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Arizona as well. It seems like every time BYU goes to Arizona, there are issues with very public insults towards BYU and LDS Church in general.

LOL, let me tell you something Phil…I’m not from Utah, so I have an East Coast perspective as to where you stand in the football pecking order. And what BYU is, figuratively speaking, is a pimple in a cow’s ass, or maybe a tick in a billy goat’s balls. In the real world, BYU didn’t exist in the past, doesn’t exist now, and won’t exist in the…[Read more]

Rick, at this point, I think the timing is irrelevant. As college sports become more professionalized and almost identical to NFL franchises, down to having GMs, etc…anything that in the current environment provides potential personnel intel to opponents will be eliminated. Can you imagine if the NFL were run like college football is run…[Read more]

How so? Please elaborate…

Personally, I think I’m done even if he stays. I’m kind of feeling this might be my last year as a season ticket holder. I had way too much fun going to about 30 x Utah Hockey Club games, and I think I’m going to fully transition my time, money, and attention to that team. At the very worst, they’ll never approach the hypocrisy that abounds in…[Read more]

Well, it’s the highest rated, with regards to academics, university in Utah. Yeah, I know, shocker that any athlete nowadays would be concerned about something like that. Personally, I think that the only reason why non-Mormon athletes go there is because they blow off the Honor Code, and no one cares.

I think the answer to that is without a doubt. Given the current environment, there’s zero benefit to conducting games of this ilk. That’s the reason why so many programs have stopped doing them. All you’re doing is exposing yourself to last-minute defections by key players on your team. At the end of the day, all it is, is a watered-down…[Read more]

I totally agree with that…in fact, you could make the case that the reason that BYU lost the games they did was due to Retzlaff’s poor play. He was absolutely horrible versus Kansas and ASU.

Actually, pro athletes (and specifically NFL players) do not hold out for more money “all of the time.” If you do a Google search on the subject, you’ll see that the actual number of players holding out on a year-to-year basis is minuscule compared to the player population at large. The only reason why any player holding out creates a splash is…[Read more]

I don’t think anyone is calling for NIL to go away. What many others and I are calling for, is for the system to have some valid structure. Right now, the players are living in a Fantasyland where multi-year NIL contracts don’t mean squat. That’s how Nico Iamaleava was able to ditch Tennessee for UCLA after having one good season. Can you…[Read more]

I like your take. That would put the “student” back in the term “student-athlete”.

That would surely be challenged in court, don’t you think? What if the head coach IS the reason you want to transfer? I personally don’t see any way to fix this unless you apply to college athletes the same rules that apply to professional athletes. Can you imagine baseball, hockey, basketball, etc… minor league pro athletes with signed…[Read more]

The pressure got to them. Unfortunately, there’s no other way to label such a poor performance.

I totally agree. It’s absolute and total BS, and the only reason it happens is because these guys are able to latch on to the label of “student.” To me, if you’re getting paid to do something in affiliation with an university, you’re not really a “student.” I mean, how many college “students” does anyone know who have gone to four universities…[Read more]

My point is that the whole “star system” is irrelevant. All of the Bluebloods routinely bring in numerous 5 star and high 4 star recruits. At the end of the season, a bunch of those have underperformed or under delivered and find themselves in the portal. Yeah, some hit, but most don’t, at least with their original teams.

Come on guys…we had a guy, Dorian Singer, who was a year removed from being an All PAC 12 First Team WR and we couldn’t exploit his outstanding capabilities. Based on that, I’m not going to lose any sleep whether we are able to recruit some HS 5 Star kid.

Going to the Big 10, as currently constituted, would be a good thing, generally speaking, for the U. However, would it specifically be good for Utah athletics? I’m not so sure. I want to think so, but then I see who’s in the Big 10 and the number of quality institutions who’ve been eternal also-rans in that conference.

See, as major college…[Read more]

Luka Doncic has just entered the chat.

He killed us when we played UCF in Orlando and in the Big XII tournament.

He threw for 12 TDs and had 12 INTs. In addition, his completion percentage was only in the high 50s. But, he really shined in the running game, running for almost 1200 yards and proving to be a very, very elusive customer.