, this was one we really needed. Stanford is one team you don’t want to be down a big man. Worster is not a star but is a more important glue piece than many realize. Two starters out down the line means two that may not have played play significant minutes. This match was too close to overcome that issue. Foul shots…[Read more]

As for me personally, there is a big difference between the first and second serious crime. Sometimes an individual can be quite influenced by peer pressure and not resolve an important decision correctly. If someone does their time and resolves to do better, the individual can become even a better person than some that have not ever been in…[Read more]

Take care, when you are my age a little off is a hope.

Tomorrow

As the running game and passing game returns to normal, the OL will look much improved.

My perspective was not so much this year, it was more the claw back I have watched from the mid 60s to mid 70s when UCLA was completely untouchable to last night when we dominated, but for only one night, at the extreme on the other side. When I was in HS UCLA played Houston in the astrodome in what I feel was the biggest BB game in college…[Read more]

Indeed, with separation will come targets. Rising will be happy to make it happen.

Unbelievable tonight. In ’78 I was in grad school at the UofA and watched my school beat UCLA in Tucson. At the time never expected to see my school beat UCLA, ever. Sitting in the student section in the McKale Center I was in awe. Almost 50 years later I was sitting in the Hunty watching my school go up 50 on UCLA. UCLA is not a good team this…[Read more]

The recent changes so far have been stressful. The two big changes next year are still unknowns but very likely to be pleasant for Utah. The expanded playoffs and the move to an easier conference just may make for a best year yet. Utah has a chance to win the Big 12 and if not also have a good chance to push the Big 12 runner up into the playoffs.…[Read more]

I also follow UofA. They overachieved this last year and that was great. I am not there yet that they have the ball rolling near as well as Utah. UofA will do well in the Big 12 but they are not at the point at all to expect to win at Utah. We will benefit from their rise to help us in ranking.

I agree. The loss of a TE that was physical to block and a receiver threat was a blow to the Offense. King became the receiver threat but is light to be effective running behind.

Didn’t we just recently see an article that placed Utah ahead of Cal on the list of public Universities? Either way much of cali is becoming an open air asylum, just don’t know how much has made it to Berkeley.

I don’t think a portal QB comes here because he wants to challenge Rising. They would come because the transfer options for very likely starters are few and are gone. Lots of portal QBs will simply need to go to teams with good QBs in the room. Some may view an opportunity if QB1, God forbid, is injured or some have more than 1 year of…[Read more]

If you apply a weighted average thing for impact the QB position will drive more impact by far than any other position, maybe as much as the bottom two combined.

Change is better when coming from a desire to improve. Change does not do as well when coming from failure of the status quo. It has been some time since college football listened to their customers rather than simply enjoying runaway growth despite missteps.

I think the item that favors Ben Carlson is as a bench player we simply do not depend on him much and he is serviceable in that role. Battin on the other hand we remember as a starter that we depended on more so. Could the same athlete disappoint as a starter but be more serviceable as a bench player? Ben is less noticed, good or bad, in the…[Read more]