ProudUte

I am growing more and more concerned that we will not have a college football season in 2020.  The things working against it:
– Very little spring practice
– This should be the time that players are weight training and getting in shape.  Is any of this being done with social distancing.
– I don’t see the number of cases going down anytime…[Read more]

Coronavirus is affecting everyone.  I understand that this is a major health crisis and I appreciate some of the actions taken to prevent spread:
– Stopping sporting events (I love sports, but I think this is the right thing to do.)
– Reducing international travel
– Stopping events like concerts with large crowds 
– Letting people work from…[Read more]

He shut down Utah basketball a month ago.
Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
I hope Mitchell and Gobert get over this quickly and that there are no long term effects.
We are in a crisis.  Now we need to come together as a country as we did after 9-11, Pearl Harbor, etc.  It may take years to bounce back from this, but I believe we can and will.
Go…[Read more]

But, he is failing.  We need a new coach, but we won’t get one.  His buyout is something we cannot afford.
This team looks lost most of the time.  I know we are young, but I also blame that on coach K.
I hope our new players next year can turn this mess around.
Go Utes!!!
 

I would like to see the Jazz be successful and win a couple of rounds in the playoffs.  Their recent run has looked good, but they have only played 2 teams with a winning record since January 1.  They beat a good Indiana team on Monday, but Indiana had played the previous night in Denver.
The Jazz have a big problem when facing good teams IMO. …[Read more]

I have no idea how many more starting seniors will also be leaving.  That number alone tells you how talented this LSU team was.  As I posted earlier, this may be the best offense in the history of college football.  Are they the best team ever?  Probably not, because of their defense.  Nonetheless, they were a great team.
 

They racked up 42 points and over 600 yards against a great defense.  The only time Clemson gave up more than 20 points was to a very good OSU and that was 23 points.
LSU has an amazing offense.  Clemson threw everything at them,  Burrows was under pressure all night long, yet made some amazing passes and the receivers were even better.  It is…[Read more]

The last two games were very painful because we had the potential to do amazing things.  I am not here to debate what went wrong.  I have no clue. The bowl game could be as simple as the team was down because of the Oregon game and didn’t bounce back.
I am over it all now.  I will choose to remember the 2019 season as a season where we went 11-1…[Read more]

Way to represent the conference.

I am sure he will be a handful for our depleted defensive backfield.  Apparently, he plays slot receiver.  I would assume that coverage will fall mostly on Guidry.  However, I assume that Scalley will mix up coverages in an attempt to confuse texas.
I read some Texas news articles about him.  He has a chip on his shoulder because he didn’t…[Read more]

except that the heart of our defensive backfield will not be playing.  1st team AA, Blackmon cannot play and 2nd team AA Johnson has decided to sit this game out.  Texas is a passing team with a solid QB, this scares me.  If we had all our parts in place, I would think we could take care of Texas by double digits.  I think Texas will be able to…[Read more]

We are seeing great players transfer because they want immediate playing time (two of the four starting QBs in the CFP were transfers).
Many players will realize that there can only be one stud QB, etc.  They will leave for greener pastures because it is now so easy to do so.  I was initially against the portal, but this may end up helping Utah. …[Read more]

I realize we do not have the athletes that LSU, OSU and Clemson have.  Whitt has done a great job of developing players, but wow these teams have some amazing athletes.  The OSU receivers have made some crazy catches while covered.
I believe we could play even with Oklahoma, but if I’m honest – I don’t think we could compete with the other…[Read more]

Utah posted below that we will be a 9+ win team.  I hope he is right, I would love that.  However, there are a few things that make me believe otherwise.
Utah said we only lose Moss and Huntley on offense.  Losing these two guys is huge, but we do lose two other starters in Paulo and Simpkins.  Simpkins is indeed replaceable IMO.  Utah claims…[Read more]

But, I believe we have what we need to continue competing at a high level.  I understand Pace’s concern about recruiting and I hope as the years go on – we will indeed be able to be a top-20 team when it comes to recruiting.  However, we are a top-5 team when it comes to player development.  We will likely have six or seven of our defensive…[Read more]

 
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The positives:
– We beat Kentucky for the first time since Jeff Judkins and the Utes beat them in 1976.  Nice to get the monkey off our back!
– We beat a top-ten team.
– Great shooting, especially from three-point range.
– These young guys are looking pretty good and with the additions next year – this team could be very good!
My Concerns:
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He is eligible to play and we are playing his former team.  I assume KW will find a way for him to play.  Do you think he will have a package of plays where he will play QB?  Will he play another position like WR?  Thoughts?
 

I just got back from a three-week vacation.  I was in Australia when we beat CU and in New Zealand when we played for the conference championship.  I listened to the first quarter on my headphones.  Then I decided that I wasn’t going to let this ruin my once-in-a-lifetime trip to New Zealand, so I turned it off after the first quarter.  I have…[Read more]

I’m in New Zealand where we are 21 hours ahead of Santa Clara. I will proudly be wearing my Utes shirt and cheering from the other side of the world.  I have met two other Utes down here, but no Ducks. Talked to some Minnesota fans today and they were very depressed about their loss to Wisconsin. I am very optimistic about the game, but am very…[Read more]