2008 National Champ

Yet another thing to blame on California. We were all perfectly fine with our heads in the sand, pretending that “student-athlete” was a real thing and that a recruit, once recruited, would stay on campus until he/she exhausted their eligibility. Then the California legislature passed NIL at the same time the NCAA – pressured by California -…[Read more]

or they benefitted from playing two media darlings, a playoff contender and deion’s team

I respectfully disagree. Had Utah won every bowl game since 2018 instead of the other way around, there would be people on here trumpeting Whitt’s record in bowl games. Just like they did prior to then.

If a stat is only to be considered relevant when it fits the narrative you want to present, the problem is the narrative and not the stat.

seems like an easy decision if Ole Miss has a position coach spot available since Utah doesn’t right now.

if only there was some way to get empirical data.,, perhaps if there was a hypothetical line drawn where everyone on one side of the line lived by one set of rules and everyone on the other lived by different. then you could count the number of people willing to risk their lives sneaking from one side of the line to the other to determine which…[Read more]

i’m capable of leaving the parochial school out of any scenario. I don’t even have to try very hard

It’s Baylor for me, just like it was last year. That’s the game best set up for a relatively easy win. 5 weeks of camp to prep, scrimmage week 1 to knock the rust off, and a coach on the warm seat who just changed his entire staff.

A low stress win against Baylor would signal that the team is capable of double digits. Struggling like they…[Read more]

don’t be lazy 🙂

(otherwise I’d have to sim EVERY team’s seasons to see how they all change as well)

That’s a tough over to hit. Utah has only done so once since entering P5 competition (2019). If I was a betting person, I’d probably put a small wager on the under while rooting for the over. But Utah just isn’t a good bet for this year. Sa…[Read more]

hopalong is going to be a minor participant in spring ball. even if he wasn’t 14 months post surgery, there’s nothing to learn by having him run drills. Whitt already blew one season throwing all his eggs in that basket, there’s not a chance in hell that he takes the bubble wrap off before Labor Day weekend now that he’s doubled down.

2014 would have been the only season that counted and Dres only played 6 games. If the range included 2013, he would absolutely be on the list

If just talking nickel, I’d put Guidry over Vaki’s 4-5 games there.

Blackmon was so much better at Free than Corner that I might move him there. Or put Chase at Safety since he played multiple years there and there really isn’t a shortage of excellent LB’s.

I think if looked in combination, I’d rather have Blackmon (FS)/ Hanson (SS) / Bernard…[Read more]

it’s all opinion so I’m disagreeing without really disagreeing.

If the criteria was that being good for only one season gets you downgraded, Ellis shouldn’t be on the list over Dimick.

Lander is a head scratcher on 1st team over both Norris and Gionni who each played roughly the same number of games. That feels more like anticipating his…[Read more]

A lot of recency bias in a last decade team?

Norris, Dimick, Mokofisi, Gionni, Lowell.

Jackson Barton excelled at both tackle spots. BAM was a turnstile at RT and had half of a good season at LT.

Vaki over Blechen?

Yep, back to the good old days of the 50’s – 70’s where the big schools routinely had close to 150 “scholarship” athletes.

It shouldn’t be overlooked that there is a majority on the academic side at most universities who believe that athletics waters down the mission. The prospect of turning athletes into employees may just be the cudgel they need to shut down athletic departments.

The entry requirements for athletes is universally lower than it is for the greater…[Read more]

when it goes to P2, why would those schools limit themselves to only 100? Their concern at that point will not be propping up the schools that were left behind

Yeah, SC’s problem is not getting enough national attention.

As an analyst, he can’t coach or recruit. However, he would be in perfect position to take over as an offensive coach should a spot become available. Could the hire be a signal that Whitt is bringing in people that Scalley wants after the transition?

there is no correlation between strength of schedule and injury rate

based on 2023, Wilson will be considered full go and getting starter reps in fall camp while the team anxiously awaits doctor approval