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True. I’ve said this 1,000 times and I’ll say it again. Whitt has made millions of dollars, finished the season ranked #1 by some publications, #2 by others, taken Utah from MWC to top 25 P5 school with his defense.

It is what it is. I’m ok with it. As much as people are complaining about the WR’s, we have talent.

Bryan Thompson and Bronson…[Read more]

I’ll be honest. 8 wins will be slightly disappointing. I think we get 9 regular season wins with a shot at 10 with the bowl.

Although I think we do finish 2nd in the south. Our schedule is too hard and USC’s too easy.

Also, good to see you here. We need more of ya.

Ha ha. I knew some smartass would say that when I wrote that. Congrats, you win.

ESPN is still turning profits. What networks are hemmoraging cash?

ESPN might not be the ATM it once was, but it is still making money and a lot of money at that.
 

In 2019 we drop Oregon and Stanford for Cal and Oregon State. Also, our OOC is BYU, Northern Ill and Idaho State. 

That right there is 5 wins. We beat ASU, Colorado, WSU and Arizona. That is 9 wins. Our schedule then comes down to USC, UCLA and Washington. Washington will lose a ton after this year, Browning, Gaskins, etc. 

UCLA is a wild card.…[Read more]

Nailed it. Hampton is an outside guy.

Mariner, Thompson, Boyd, Simpkins, Enis are all ahead of him. Also, Utah put the TE’s outside a lot in spring ball.

That means out of two possible spots to play in, he is the 8th option. It is what it is. We actually have some talent at WR.

Sure, he has some great talent. Maybe the best he has ever had. But Washington has the best coach they’ve ever had. USC has more talent than they have ever had in the PAC-12 (remember, they are still recovering from sanctions and last year was the first year they had all their scholarhips since we’ve been in the PAC-12). UCLA has arguably the best…[Read more]

I’d bet #4 at worst.

I’d be down with that. #4 SEC vs #2 PAC-12.

Last year would have been Stanford vs LSU or South Carolina or Miss St.

That would be a fun game.

Also, you find my optimism in whitt ridiculous? Huh. What coach could Utah get access to with a better resume than Whitt?

Undefeated season. Finished #2 in the polls, was awarded national champion by some publications. Best recruiter we’ve ever had. Best wins with multiple top 5 wins. Had us ranked #3 in the middle of the season.

No one else h…[Read more]

Why else does a 4 or 5 Star kid pick BYU?

Isn’t one of BYU’s biggest selling points representing their religion and Jesus?

Is truth mocking something? And if the truth feels like mocking, then how true is it?

Kyle didn’t screw the pooch those years. Without Kyle, we would have no shot like we did. What he has done with the lack of talent is astounding.

Also, if we are going to pound on him for the losses, then we need to raise him up for the wins. He beat #5 Stanford. He beat a top 10 UCLA team. The top three wins in program history are all Kyle w…[Read more]

But then they wouldn’t get to play for Jesus.

What Kyle has done here is remarkable. With Utah’s budget, recruiting footprint, and “other” issues, we should not be as good as we are.

Kyle has turned us into a perennial top 25 team which is amazing. BUT, to expect to beat out USC with any sort of consistency is crazy.

Kyle could EASILY finish second to USC every year and ranked and that…[Read more]

No way will Vegas Bowl be around New Years Day. Vegas doesn’t need the money then. It will probably stay early in December or the second week in January.

I agree. This is one of those ideas that sounds nice on paper and people make these grandiose stands, but in reality is just stupid.

The bowl game last year was fantastic. I would have loved a bowl game either of our 5-7 years. To argue otherwise…smh. I guess some people just love to argue.

Eh. Their arguments seem as valid as all the anti Gary Andersen Utah fans’. A lot of anger with little substance.

He was hired for one reason:

http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/

We are only ahead of WSU, OSU and Colorado. If we really want to be a top team, we need to get our money a lot higher. Especially with the Mormon/anti-Utah l…[Read more]

There was a PPP poll a couple years ago and the majority of BYU’s fan base was 65 and older.

No. I view this upcoming season like Whitt’s second 5-7 season. There are a lot of good things happening, we have a lot of young talent coming through, but we are a year away from really rolling.

I don’t expect us to make the tournament this year.

AFTER this year, we should be making the tournament 5 out of every 6 years.

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