McBride of Frankenstein

of course we do. I know there are challenges playing true freshmen, but desperate times…

In the recruiting photo shoots it is always interesting to see what the prospects choose to wear. It tells us what they see as the “coolest look”. It Would be fun to run some numbers, but it seems like most of the time they go with black as the central color. Here is one example:

Something about this Red and Black‼️🙌🏾 #GoUtes pic.twitter.com/98vczKbphx

— JADYN ROBINSON (@jadynThaTruth) January 9, 2023

Sorry to see him go.  Is this a sign he was behind in the depth chart from where he wanted to be?  third or even fourth?  Behind
Bishop Hubert Vaughn?

 
The #WinterOlympics begin Friday and there will be 35(!) athletes with #UofU ties competing in Beijing. That’s more than any other university in the world.

U athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics

https://go.boarddocs.com/ut/uutah/Board.nsf/files/CB7MX45B4BD6/$file/Football%20Indoor_02-01-22.pdf
found through utezone.com
 

https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2021/dec/racial-and-ethnic-diversity-index.html
 
Higher score means more diverse. 
Our score: 40.7%
Here are some states are approximate to our level of diversity:
Ohio 40.4%
Minnesota 40.5%
Pennsylvania 44%
 
I post this based on periodic references to our socio-economic composition which…[Read more]

Do we expect more signings today?  Thinking about  Sidney Mbanasor and Justius Lowe.

https://247sports.com/college/utah/Article/justin-medlock-utah-utes-recruit-official-visit-commit–177633664/

I saw Brandon Roses’ average catch distance was 16 yards over his high school career.  Random thing, but seems very impressive.  I couldn’t find the average catch distance for Johnson.

Don’t think “this year”… think overall brand strength in a neutral year….. propensity for networks to schedule us.  Excitement of other out of conference teams in scheduling us.  Desire of bowls to invite us….
These are the top 3 brands in the Pac-12 in terms of name cache.  
USC
Oregon
Washington
 
Where does Utah sit after that?  Who…[Read more]

1) The series is TIED 32 wins each
2) The game is on Fox network TV!
3) Colorado has the most coaching turnover in the country during the time of Wittingham’s tenure (ya’ll probably heard that stated in the Oregon broadcast).
4) as of noon on Wednesday there was no information about the uniforms.  Not sure why it takes so long for the uniform…[Read more]

That is all

UW is a real threat to our program and is a PAC-12 competitor.  BYU is not a credible threat.  Hopefully this sets UW back a little.  I’d happily send the best players every now and then from PAC-12 foes to BYU.  It doesn’t make up for BYU’s paltry overall recruiting.
Meanwhile, I am super excited about Bumphis

Looing for silver linings here…  Any word on how the fall football postpoinement/ cancellation affects the construction timeline for the stadium?  Maybe they are accelerating it?

I’m calling it right now.  We are going to the Pac-12 Title game for a third year in a row.

Where he was is not necessarily where he is.  Growth can happen especially learning from ignorance.

Great prospect

Will you be known forever?  
 
If you are on the team that wins the Rosebowl for Utah, you will always be known.  Even after you die.  If you are the USC, Oregon, Washington team that wins that same rose bow….. “hey, good job.  thanks”.  This is the power of building a program and knowing YOU built it.
 
I will always know the UTES that win…[Read more]