2008 National Champ

You may be right but that’s part of why i am flummoxed. Why would a kid give up his scholarship to walk on elsewhere? Yeah, yeah, Baker Mayfield did it.,,

I looked at the roster the other day and there were 12 LB’s listed, 6 of which were walk-ons. Utah loses Fotu, gets three scholarship recruits in the 2021 class. I’m just not seeing the…[Read more]

Moala was passed up by Tennessee by the end of the season. The main reason being that Moala was almost incapable of getting any push, let alone collapse the pocket. Penisini was a run stopper but he didn’t have to be taken out of the game on passing downs.

But who will be responsible for snacks? That could be a gamechanger 🙂

Nothing wrong with 8 wins but I think the schedule sets up nicely for 9. San Diego State should be a good early test and there will be the usual “closer than it should have been” warmup with the parochial school.

Otherwise, they miss Washington and Cal, get Oregon and ASU at home, they’ve now seen WSU’s new offense, have plenty of looks at…[Read more]

Hubert couldn’t get on the field in 2019. Don’t get me wrong, I want the Utes to have an all-american at every position, but how about we let them prove it on the field before we anoint them.

Sorry, but it is too early in the year to give me heartburn. I’m supposed to be excited about the SEC having two teams in the playoff while the Pac winner gets the B1G #2 in the Rose Bowl?

Usually kids who leave a program under sanction have no issues with immediate eligibility. That may not be a problem this year but the NCAA hasn’t passed the one free transfer rule yet.

Oregon pulled a 5 star out of Utah last year and will do so again in 2021 if Suamataia gets a slight bump in the final ratings.

Phillips is as close as Whit has gotten. On 247, you need to above .983. Phillips was .9744 and #51 in the composite. Other sites that have more 5 stars might have listed him. I think Rivals goes to around top 50?

I would always find a spot for that kind of talent, but especially at linebacker. Of the 12 currently on the roster, 6 are walk ons and Fotu will be gone for the next two years on his mission.

High hopes for Calvert to at least fill Fotu’s role and move Sewell to hybrid but he is still a true freshman. After that, the cupboard gets bare in a…[Read more]

there are always spots for the right fit. Greyshirt the lowest ranked commit, make sure a returning missionary doesn’t enroll until after the cutoff for 2021, have a missionary kid who was going to play one and then go start now. That also assumes that whoever is crunching the numbers and posting here is correct.

In a year without limit, take a…[Read more]

why doesn’t it seem right? Whitt brought back a player who had quit on the team (retired) in 2016 when it benefitted Utah.

Unless there was a behavioral or academic issue with Dixon, why would a guy who has already spent multiple years in your program be less desirable than someone who is in the portal? We are all excited by the rankings of the…[Read more]

Just need to bring back Jaylen Dixon. Let him, Covey and Money Money Money work the swing passes, deep routes and operate in space while Thompson, Enis and Nacua control the middle and the sidelines. A QB who is willing to throw the ball to a receiver that does not have at least 5 yards of separation will do just fine.

it is tough to make a QB look good when your one target a game is a two-hopper off your ankle. Huntley’s senior season, he finally started throwing to where the receiver was going to be instead of where he was. Completion % went way up, YAC went way up, TO’s went way down and Utah had its first season of competent QB play in a decade.

DeVonta…[Read more]

I looked at his HS tape. Scored from everywhere on the field, ran away from DB’s once he hit a crease, showed good hands, doesn’t go down on first contact. Big upgrade over Wilmore.

Gotta see it on the field since 22 left such a big hole. This kid has the same potential. Glad he’s going to be on our side next year.

Just saw that Major Applewhite is the new OC at South Alabama. Memory fails but I thought he did a pretty good job at Houston (or Texas?) in the same capacity. Might not be a bad place to land where the pressure is off with an OC that will feature your skillset.

looked at in retrospect, Bentley wasn’t ready to go when Rising went down. Whether that’s on him or the coaching staff is up for debate. What’s not up for debate are the results he produced the first two games which were a bunch of turnovers. After the Washington game, Bentley appeared to have changed his style and was much more tentative which…[Read more]

what’s the point? play as long as they’ll let you before you have to decide what you want to do when you grow up. if you’re lucky, no one will ever make you

the kid from Ohio? 6′ 2, 190, runs a 5 second 40?

not really what Utah looks for in a mobile QB