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Not sure how likely this is given what a meat grinder the PAC-12 is this year but it sure would be fun if it did. In the womens tourney, all the #1 through #4 seeds host the first two rounds.

Really hard-fought game for the Utes. Ole Miss’s coach is from the Bahamas and loved, so there was quite a crowd cheering for the Rebels. Ole Miss was up for most of the game but the Utes just wouldn’t stop coming back at them. Rebels D were really athletic and out on our guards the whole game so the Utes’s interior players had to do a lot o…[Read more]

Yes, they are/were #16 and have been a really good team over the past two years. Last year they were a 4 seed in the tournament and I don’t believe they graduated anyone. They start 4 seniors, 3 of whom are red-shirt seniors and are all healthy. They do play with a lot of pace, pushing the ball up the floor and firing shots. Utes matched the…[Read more]

Oklahoma is really explosive, we could win or lose this one by 20 depending on whose shots are falling. Need to take care of the ball, rebound and make them execute in the half-court. One small positive is that Oklahoma played BYU last night and were really sluggish to start. They needed to play their key players for most of the game to pull…[Read more]

Really hoping attendance takes a step forward this year after last year’s tremendous success. That is the advantage that the “traditional powers” have in WBB – it’s a lot more fun to play in front of 4K+ fans every home game. Of course that doesn’t matter for every recruit but it certainly does for some.

I always thought Ute was gender-neutral, not like Cowboys or Minutemen or whatever, so doesn’t seem like there is anything wrong with just referring to them as Utes like every other sports team at the University (other than the “Red Rocks” I guess)? My guess is that the university won’t change it in any sort of official manner, but I doubt you’re…[Read more]

Stanford’s good. Not having McFarland really hurt given Stanford’s size, they killed us on the boards. However, still an amazing run for the ladies at the tournament.

I generally agree with the statement that we don’t have a duty to support the team. However, supporting the team by attending games makes a very material impact on the success of the program, particularly as it relates to recruiting. Schools that have legions of fans who show up to watch games are going to have a lot easier time rebuilding their…[Read more]

This will be a really tough game. First true “away” game of the season and Oklahoma’s been playing great. Seems like a team playing very similarly to Utah – high scoring, good shooting, lots of threes and lots of assits. Would be a big win if the Utes can pull it off.

So far this season, we have killed teams with our great shooting from three. In this game, we shot awfully from outside (good shots, they just didn’t go in) and still found a way to win – offensive rebounding, defense, pounding them in the paint, etc. Hopefully we won’t see shooting like that again, but nice to see it not result in a loss.

This is a really fun team to watch. Third highest scoring squad in the entire NCAA Division 1 season-to-date.

Another solid test for the Utes, they beat us in a close game in our last meeting (2019). Cincinnati is 2-1 on the season and has some athletes that will challenge Utah inside. Their leading scorer is a do-everything guard. They’re not a great shooting team and will probably be looking to attack the basket. This would be a nice win for us if…[Read more]

The Utes now have 10 players averaging at least 6 ppg. They are leading the nation in scoring offense amongst teams that have played multiple games, averaging 101 points per game. Fun.

They have looked much improved compared to last year in their first two games, scoring over 100 points both games and shooting over 40% on threes. Turnovers down significantly, improved defense and really moving the ball on offense, shooters everywhere. I don’t think they’ll likely challenge for the Pac-12 title, but they’re really fun to watch…[Read more]

A few observations from the game:
– For comparison purposes, Lipscomb lost to BYU by 25 Tuesday and we beat them by 49.
– Utah was without Peyton McFarland and Kemery Martin, two players who started for them last year. Both were at the game in street clothes, no crutches or casts so hopefully they will be back soon.
– This team can really…[Read more]

Kemery was the team’s second leading scorer last year and definitely improved quite a bit from her true freshman year. Recently, she was one of our two player representatives at the PAC-12 media day. I don’t know her personally but she always seems to be smiling.

In women’s basketball, the US is at least as dominant internationally as the US men have ever been. If you watch a US vs. a small third world country, you’re likely to see a 80-100 point victory and it’s not very fun to watch.

First, the Pac-12 is incredibly tough – Arizona and Stanford played for the national championship last year. Stanford, Oregon and UCLA are in the top tier, with Arizona and Oregon State right behind. After those five, I think any team can beat anyone. The team had been gradually moving up the standings towards the middle of the Pac-12 until…[Read more]

The non-conference schedule will be interesting, a bunch of those games where you say “we should win but definitely could lose as well”. Pac-12 is absolutely loaded again so hopefully the team gets rolling before that starts.