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BeachUte
ParticipantEvery single insider felt confident in his selecting Utah. From Alex to the 247 guys. The coaches were confident he would pick Utah. Enough for me to believe that he either had a last second change of heart or… well I’m not gonna throw out the other option.
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Anfernee
ParticipantAnd even then we have to remember that these guys haven’t even started their senior year yet! Lots can and will change by the time they graduate.
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BeachUte
ParticipantUtah set up a very comparable NIL offer as Tennessee but that’s the problem at this point: you’re going to have to overspend to have a shot vs the P2 and Utah does not have the resources to overspend on these players. It’s a big reason they lost a few this off-season.
It’s also why NIL might be problematic for Utah going forward. Look at Texas Tech. They landed one of the top OLs in the country a few weeks ago over Michigan, Ohio State and Texas. Now all those schools could theoretically match what Texas Tech threw out ($5 million) but they weren’t going to hand out maybe the biggest guaranteed NIL deal ever to land an OL. None of those schools are struggling for talent. Tech knew they had to overpay him and did.
Utah needed to offer a decent amount more than Tennessee to overcome the benefits of playing at a playoff contender from the SEC. They simply don’t have the resources to do something like that and because of it, they lost one of their prized recruits.
And that’s the reality Big 12 teams will ALL face when going up against P2 programs: just matching what the other schools are offering isn’t going to do it most the time. You’re gonna have to incentivize these deals way more. The schools with the ability to overpay for talent will likely be the teams better positioned than those that don’t.
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Kellso
ParticipantTravis Hunter was the 2024 Heisman Trophy recipient. He played in the Big 12. He was a two way player. So, do you have to play in the SEC or The Big10 to be recognized, no. I sure like the players who bet on themselves.
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Tednab
Participant… For starters you have to have a proven offense
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Trailgoat
Participant2025 is a critical year. As covered in other posts, Utah has not been the same since the last RB loss.
What is considered a successful season? IMO, playing in the B12 Championship is the minimum. 8 to 7 wins and a crappy bowl game is not getting it done.
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BeachUte
ParticipantKeep spreading lies. It’s a shame a Utah fan would take such glee in making things up to tear down a Utah player who delivered two of the best seasons in Utah football history.
Anyone who claims Rising was a locker room problem is either woefully misinformed or just making s**t up. And that’s a fact.
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Utah#1
ParticipantCentralCoastUte, I agree with you. I also think Whitt’s “game time decision” approach seriously backfired on him trying to keep injuries under wrap and significantly hurt the team’s psyche. IMO, that strategy didn’t work and teams didn’t have to prepare for Utah’s game plan all that much knowing Utah would have a rookie QB which = inept offense as it showed Wilson was nowhere near ready to lead the team against better competition.
By the time Whitt had no choice but to go with a different QB because Wilson got injured, it was too little too late. IMO, as long as Whitt has been HC, he’s made some serious poor decisions and judgment calls the past two years for a 20 year HC. Now it seems, in a new conference and the program trying to recover from a bad season seems that Whitt is trying to right the ship. I just think at this point, NIL and his old school coaching is not going to cut it anymore and he is forced to adjust how he has to run his program.
Hope the new OC and offensive approach and the defense remains stout will get the team back to hits winning ole Pac12 ways.
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Central Coast Ute
ParticipantBeing in the Big 12 hurts. The Utes would have landed him in the PAC
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Central Coast Ute
ParticipantHe commented on the last thread about Moa a few days ago.
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