2008 National Champ

The offensive chart had Utah in the lower left. There were only 6 teams worse on both axes (axesses? axis?). The word is pronounced ack-cees but it doesn’t look right when I type it. No matter how it’s spelled it was putrid and the chart backs it up.

I didn’t like the attention it got at the time for those very reasons. A leased truck isn’t a tangible benefit. And who is going to take that over someone else offering 10k more in cash?

I just think the Ute collective outsmarted themselves in thinking that something they would find valuable in their world – a company car which is a nice perk…[Read more]

haha, didn’t even notice that. I guess you did use the possessive for entry

I think there will be more entries than commitments. Unless I have the rules wrong, the only people officially in the portal before today were grad eligible. The announcements we’ve seen were “intend to enter” but only the schools can officially put their names in the…[Read more]

Working now and the charts match perception. The Colorado and Iowa State games hurt Utah’s overall defensive rankings but on a pure by play analysis, that was a top level defense we watched in 2024. With even a competent offense we’d be talking about it being one Utah’s best ever instead of thinking that the defense could/should have done just…[Read more]

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I’m sure I’m still naive about it but I just don’t think every player that goes somewhere else is strictly because of NIL. At the same time, I feel like the truck thing was a miscalculation on the part of the Ute collective. A company car is a nice perk but I wouldn’t sign a deal for better perks and less base money. These kids aren’t any…[Read more]

Defensive link isn’t working for me

I’m with Rick on this one. Until I see the defense fail, I’m going to assume that they’ll get the job done. I don’t think they will be as good as 2018 but that’s a really high bar with seniors all over the place.

D Line – Luther and Powell have earned the benefit of the doubt that they will have those spots ready even if Fano is the only name…[Read more]

Me? say stuff just to say stuff? couldn’t happen

If we hear Rising has entered the portal, that to me would be an indicator that he thinks he can still play and would be healthy in time for spring ball. My guess based on Rising wearing a boot and using the push cart thingy to get around at the next game is that it was ligament damage but at…[Read more]

Usually tying a record for futility is a game changer

Utah was about 7-10 points per game from going 10-2 this year?

Interesting. You think the assistant’s Utah might be targeting are on playoff teams? I’d imagine that anyone else would be fair game since bowls haven’t seemed to stop people from taking other jobs.

Kids used to get chemistry in a box for Xmas. It must not be as hard to build as people make it out to be 🙂

I had that message about a month ago and emailed Tony. He was able to post the link for me and also mentioned something about checking the spam filter.

There was also an issue with “X” instead of “Twitter” a year or so ago but I don’t have access to X so I didn’t pay attention to what the fix was. There is a section in HELP about posting from…[Read more]

Unless someone is a bit more forthcoming with the nature of this injury than they were the last one, I’m not sure how anyone on here can answer your question.

Completely expected. Whitt had all the leverage and wasn’t going to leave money on the table for himself or take it away from his friends and family staff who’d stood by him for years.

It doesn’t lessen the stink from the complete pile of doo-doo he oversaw in 2024. The buyout becomes much more manageable after 2025 and I doubt the decision…[Read more]

Agree, players make plays and coaches coach. Execution is some combination of both.

It’s just counterintuitive to me to replace the roster while keeping largely the same staff. Because wasn’t that staff in charge of finding and coaching up the players to the point where they could execute at the required level?

I like the optimism Charlie but Utah is now in roughly the same position Colorado was two years ago when this board pretty close to unanimously said it was not possible to replace whole rooms and build meaningful chemistry in a single offseason. Unless Whitt has a first round QB nephew that I’m not aware of and can bring a former top rated…[Read more]

They’re burning down the wrong building!

We liked the players Utah had, we just wanted them to be led better

I just never saw a reason for the Pac-12 to eliminate themselves which was always the risk. Sure Utah and SC should have won their games to prove that they were the best team in the conference but those weren’t the stakes. It was always the faint hope that by beating someone you had usually already played that year would be enough to overcome…[Read more]