[Chasqui]

Lots of people seem worried. I’m really not.

First, UCLA is returning 2 starting defensive players. Yikes.

Second as good as Nico May be, he didn’t wildly impress at Tennessee. He was an an amazing system that worked well for him. I don’t think he beats us. Especially in a new offense where he only is getting to work with the coaches for a few months.

I vote to replace the title of this post to “Are we worried about Wyoming”

[stbone]

If we poundi Johnson up the middle into tight holes, Johnson might bust quick. Basically, we can’t force Johnson straight down the throat of the defense. If we relax and slow dow with Johnson, use him around the edges, to hit unexpected holes, and in open space, he can bust into the secondary and leave them with quite a mess on their hands.

Also, seeing the success with Harold Lusk, I propose a hybrid package taking plays that worked with Harold and using them for Johnson. We can call it the Harry Johnson package.

I’ll be here all night…

[Chasqui]

Utah vs Baylor Highlights

[Chasqui]

Start it at the 6:00 minute mark. That when he took over for Bryson. Yes there were the 10 yard slant that he completed as well as the rpo but there were also times he went through multiple progressions. Especially on the play action towards the end.

[Tednab]

And hold on to it

[2008 National Champ]

what progressions? Baylor was playing deep and wide to prevent the big play. The first read – slant – was there and he hit it, multiple times. All credit in the world to him for making the throws but let’s not pretend he was buying time until his 5th read came open every play.

[BeachUte]

It’s just disingenuous to say BYU has not been good the last 15 years. Have they been great? No. But I think every Utah fan would take what BYU has done the last 15 years in a heart beat, especially if it was a generic outcome not at all attached to BYU (so, win percentage, top25 finishes and NCAA Tournament berths). Hell, we’d take what USU has done.

But beyond that, again it’s weird how everyone here has to fixate on BYU. BYU was only one of a handful of teams mentioned, including USU, and every reply I’ve dealt with has been about … BYU.

The point is: Utah basketball has done nothing to separate itself from those programs I mentioned. They’ve all excelled in one way or another beyond what Utah has been able to do consistently the last fifteen years. The fact Utah fans feel slighted by being included in this conference is baffling to me when Utah basketball has often struggled since 2000.

[Chasqui]

Still having nightmares about Charbonnet and Thompson-Robinson

[Chasqui]

Nate’s best game by far was the 4th quarter at Baylor when he took over for Barnes. He handles the progressions well, the problem was he isn’t very accurate throwing 15+ yards.

[Chasqui]

I don’t like him at receiver. I would love to see him at RB. Shotgun formation with him and dampier in the back. Both can run both can throw. You have to respect so many options there as a defense.

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