ProudUte

I got thinking today about my favorite Utah basketball teams. Here are mine in chronological order:

1965/66 – They went to the Final Four. The starters were Jerry Chambers, Tate, Merv Jackson, Lyndon McKay, and George Fisher. Chambers won the Final Four MVP.

1980/81 – They lost in the Sweet 16 to a loaded North Carolina team. The starters…[Read more]

BYU just won their tenth landscaping championship. Heck, we have never even made it to the sweet sixteen.

There is no way we can compete with all the NIL money they get from IFA, Scots, Tru Green, Home Depot, etc. On top of that, our best riding lawn mower guy left via the portal to Provo. It’s a bad day for the Utah Landscaping team.

Yes,…[Read more]

Swiss Army Knife

Nice article about Nate Johnson. Some on here have wondered if Nate can be productive in this role. I love it. I loved it when Weddle and Vaki did it. I like to watch Taysom Hill and everything he can do. I get it that Johnson is not Weddle, very few are. But, he could be a nice addition to the offense this fall.

Lander’s sister was on the radio on Tuesday. It was an entertaining interview. She was an AA volleyball player at the U. She said that her little brother had plenty of lucrative NIL offers and chose not to take them. OC then added that he offered Lander a weekly NIL radio interview which Lander declined to take even though it was easy money.…[Read more]

KSL.com

Sounds like Beck will utilize the tight ends more than he did at UNM. King will be in the mix, and it sounds like Andrews is standing out.

One thing I was happy to read is that the feeling in the locker room is upbeat in spite of last season’s total debacle.

He can do this because of the coaching change. Utah was recruiting this kid hard last fall. We could use another LB. I assume Whitt and Scalley are on this. I read that BYU really wants this kid.

BYU is a private school and will not dislose anything.

I find this all interesting since the church authorities said they would not get involved in pay-to-play when NIL came out. I guess if a few rich billionaires pay the bill – they don’t have a problem with it. The only thing I know for sure is that the top recruit in the country that will…[Read more]

KSL article

Interesting information. It sounds like Parker will be RB1 as expected. They do not list Nate Johnson in the RB room, but Whitt says that he is our “Swiss army knife.” Andrews has moved to tight end, which makes sense with his size and speed.

I know some of you don’t like Johnson playing the role of a Swiss army knife. As for…[Read more]

I heard that Nate scored on an 80-yard run. He was playing RB at the time. Sources close to the program tell me that he will be used as a hybrid player, much like Taysom Hill for the Saints. I welcome that idea. Beck is working on how best to utilize his skills in the offense.

KSL has a nice article on Dampier. KSL article

It sounds like he…[Read more]