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[PNW Ute]

There is no Big XII network. They have an agreement with ESPN and Fox series of stations to televise games.

There was Big XII network, but I think it ceased like 10 years ago. Get ready to subscribe to ESPN+!

[PNW Ute]

I agree that it would be nice to get Rose time and experience. And I hope gets lots of reps in practice and some substantial time in the game. But I view it as a culture thing, too. Bowls are rewards for a season, and Whit wants to reward Barnes. Let him go out as a bowl game starter. He’s sure as hell earned it.

Part of the draw to Utah for many recruits is the family aspect and the team culture. (We obviously can’t compete with NIL or the prestige/exposure of the P2.) I see this as Whit rewarding a tough son of b who gave his all for Utah football while he was here. It’s also a message about what types of things the program values. Whit’s culture is more important that getting extra experience for a guy who will probably be 2nd or 3rd string next year. (Even knowing what we went through with QB’s this year.)

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I’ll be there. I live in SW Washington, going to drive up to SeaTac and take light rail the rest of the way.
I second what others said, take public transportation. The light rail lets off right at the stadium. The shuttle busses that go there from park and ride stations are great too. But, the last time I did one of those it took over an hour to go the last 10 miles due to heavy game day traffic. So give yourself lots of time.
Enjoy the stadium. If it’s not too clouded over (yeah right) the views from the upper decks are amazing.

[PNW Ute]

Now I have the sweet image of Ludwig, Harding, etc. pouring over hours and hours of game film on Sundays in preparation, and at the end of each meeting, “You know what fellas, I’m pretty sure we can just run up the middle on them.”

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I agree with you. But, it says a lot about where we’ve come as a program that 8-4 is an “underwhelming season.”

With the new conference, and the expanded playoffs, we should reasonably be in the hunt for a conference championship and the playoffs nearly every season.

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I’m not saying Utah can’t throw over the top on him. I’m saying I’ve seen a lack of empirical evidence that Utah will throw over the top on anyone.

[PNW Ute]

Bold of you to assume that Utah will ever throw over the top.

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But can’t you say they had to try the onside kick, for the exact same reason, because the results didn’t pan out? Oregon wasn’t able to stop Washington. Washington ran the clock out. If they had kicked away… Washington still would have ran the clock out. There’s zero reason to believe that UO could stop UW and get the ball back the way the game was going, and that’s exactly how it played out.

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I think the wettest I’ve ever been in my life was at Husky Stadium in 2015. Took my wife to Seattle for the weekend for her birthday, and went to the Utes/Huskies game. Sat in the lower uncovered section. Utes won, but we were so wet and miserable at the game that it took me a few years to convince her to ever go to a game with me again.

[PNW Ute]

It’s far more contrasting than that. He might have spent 15% of one year’s income to completely buy and pay off that house. I’m spending 15% of my gross income on my home too. But I’m doing that every year for 30 years to pay mine off. Clearly we all have much to learn from Coach Riley. (Except how to manage a defense, I might know more about that than he does)