[Tony (admin)]

That doesn’t mean they won’t lie.

[MFury]

“Big 12 football programs will designate players as “available, probable, questionable, doubtful or out.” Basketball programs will indicate if players are “available, game-time decision or out.”

Maybe Whittingham’s next stop is the running Utes?

[highlandute7]

Everyone will be ‘questionable’ or a ‘game-time decision’. Easy way around it.

[NarfUte]

Thusly deemed the ‘Kyle Whittingham Legacy Rule’

[Charlie]

RB game is to be determined. Beck will not check Utah’s history but will probably do what he says, adapt to the talent. We could run in games to kill the clock but will mostly do what the game situation dictates. Whitt, I think, will initially let Beck do his thing and does not want to go down with previous offensive strategies. Right out of the shoot, UCLA will defend one or the other better and we will take what they give us.

The running game will be divided up between the RB, the QB, and I expect Andrews and Johnson may take some sweeps so possibly we run a bunch but RB1’s carries could be an average load. I do expect Dampier to run less than last year because there are more weapons.

[stbone]

I worry about Dampier tending towards “hero” ball. From his highlights, there were a number of times when he could have/should have given the ball to the RB, but kept it to run himself. This was also Huntley’s biggest problem and why Huntley’s best play came after he injured his knee and couldn’t run as much. A hero quarterback may have good numbers, but hampers an offense.

Also, if Dampier is our main running threat he won’t make it through the season. I’d like to seem him get 2-5 carries a game. Mostly just enough for the defense to have to account for him in the running game and to keep defenders uncertain when he drops back to pass.

[UteThunder]

I think he is more likely to get 5-10 carries per game.

[2008 National Champ]

Are we really expecting Beck to run a RichRod type offense? I know that’s what the numbers from New Mexico show but it’s not what Beck ran at Virginia or Syracuse.

Khalil Tate looked like a Heisman guy for 4 games until teams started taking his backside read away and forcing him to hand off or pass. The P4 teams Utah is playing this year should be more adept at that than what Dampier faced last year so I agree that Dampier’s completion % will be a much better indicator of how the season will go than how many yards he picks up running.

[2008 National Champ]

last time AT Wyoming was October 16, 2010

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[USS Utah]

There was a good #2 back getting carries, too, Omar Bacon.

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