OffensiveLineEnthusiast

I don’t hate your list, but mine would be pretty different.
-I’m no expert on Baylor or TCU, but they are both billed as offensive juggernauts. However, our defense handled both of them well.
-Call me a homer, but I think we’ll be very good. We have a big stretch with no travel that will be great for player health.
-I would rather byu be overe…[Read more]

And to be clear, that would have come out of the $20.5 million/year? Are NIL and revenue sharing the same thing now?

I am optimistic. Consider:
-Injuries have been a big issue for us, and not only at QB. Our schedule could not be better suited to overcoming the injury bug. Only 3 big road trips (West Virginia, Kansas, Baylor), well-spaced byes, and a 6-week stretch without leaving northern Utah (bye, ASU, @byu, Colorado, Cincinnati, bye).
-We get most of our…[Read more]

There’s a narrative from Twitter byu fans, woe-is-me Utah fans, and fake journalists that Utah is broke. I do not think that is true, and it will become even less true as revenue sharing becomes the primary player compensation.

Level-headed summary of the offseason:
-Lost two definite starters: Tanuvasa and Williams. Obviously not good, but we d…[Read more]

Your aunt is mostly correct. Jake’s statement never went so far to directly blame a Ute player, but he did say:
-The victim told police that the perpetrator was a childhood friend, which is strong evidence it wasn’t Jake as the victim grew up in SLC and Jake didn’t
That was all he needed to say, but he added:
-Victim also slept with multiple Utah…[Read more]

If you haven’t looked at their schedule, it’s very easy. All three non-con games should be cake, then they get Cincinnati, Arizona, UCF, and West Virginia. I’d be shocked if they lose more than one of those.

Even without Retzlaff, I like them to beat TCU at home. And who knows what we’ll get from Colorado.

I think they’re 7-5 at the worst.

Is there any precedent for a 7 game suspension?

In a 12-game season, 7 isn’t a round number (6 or 8 would be).

I’m just noticing that Utah is their 7th game. Seems like they’re going out of their way to suspend him for their most important game.

Is that to make sure he leaves? Or to make sure that the backups are 100% focused even if he stays…[Read more]

UCLA will be a big game. It’ll be our first look at the new offense. I think Texas Tech is bigger, though. With Big 12 Championship = CFP spot, I can’t put a non-con game over a conference game. Plus, Texas Tech has DL transfers that they’re excited about. We’ve got to see them match up against our OL.