ProudUte

He chose to be on offense first (starting about mid-season).  Will he continue that pattern this year?
I say yes, at least in most cases.  There may be some situations where he doesn’t.  However, I believe he has great confidence in his offense’s ability to score and he wants to score first.
 

USC was known as tailback U and Penn State as linebacker U, etc.
So if Utah is to be known as great at finding and developing great players at a specific position what would it be?
It’s certainly not WR or QB even though we have had a couple of good ones and I like our current QB.
Up until a few years ago, it would have been kicker and punter,…[Read more]

I think UCLA will be a good team this year.  However, I still expect the top three teams will be Utah, USC, and Oregon.
What do you think?

Some of my favorites by the decades are:
1960s – Roy Jefferson (He was an AA when Utah players were not even considered.)
1970s – Steve Marshall and Randy Gomez
1980s – Popcorn Rogers and Scott Mitchell
1990s – Jamal Anderson and Chris Fua…
2000s – Alex Smith and Eric Weddle
2010s – Covey and Tyler Huntley
My all-time favorite is The one…[Read more]

It sounds like health issues influenced his decision.
Penisini Retires

I am going with a large group.  We have our flights, accommodations, rental cars, and game tickets.  I am pleased we are playing at 7:00 Eastern Time.  It should make the temperature bearable.
Go Utes!!!
 
 

What a fun game.  Rising has some good zip on his throws.  Our tight ends dominated in Vegas.  It’s going to be hard to wait for September 3rd.
Our offense should be very good IMO with Rising, Tavion, Bernhard, Glover, Kincaid, Kuithe, Vele, and an experienced offensive line.
The defense played lights out in that game and held Oregon to…[Read more]

I heard a guy from SI on the radio today talking about the PAC12.  He ranks each team based on some kind of statistical algorithm. 
He said Utah ranks 10th on offense and 31st on defense nationally.  He said the defense ranking for Utah is lower than usual and could change as the new guys start getting experience.
He said USC ranks 20th on…[Read more]

They post often that Hall is a top-ten QB and a certain NFL draft pick.  Let me first say that I have nothing against Hall.  He passes the eye test for an old man like me.  I think he has a very good arm and is a good QB.
I thought that the best way to compare Hall to Rising would be to see how they performed last year against their four common…[Read more]

I found 12 preseason polls.  Utah is ranked in all of them.  They are ranked as high as 4th in two different polls including the Athletic and the Pro Football Network.  They are ranked in the top 10 ten times.  The only two exceptions are 13th (CBS Sports) and 20th (College Football News).
So most preseason polls think that the Utes are a top-ten…[Read more]

Just my 2 cents:
Rising, Thomas, Daniels, Kuithe, and Kincaid on offense
Diabate, Fillinger, Gabe Reid, Phillips, and Bishop on defense
 

Gentry and Peasall entered the portal after spring ball.  It’s normal to lose non-starters this time of year, but for ASU to lose two more starters – I believe proves that ASU football is a dumpster fire.
It seems odd to me that Edwards still has a job.  I saw a prediction that shows ASU 6th in the south.  That sounds about right considering…[Read more]

This is just an opinion of one old guy based on what I have seen and heard.  
The main RB will be Tavion
Glover will get a lot of carries (I believe he is our future)
Bernard will be our third-down back.  He is the best receiver and pass blocker.
That leaves Curry and Parks.  It was posted that Curry is having a very good spring.  What will…[Read more]

The offensive line is the key to our offensive success.  How is our offensive line shaping up this spring?  In your opinion, will the line be as good as we were late last season?
With Peppins gone, who do you think will start at slot?  Will we possibly change things up and put Kuithe there more than he already was?
 

Lloyd is projected to get picked 7th by the Giants.
Lloyd
I believe that this wouid make him the second-highest Ute picked in the draft.  Jordon Gross was picked 8th and Alex Smith was 1st.

Nice article on our safeties.  This looks like a strong point for our defense.  I think we will also be strong at LB, but we lack the experience we will have at safety.
Safeties
PS – I think Bishop may be an All-American before he is done at Utah.

Nice article about our tight ends.  Maybe we will play 4 tight ends at a time this season. 🙂
A Plethora of Talent

Lloyd – Definite 1st round pick and possibly a top-ten pick.  A lot of NFL teams need linebackers.
Ford – Ford has one major thing in his favor and that is that he has played all 5 offensive line positions.  The NFL has a limited number of players and guys need to be able to move around.  I suspect he will be picked in the 4th or 5th…[Read more]

He fills one of the spots I believe we needed to fill.
Now What?  What is the position we need most now from the portal?  For me it is WR.  I would also be pleased with another top offensive lineman.
Your thoughts?

He is ranked the 13th best pro-style QB in the country.  He is from Mississippi which I found interesting.  
Rivals