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Love this pickup! There’s definitely a certain identity being created if you look at the 7 guys we’ve gotten so far.

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Andre Miller was my next door neighbor in the old Austin Hall when we were both freshmen. I have so many memories of him.

Across the hall was Chris Fuamatu Ma’afala’s room. Andre and Chris used to go outside and shoot baskets together on the outdoor court that was just outside the building. When the weather was nice, I would open the window to let the air in (Austin Hall was famously stuffy) and I could clearly hear all the sounds coming from the court. Andre’s shot was so smooth that it made a different sound than everyone else’s when it hit the net. I could tell when Andre was outside shooting just by the sound.

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I feel like agricultural schools like USU should be running away with these championships.

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If Lovering goes to the portal, I calculate his chances of finding a D1 suitor to be 42%. In other words, slightly higher than his free throw shooting percentage.

Moving on, I’m looking forward to seeing what Jensen can do on the recruiting trail.

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The fact that Utah has an arena-based team that outdraws our men’s basketball team makes us different than 99% of the other universities out there, and certainly has to be a factor in the design of the next arena.

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Yeah, that’s huge downside of the NIL era. It’s very rare to get to watch a player grow and develop at your school, which for me was one of the most rewarding things about college sports.

And while it sucks that Utah starts developing players just for someone with deeper pockets to swoop in and carry them off, let’s recognize that it cuts both ways. I wonder how Syracuse fans are feeling now that Utah just swept in and carried Elijah Moore off after Syracuse developed him and watched him hang 24 on Tennessee?

I guess that’s the nature of the job market: Hire a young talent, train that person up, give them experience, then watch them walk to your competitor for more money. That’s what college sports is now: A job.

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Great post! Can you shed any light on what’s going on on the basketball recruiting front? I knew our NIL purse had grown significantly, but it’s nice to see a number. So can you tell me anything about how and when we might see it applied?

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As one of those ALUFs – as they like to call my kind – I have never once felt awkward about supporting Utah or disliking BYU-Provo Campus. The distinction between belief and school affiliation is very black and white in my mind.

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Based on the schools we beat out for his services, I’d say this is confirmation that the checkbook is officially open.

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If this in indeed true…

Of all the questionable decisions Smith made or was rumored to make, this would be by far the worst. You have a university legend of an ex-player, all-American, longtime NBA player, experienced pro coach who calls you and wants to work on your staff as a VOLUNTEER…and you say no!?

If you make decisions that bad, stay 500 feet away from my car.

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