Charlie

I watched a different game. I actually saw two quite similar teams playing. Oregon was able to string together some scoring drives while Utah got stopped. Still I give Oregon credit for a great plan for run blitzing / pass rush as well as great zone blocking on offense. Utah was able to move the ball but the lack of a kicker resulted in…[Read more]

Not so fast, Texas staff is in disarray. With the exception of Moss, the seniors have lots of incentive to play and increase notice. Moss just may chose to stay with his friends, doesn’t seem to be the guy to to take the easy safe path. Interest from the Texas players may be contagious. I expect a line that favors Utah. I expect most seniors…[Read more]

Goodness. Hard to respond to this kind of imagination.

No, they clearly understood, and they loved it.

You are right, it is a little (very little) thing. No big deal they noticed one of the two teams between us and our goal lost…

We have given Direct TV long enough to consider our offer. We need to get them running the Pac channel even if it reduces revenue from Dish etc. We need to run more games in the afternoon but it makes sense to run some games in the evening when it is very difficult to run games in the east to take advantage of the late slot. Don’t put too much…[Read more]

What we learned is this young team does not have the mental ability to come from behind yet. Possibly, it was falling behind double digits that produced the bad results. It seemed they played much better in the tight part of the game. They need to learn and experience coming back from 10 down. They also do not play well with one of the two key…[Read more]

I am not on Twitter so I very much enjoy you posting here.

I may see it different. The Pac 12 invite came in large part because the U was very near this recognition at the time. This is not something that has been accomplished since 2010. As an example, ASU does not simply make this recognition a goal and get it done in a decade. However, to your point, invitation to the Pac has opened doors and could…[Read more]

My guess is coach has scholarship spots planed for those coming in next year. For now, there may be others that occupy those spots like a walk-on with scholly benefits while knowing they are in a spot that is someone’s planned spots. I expect that they know that and have chosen this path. It may be a path to something somewhere else. For some…[Read more]

With all of the Pac teams that were ranked at some point, it is sad that only Utah and Oregon are likely to be ranked at the end of the regular season. That hurts both teams and one will finish without beating a currently ranked team.

That said, I would be happy to see the list of recruits scheduled to visit increase with guys that have lots of great options…

Let me guess, Weddle, Alex Smith, Anae, Foto, Moss, Huntley, Penisini, Dixon, Nurse, Ford, and Lloyd are ‘Rudy’ type players. Maybe you didn’t expect them to turn out, or maybe Whitt is smarter than you think. I get it, you looked at the ratings and saw we had the fewest commits in the Pac. You might want to take the time to see who is in the m…[Read more]

It would seem all of the top 10 would go to one of the 12 spots in the NY6. I should think a G5 should be in the top 12 to be in the NY6 otherwise it is a mercy pick but that is not the case. If Oregon and Utah win out they should be something like 5 and 6 before playing each other. The clear history is a top 10 losing to another top 10 should…[Read more]

I think there are three tiers for P5s and the NY6. The top four go to the playoffs, next conference champions not in the playoffs, last are runners up with high ranking. There is an SEC exception where the runner up can jump into any of the higher tiers. If Utah wins the conference championship, I expect they will be in the second tier and be in…[Read more]

Exactly right. Whitt has already set up his next job in his contract. He will be working in the Utah Athletic Department. It will happen at a time of his choosing and is likely down the road some. With that in mind, I expect he will have a lot to say about who the next coach will be. I have no idea what his thinking will be but if he likes…[Read more]

If a player is in the portal, they are not at their school’s game. If they are not in the portal, they cannot be contacted. I would like to see some reaching to get some very good recruits to visit. It would seem Utah has a lot to offer. Lots of seniors moving to the NFL, program performing at a high level, very stable coaching and willingness…[Read more]

A bye, 5th, 9th and 12th place teams to go. An easier finish and a better team than 2015.

I really don’t think one thing improves a football team much; it is the interaction of many things in chain reaction. The offense is better, giving the defense more rest, making teams play from behind, resulting in the defense getting better, giving back the offense the opportunity to play with a lead and so on. Two things stand out. L…[Read more]

First, an apology that starts off with ‘it’s always the second guy that get’s caught’ is not an apology at all. It is an attempt to blame both teams. I do not believe Herm has apologized yet. Next, the play on Enis was not something that happened in the course of a game. The player is coached to retreat to a point to make a block consistent to…[Read more]