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As others have said, Florida remained committed to stacking the box. They never deviated from that game plan.

Also, Florida’s defense is pretty good. They have some seriously talented dudes on that side of the ball. Utah did well, all in all.

Completely expected for a true freshman o-lineman in his first game. The fact that he was able to compete his way into a starting spot at all speaks to his talent.

Regarding #3, if Nate could just develop into an average passer he would be absolutely deadly as a QB. His speed and athleticism is elite. I’m really hoping that comes to fruition, but the lack of passing attempts does seem to indicate that he can’t do it.

Yeah, I feel bad for their fans. All those programs have done for years is punch above their weight. They have very loyal and engaged fanbases. And they’re being relegated simply because of geography and market size. Conference realignment sucks.

I wish there was a way for the Big12 to bring them on, but I doubt the finances make sense. Best they…[Read more]

Here’s the thing. Whitt is extremely competitive and with that comes a bit of pettiness. It’s what makes him a great coach. All the great coaches have that kind of “edge” to them (Urban, Saban, Dabo, Gundy, Harbaugh, etc.). The best coaches aren’t “nice” in the traditional sense.

In my opinion, he treats a rivalry exactly like it should be…[Read more]

Two best proven players not necessarily the best this season.
I think Johnson starts and I also think JJ will be our best offensive weapon by year end.

Very nice pickup. Utah is killing it with in-state recruiting.

You’re right. He certainly wasn’t elite, which was my original point. Glad we agree.

Could be smoke and mirrors, but Whitt said he it would either be Cam or Rose starting.

Whittingham says it’s 50/50 if Cam will be ready for the Florida game. Also says Brandon Rose would be QB if they had to play today.

— Utes Central (@UtesCentral) August 11, 2023

Emerging rumor is that it was a kidney injury. If so, that’s a month recovery…at least.

Eh, Clifford was a decent QB, nothing special. I spent a lot of time on Penn State boards leading up to the Rose Bowl and he received a lot of criticism for being inconsistent.

Graham Mertz has experience. In 2021 he started in all 13 games and led Wisconsin to a 9-4 season. In 2022, he started in 12 games, but only went 6-6.

Fortunately, it…[Read more]

I’m not convinced UW and UO would have signed a GOR at that point in time, even for $30M per school. They were still waiting on B1G to expand further. If this same deal would have been presented a few months ago, when B1G expansion was looking bleak, they might’ve signed it. But I doubt they would have agreed to this in 2022.

I thought the same thing about Pedo State’s QB Sean Clifford, then Utah made him look all-world.

PAC12 refs gonna review that Damuni hit for a target…LAST season of that shit.

I’ve thought and wondered about this as well. Turns out, the Big12 move was better. If we were brought into the ACC onto their current GOR, our 2024 total payout (media + other distributions) would be around $40M and marginally better each year until 2036.

Our first year in the Big12, the total payout will be around $42M. The 2025 payout under…[Read more]

No, I don’t think we’ll dominate. Recruiting rankings put Utah in the top 3 or 4 of the conference, and I think we have a top 3 or 4 coach in the league. So anything less than being in the top 5 regularly would be fairly disappointing.

This is very concerning. If Barnes is beating out Johnson and Rose, we aren’t in as good of a spot at QB as we all thought. I don’t get it. We’ve been recruiting damn well at this position and we know Ludwig can develop and coach QBs. Last two starters, Huntley and Rising have both been fantastic.

Ah, yes, the “life boat” narrative. LMAO!!!

BYU fans are extremely bitter and butthurt about Utah crashing their party, and it’s causing them to act like a bunch of drunk clowns. Even other Big12 fanbases on twitter are beginning to notice the irrational angst. It’s hilarious. They’ve been trying really, really hard to run with this particular…[Read more]

WSU and OSU I feel bad. They have the best fan bases and I got along with all of their fans.

Stanford and Cal will be fine. They will cry into their endowment funds.