ProudUte

That all Ute fans say that had Cam Rising played on September 11th, Utah would have not only won but killed BYU.  I don’t hear that in my circle of Utah fans nor have I seen it posted on this board.  I only hear BYU fans say that.  I think it is apocryphal and that BYU fans keep saying it to get under our skin.  I even heard ARod say it on the…[Read more]

ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg ranked the top 25 QB rooms in college football.  Utah ranks 14th.  I think that is about right.  Rising is a good fit for our Utes.  However, I don’t think of him as a top ten QB.
Utah ranks 14th

Back in the 1980s when we expanded the stadium and got rid of the track, there was an open house hosted by Arnie Ferrin.  I had a chance to talk to him for a bit.  He said that it would not bother him if he hired a coach and he left in a few years for greener, more lucrative pastures.  He said this meant that he had done well here.
That was then…[Read more]

This makes no sense to me.  I understand that Daniels may not have been happy playing for Herm.  But, LSU?   LSU has a large and talented QB room.  However, Daniels just isn’t that good IMO.  Maybe he will be better in a different system.
 

The NIL in action.

I was out running errands and listened to the local sports radio.  They said that this is the first time since Utah has been in the PAC12 that they really had confidence in the QB1 going into spring ball.
They did mention that Huntley had a great senior season, but that it was not expected.  I had great confidence in Huntley.  I have confidence…[Read more]

I give you this short clip.
Barnes TD Pass
 
Go Utes!!!

I remember watching Jerry Chambers and team play in the 1965/1966 season. (They went to the final four.) I thought it was so fun to attend games there.  Then in 1969, we opened the Special Events Center.  It was one of the best arenas in the country.  It is still a great place to watch basketball 53 years later.
 

I rewatched the PAC12 championship game.  The players of the game IMO were:
Bishop and Lloyd on defense.  Bishop had a great game.  I suspect he will be an all-conference player for multiple years.  He reminds me of Weddle.
Rising’s running on offense.  He made a number of key runs in this game.  The most fun to watch was when he stiff-armed…[Read more]

PAC12 Coaches
I love this quote on Coach Whitt, “Seat heat: irrelevant (Whittingham doesn’t have a seat; he has a throne)”
 

This guy is 37, has been retired for two years, and just three weeks ago started playing football again.  It’s amazing that he played every snap yesterday.
The ultimate Ute. 
The only bad news is that he delayed his potential hall-of-fame bid for two years. 🙂
 

Utah Football
 

Darn impressive for a guy who has been retired for two years.
I hope he gets a Super Bowl Ring.

… has a 4 or 5-star recruit starting as their QB.  None of these guys want to wait to start – so they transfer out to somewhere they can start immediately.  We have lost two 4-star QB recruits during their freshman year.
It apparently doesn’t hurt their future NFL prospects to play for a lesser college team.  Just look at Josh Allen,  Jimmy G.,…[Read more]

I need to first say that I love coach Whitt and I am happy with his selections of Ganther and Ellis.  However, I just wanted to hear people’s thoughts about the makeup of a coaching staff.
Coach Whitt has typically created a staff of people with Utah ties, that he already knows.  The only two coaches on our current staff who did not have Utah…[Read more]

I have not done any research on this or checked any draft predictions.  These are just my gut feelings about where our players will be drafted.
First Round
Lloyd – He should be a first-rounder and probably the second or third LB drafted.
Third thru fifth round
Ford – Can play any position on the line
Tafua – Not sure about this one, but maybe…[Read more]

A large group of us are going to Florida for the game.  I also remembered that BYU will be playing in Florida against USF that Labor Day weekend.  We will be spending time in Orlando, so I thought I had better get my flights arranged before hordes of BYU and Utah fans decide to go to Florida that weekend.  We all know what happened to the price of…[Read more]

As most of you know 1280 the zone ranks the 60 best players in Utah each summer before the season.  They came out with the actual top ten according to their opinions. (This is Scott Gerrard’s pick.  Hans’ picks are similar.)  BYU fans are up in arms that Lloyd is ranked higher than Allgeier and Rising is ranked higher than Hall.  I personally…[Read more]

Some highlights:
Chip Kelly’s buyout is gone on January 16th, suggesting something may happen next week.
PAC12 seriously considering getting rid of divisions for football as early as 2023.  Also, they are looking at going to an 8 game conference schedule.  Looking at the alliance to replace the one conference game.
ASU’s investigation.
Losing…[Read more]

Utah is landing in many top-ten preseason rankings.  I think the positive publicity for the Utes is wonderful and will help in recruiting.
If we take off our crimson glasses for a moment – do we deserve these rankings?  Are we truly a top-ten team?
One thing I know for sure is that we are not in the same league as Alabama and Georgia.  Those…[Read more]