KoolWhitt replied to the topic Is there a timeframe on the return of the other injured starters? in the forum Football 3 weeks, 4 days ago
In today’s press conference, Whitt didn’t discuss anyone specifically but said many of the guys who missed the Florida game are day to day. He said he hopes to have at least a few of them back for Baylor.
Reid appears to have been a concussion. Whitt said there are 4 steps to clearing the protocol and returning to the field. He said a week is mor…[Read more]
KoolWhitt replied to the topic Visiting Gator fan in the forum Football 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to the board, and thanks for stopping by. We all hope you enjoy your visit to SLC and to Rice Eccles. We are thrilled to be hosting the Gators and look forward to a great game.
I’ll leave the stadium questions to my esteemed colleagues; I haven’t lived in Utah for several years and haven’t been to the stadium in quite a long time. As fo…[Read more]
KoolWhitt started the topic Spencer Fano gets rating bump in the forum Football 8 months, 1 week ago
He is now the number 1 recruit for the state of Utah, and just barely outside the top 100 nationally.
First time in I don’t know how long (at least a decade?) that the state’s #1 recruit stayed in state. So excited that he’s a Ute!
KoolWhitt started the topic Mikey Matthews Now Composite 4-Star in the forum Football 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Mikey Matthews got a rating bump, taking him from composite .8867 to .8944. He is now a composite 4-star recruit.
That makes 7 composite four stars in this year’s class; if we can somehow get Lyons to commit (fingers crossed) that would make 8. And three more coming via the portal.
Incredible job by our coaches and staff recruiting this year. E…[Read more]
KoolWhitt started the topic Utah reportedly still in the running for Akana in the forum Football 9 months, 2 weeks ago
247 sports just posted a video discussing some high profile recruits, and discussed the state of Utah’s #1 rated player, Tausili Akana.
Both experts agree that Oklahoma is the leader in the clubhouse to sign him, with Texas and LSU also strong candidates, but both also mentioned that Utah is in contention due to a strong late surge. To…[Read more]
KoolWhitt started the topic Dallin Holker to Colorado State in the forum Football 9 months, 2 weeks ago
I don’t think anyone saw that coming. Many, myself included, thought he would almost certainly be a Ute. Perhaps a sign that Utah has landed someone else at TE?
Good luck to him.
KoolWhitt started the topic Possible good news on Snowden? in the forum Football 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Another crystal ball prediction on 247 just posted today on Smith Snowden coming to the Utes, with a 6 (medium) level of certainty. This pushes the U to close to 93% of prognostications for Snowden coming to the U, whereas previously we were at about 91%. Not a huge jump obviously but hopefully a prediction in favor of Utah 24 hours before…[Read more]
KoolWhitt started the topic Interesting Big Ten Expansion Analysis by FiveThirtyEight in the forum Football 1 year, 1 month ago
Not sure if you all have seen, but FiveThirtyEight published today a very interesting analysis of possible candidates for Big Ten expansion.
The analysis was based on athletic performance (with particular emphasis on football), media market, and cultural fit (essentially a composite of AAU status and being the flagship public university of the…[Read more]
KoolWhitt started the topic Siaki Ika Picks Baylor in the forum Football 2 years, 9 months ago
Dang. Would have loved to have him but it sounds like he’s got a good thing going there. Hope it’s a great situation for him. Also glad he didn’t go to Oregon.
KoolWhitt started the topic Looks like Siaki Ika might make his decision on Monday in the forum Football 2 years, 9 months ago
He didn’t specifically say he’s announcing, but he did just tweet that he’s dropping big news on Monday. He would be a HUGE get and I really hope the Utes land him. He’s an East High kid if I’m remembering correctly so it would be super cool to see him lace them up at RES, so close to where he grew up. Whatever happens, hope he finds a great…[Read more]
KoolWhitt started the topic Recruiting: Utes Pick Up Zereoue Williams, 6’8 OT from Phoenix in the forum Football 2 years, 11 months ago
Seems like a great get; 2 sport athlete. He’ll need to put on quite a bit of weight to play on the O-line. Wonder if he stays there?
KoolWhitt replied to the topic Utah Jazz should they trade for Mike Conley? in the forum NBA 4 years, 3 months ago
All indications are that Holiday is absolutely not available. My wish list, in order, is Kemba, DLo, Harris, and Conley. However, with how strongly the Jazz seem to be after DLo and Conley and the fact that there has been absolutely no mention of the Jazz continuing to persue Walker in several weeks, it would seem that Kemba has probably told them…[Read more]
KoolWhitt started the topic Interesting Article on Puka in the forum Football 4 years, 7 months ago
I was browsing around the internet trying to see if there are any new leads on how Puka might be leaning, and I found this old Des News article:
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865688348/BYU-Utah-rivalry-complicated-for-Orem-WR-Puka-Nacua–but-wheres-his-loyalty.html
Some really interesting points in there. Seems like a great kid. As a…[Read more]
KoolWhitt replied to the topic Fun Trivia in the forum Football 4 years, 10 months ago
Incorrect. USC lacks both the Fiesta and the Sugar (but they do have a veritable bouquet of Roses). Interestingly, and to offer some help to future responses, if Utah can achieve this, it would be the only PAC team to do so…
KoolWhitt replied to the topic Fun Trivia in the forum Football 4 years, 10 months ago
Incorrect. The Tide has never won a Fiesta Bowl. They have played in the game once, in 1991, but lost to Louisville.
KoolWhitt replied to the topic Fun Trivia in the forum Football 4 years, 10 months ago
Correct, and Ohio State is also one of the two bonus teams
KoolWhitt started the topic Fun Trivia in the forum Football 4 years, 10 months ago
I know this gets waaaaaaaay ahead of ourselves, but it’s fun to think about.
If the Utes can make the Rose Bowl and win it, Utah will become only the 8th school to have a Fiesta Bowl win, a Sugar Bowl win, and a Rose Bowl win. Can you name the other 7? No cheating!
Bonus points: Utah would also be one of only 3 schools to win a Sugar, Rose, and…[Read more]
KoolWhitt started the topic Looking more and more like we lost Beeno in the forum Football 5 years, 1 month ago
Haven’t heard anything official yet, and Beeno is pretty cryptic in his tweets, but he has updated his twitter profile with a pic of him in USC gear and his recent activity shows him as being in Southern CA. I don’t believe he has reported to USC’s camp but I think we’ll hear that he has by the end of the week.
Tough loss for the Utes if he has…[Read more]
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KoolWhitt replied to the topic Bryant Pirtle in the forum Football 5 years, 2 months ago
According to today’s Tribune, he’s good to go and will report to camp on Aug 6th. Still waiting on Bernard but haven’t heard any “bad” news per se. Just that he hasn’t finished his requirements to enroll in school yet. I’m assuming that means his summer grades haven’t finalized yet.