SLC-UteFan

I had the exact same thoughts as you. 
First off, who is the receiver, #25, Jaylen Dixon? I mean, how many scores did he have today? Two? Three?  I didn’t keep track, but he had several I know. Although I think it was him who popped the ball up in the end-zone for an interception. But it was very wet then and so that was likely the reason. But…[Read more]

I was there. I am terrible at football analysis, so take this with a grain of salt. I just go because I enjoy it, and it breaks up a boring day. 
It seems to me that the defense is definitely ahead of the offense. No surprises there. QBs were not impressive. All threw into tight coverage. Huntley was picked off a few times. Running game executed…[Read more]

I find the open practices and especially the scrimmages to be much more valuable to attend than the spring game. 

“But, he seems like a kid that wants to make sure he will succeed before putting himself out there. “
 
This seems true about Tupai. Remember he committed about a month late after February just to make sure his decision was right, IIRC. Also,  I think he requested to redshirt his freshman year. It seems he takes his choices seriously. 

I remember that game! I actually watched it. It was the Miami Dolphins if I remember it correctly. Very early 80s if I remember right. Can’t remember who they played, however. Very interesting experiment.

I attend as many spring scrimmages and practices as I can including the Spring Game, with the Spring Game being the least interesting of them all. But the scrimmages are great, and really help pass the time. But when they are over, there is a big black hole in my love of football until fall camp.

I had the exact same impression of Blackmon when I heard the interview. Dang that kid talks well, is intelligent, confident, and respectful. Seems like a model of what you want your college-age kids to sound like. 

Yes. This guy is the Deseret News’ version of Monson. 

Good pickup for Utah. High 3-star with offers from Arizona, Cal, Washington State, Colorado, Wisconsin, Georgia Tech, Oregon St. 

The author, Doug Robinson, has written a few ridiculous articles in the past few years. He wrote just a month after the Utah/BYU Las Vegas bowl that Utah was not BYU’s “big brother” and that BYU was still the better program. Although a year and half later in Sept this year he wrote that BYU and Utah had reversed themselves and now Utah was the…[Read more]

Sucks that a rule that is made easy for the official to call may just cost the Steelers the Super Bowl. 

Yeah.  That one pised me off severely. It really looked like he made a move with the ball to make sure it really crossed the goal line, which would assume control, and hence it would be a TD as soon as it crossed the line, so what happens to the ball after that isn’t important. But the ref didn’t see it that way of course. 

Really looked like PI to me but my black/gold goggles are thick. 

I had the same concern coming into the start of the season. I thought the kicking would be terrible. I attended several spring practices and the kicking wasn’t very good. What an improvement. 

Sounds like rumors are flying around. But it seems nothing is in writing yet. http://www.bruinzone.com/fb/messages/99831.shtmlI hope he goes elsewhere and UCLA hires somebody who runs a pro style offense. I think the Utes match up better with pro style rather than Chip Kelly style. 

Good post and I agree. I was pissed after last night’s game but mostly because it felt like bad luck. Kind of how you feel when somebody smashes your car.  Utah will be better next year. The video at the bottom of the page you posted is a short one-minute video of Washington’s defensive backs coach. He seems to say he had his hands full preparing…[Read more]

Wazzu had a short field frequently so that leads to lead yards. However the defense held them to less than 4 yards per play, which was less than we had. That is a better stat in this type of game. So your point is good, it is just that yards-per-play tells the story better than total yards. 

The defense played very well. Kyle said in his interview that the defense allowed less than 4 yards per play. That is excellent. And he said that pass efficiency was excellent. Lets give the defense credit. With the ridiculous numbers of turnovers they could have given up with excuses. But they didn’t. I seriously doubt Utah wins at Washington…[Read more]

Utah ran a few offensive formations that we haven’t seen. Maybe they just needed practice. 

506 total yards.