2008 National Champ

There isn’t anything parochial school fan can say that will ever faze me. If I would never go to that person, or group, for advice why would their criticism matter?

If the last two years are only “close” to fireable, then what does that truly look like? You and I had long conversations on here in early 2023 about how bringing Rising back would screw up the QB room for multiple seasons. If a couple of armchair analysts could predict this exact outcome, how much worse does it have to get before enough was too…[Read more]

It’s a bitter life indeed when your only satisfaction is derived from the misfortune of others

My future employment doesn’t rely on the relative performance of 18-22 year old kids so take this with a grain of salt. How many times has the Utah defense knocked a QB out of the game only to watch an untested, untried backup come in and look like Peyton Manning reincarnated?

Coaches aren’t always right on who should be playing. But the bigger…[Read more]

maybe you’ve missed your calling?

The best thing about being a Utah fan while living in Arizona is that I can get great seats for a very reasonable price every year.

Based on the level of QB play the last two seasons, are we really sure that the right people are determining who is good enough to get snaps?

It actually might be preferable to go O-fer the rest of the way. If the team somehow scrabbles together two wins and makes a bowl the AD can blame injuries for the 2nd straight year, the new conference, global warming, inflation.,,

But if “the deepest and most talented roster ever” that was the betting favourite for the 4th seed in the playoffs…[Read more]

nope. 10-6 and then scored with 48 seconds left

10 punts

9 punts

sometimes football isn’t as tough to figure out as people try to make it

8 punts

the offense has punted 7 times + another that got blocked. that it’s only 13-0 at this point is a near miracle no matter how many chunk plays the D has given up.