GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic New Poll: Rate your excitement level for the Utes MBB playing in the NIT in the forum Basketball (Men) 17 hours, 52 minutes ago
To better calibrate this poll, I would like to see another one that says, in effect, “rate your excitement level for Utah basketball period”. I don’t really care about the excitement level of people who don’t like Utah basketball, or college basketball at all. Obviously if your excitement level for Utah basketball is always zero, then your…[Read more]
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic Now that MBB is over, time to focus soley on Football in the forum Football 3 days, 11 hours ago
Baseball
Softball
T&F
Lacrosse
Beach volleyball
Plenty of good sports – and athletes deserving of our support – this spring. Football doesn’t start until late August. Why waste part of your life doing nothing but pining for a sport that’s still half a year away? There’s plenty of sports to watch right now.
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic No bueno in the forum Basketball (Men) 3 days, 23 hours ago
I dunno…I had fun this year. With the exception of the ASU loss, I really enjoyed all our home games. $90 for lower bowl season tickets is still the best value in all of sports.
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic Good Utah Showed Up Tonight in the forum Basketball (Men) 4 days, 21 hours ago
Carlson played despite basically having a prosthetic arm. It’s hard to think of a player in any sport who’s given more to the Utah program than BC has. One of my all-time favorites.
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic NCAA Ski Championships in the forum Other Ute Sports 1 week, 2 days ago
I’m still trying to figure out what happened. 1 of our 3 competitors in the women’s 20km didn’t finish (very rare in XC skiing). Had she finished – in any place – it would have given us enough points to win the title.
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic NCAA Ski Championships in the forum Other Ute Sports 1 week, 2 days ago
Welp…the worst did happen. We didn’t do well, Colorado skied out of their minds, and they won by a final score of 569.5 to 567.5. It doesn’t get much closer than that. The streak is over – we finished 2nd.
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic NCAA Ski Championships in the forum Other Ute Sports 1 week, 2 days ago
Sorry for the late update – the NCAA decided to run the slalom as a night event, probably to avoid getting in the way of civilians. The men’s race didn’t wrap up until almost 11:00.
It wasn’t a great night for Utah, but it wasn’t a bad night either. The name of the game in slalom (when you’re interested in a team championship) is to make sure…[Read more]
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic What last nights loss cost us in the forum Basketball (Men) 1 week, 3 days ago
I agree with everything you said…except #5.
1. With the portal being such a huge part of college basketball, none of us have any idea what level of team we’ll be fielding.
2. Being in the Big 12 might increase our chances of getting into the tournament, even with a worse record. This year there are three teams with losing conference records…[Read more]
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic NCAA Ski Championships in the forum Other Ute Sports 1 week, 4 days ago
Whew! Yeah, we are absolutely killing it two days into the championships. That’s a nearly insurmountable lead at halftime.
We lost to Colorad9 twice this year, but it looks like we’re likely to get the last laugh against those Birkenstock-wearing potheads. If we can avoid total disaster in the slalom and come away with a 20-point lead or so, I…[Read more]
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic NCAA Ski Championships in the forum Other Ute Sports 1 week, 4 days ago
Honestly I’m not sure. We have 3 events left and 2 are XC. We’re traditionally strong in XC, but I’m not sure about this year (we graduated a bunch of studs last year). And the one alpine event remaining – slalom – is the most unpredictable. It’s a game of inches where one misplaced ski tip in one turn can mean the difference between winning and…[Read more]
GameForAnyFuss started the topic NCAA Ski Championships in the forum Other Ute Sports 1 week, 5 days ago
Today through the weekend is the NCAA skiing championships. Utah is looking for the five-peat (it would be six if it weren’t for COVID which cancelled the 2019 championship with Utah leading big). But unlike the last few years, we go in as the underdog. Colorado is the favorite – they have beaten us head-to-head twice this year.
But not so fast!…[Read more]
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic Mens BB in the forum Basketball (Men) 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I’ll be blunt: Recruiting doesn’t matter any more. How you do in the portal is all that matters, and Craig has done pretty well in the portal.
Now as an Xs and Os coach? I’m still not sold, particularly on the defensive end.
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic I don't much like out 2024 football schedule in the forum Football 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Front-loaded is a good thing for us this year. We have a veteran team that won’t need much time to gel. Our QB is a senior in his 48th year of college football. We have multiple years of experience at almost every position.
Remember, our front-loaded schedule is also front-loaded for our opponents, many of whom don’t return the amount of…[Read more]
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic Put on your coaching hat. Rotation going forward. in the forum Basketball (Men) 1 month, 3 weeks ago
My starting 5: Smith, Bajema, Madsen, Lovering, Carlson
My heavy rotation guys: Keita, Wooster
My light rotation guys: Carlson, Tarlac
My “hand out towels” guys: Erickson, Teat, Wahlin, Haddock, Huang
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic It's Not GAME DAY!!!!!!!!! in the forum Basketball (Men) 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Great win! Oregon looked really really good – the kind of team that can make noise in the tournament. By the time all is said and done, that’s going to be a win we can hang our hats on.
I’m just glad we won so I don’t have to go ballistic on that blocking call against Smith with 1:45 left in the game. That was one of the worst blocking calls I’ve…[Read more]
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic Portal and NIL destroying the spirit and tradition of colllege football in the forum Ute Hub Site 2 months ago
If I hear you correctly, you’re saying that the tradition of college football is what keeps you coming back despite the problems being caused by NIL and the portal. And you keep it going because you want to pass those traditions along to your posterity.
That’s a great answer – I respect that a ton. And I suspect you’re not the only one who would…[Read more]
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic Portal and NIL destroying the spirit and tradition of colllege football in the forum Ute Hub Site 2 months ago
No, I don’t think NIL and the portal (in their current form) are good for college football. Or any other sport, for that matter. I think there are changes that could make NIL and the portal work, but this current “wild west” approach isn’t working.
Now back to my questions, if you don’t mind.
1. Why are you still watching? Why do you continue to…[Read more]
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic Portal and NIL destroying the spirit and tradition of colllege football in the forum Ute Hub Site 2 months ago
I keep hearing how the portal and NIL are destroying college football. So why isn’t it showing in ticket sales and TV ratings? Everything I’ve seen says that college football is as popular as ever.
I’m curious to get a couple questions answered by some of you who say that the portal and NIL are ruining college football: If the portal and NIL are…[Read more]
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic IT'S GAME DAY!!!!! in the forum Basketball (Men) 2 months ago
We are #19 in NET. Let’s stop acting like every quad 1 road loss knocks us off the bubble or something.
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic Struggles on the road in the forum Basketball (Men) 2 months ago
Stanford is the #3 team in the conference. They are not a bad loss on the road.
That said this is a game Utah should have won. Free throws were our undoing. 4 for 12 in a one-possession game is devastating.