SkinyUte

Wilner is all over the map. He trashes Utah pretty regularly in his columns, yet turns around and puts them higher on his ballot than most other writers. I can’t figure him out.

Idiot.

(Smith, not you Hammer. :))

Doesn’t this happen most years?

No worries, I’m a grizzled veteran of the Utah fan site political wars. And I’m very guilty of dishing out my own attacks, although I’m trying to be better about that around these parts. 🙂 I actually wish more discussions ended up like this, with actual data presentation and analysis.

I agree that any potential solution is very cloudy and…[Read more]

Like most things online, it’s an overly simplified statement for the purposes of a bullet-point list. That said, here’s a 2016 WaPo report with similar findings that lists all their sources (i.e. it’s not an opinion or editorial piece). I haven’t had time to dig into them today, but a quick glance appears to be legit.

A number of key statistics…[Read more]

Without getting too far down the rabbit hole of socio-economic factors and being careful not to dig too far into politics (which I’ve sworn to do a better job of avoiding), here’s a few comparative crime statistics for minorities (from 2015).

One that addresses your specific question:

African Americans and whites use drugs at similar rates,…

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“Far more white people are killed by cops every year than black people, but nobody cares about that.”

In total, sure. Compared to the overall population size for each group? Not even remotely close.

Black people are somewhere between 3X to 9X more likely to be killed by police, depending on which study you read.

BUT THIS IS BYU’S YEAR!!!! (repeat every Feb-Aug)

It actually wouldn’t surprise me all that much if they win this year, but I also don’t think I’ll care very much if it happens.

We’ve got more important things to play for. They don’t.

I’m the opposite, and find it difficult to listen to anything without vocals. That said, I do find myself becoming more picky about the vocals I listen to. Most death metal vocals are more the equivalent of another instrument than actual “singing”, but I have less and less tolerance for black metal (usually more high pitched and raspy) and lean…[Read more]

I struggle with Knopfler. I can fully recognize his absolutely immense talent, but his music does absolutely nothing for me. I feel like there’s some piece that everyone else gets when listening to him that is just lost on me entirely.

My next door neighbor’s name is Jason Isbell. I had to look it up and make sure he wasn’t leading a double life as a rock star.

Different guy. 🙂

I’m digging that, might have to check him out a bit more.

Is it this?

If so, I’m really digging it. Sounds a lot like Mechina, but without the vocals.

I found this on Utahutes.com

Entering the 2016 season, Utah has played to 38-straight sellouts (35 which exceeded the seating capacity) in Rice-Eccles Stadium extending back to the 2010 opener against Pittsburgh. In its first 18 years, there have been 56 total standing-room-only crowds.

Assuming every game last year was a sellout, that would put…[Read more]

I’m not sure it’s a given that Darnold will be gone next year. He’s only a sophomore this year, and who knows what could happen (look at Rosen, for example).

If he continues on the trajectory he’s on, then I can see him leaving. If he has any sort of decline, even a minor one, it wouldn’t surprise me if he stayed.

Agreed, but I don’t think those things are mutually exclusive.

I really like Yogi. Every time he does an interview on local media, it’s gold…even when they make him talk about BYU.

Why would Carrington not transfer over? Did I miss something?

When you have a message, there’s a little mail icon that shows up next to “Hub” in the top menu (where it says “Home”, “Forum”, “Hub”).

That said, I’ve missed it a few times too. 🙂