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Same for me!  I won’t be fooled again.

Technically Oregon could have been selected, and many others, in addition to Pace thought it would happen. Should he have been convinced? And, it happened at least once in recent years, notably when Utah was relegated to Las Vegas bowl (6th tie-in) when the Utes deserved at least Foster Farms Bowl (4th), considering the 17th ranked Utes were…[Read more]

We will see. But I expect Utah, ASU and Colorado (defense first teams) to pound down the competition over the next few years. Good for us, we won’t see Colorado until the last game of the year.

And if we look at our “rival” Colorado, certainly as their new coach Mel Tucker comes on board.

Colorado recruiting classes – ranking within Pac12:
– 2013 – #12 in Pac12
– 2014 – #12 in Pac12
– 2015 – #12 in Pac12
– 2016 – #12 In Pac12
– 2017 – #8 in Pac12
– 2018 – #10 in Pac12
– 2019 – #7 in Pac12

Mel Tucker is considered one of Georgia’s ace…[Read more]

Pace he asks a interesting question. The commitment discussion can get complicated. But I don’t think he’s a BYU fan, for asking.

How many departing scholarship seniors depart this year? Eleven I thought. Should that not limit the number of new recruits Utah can bring in on scholarship? The Ute 247 (76) Rivals (74) is not great, however the Rivals quality number of 3.11 ranks 29th, and the 247 Avg” of 85.88 puts Utah in the low 40s I believe.

** After I hit ‘Submit’, I…[Read more]

Next year there is clear potential to repeat as South Division champs, and with it, another opportunity for a New Year’s day bowl. I expect both the offensive line and Shelly will improve, perhaps over the next three weeks. If not? When (if) Huntley goes down next season, the Utes are in trouble.

I was on the ROTC cannon crew for that game!  

I reserved three tickets through https://utahtickets.com/holidaybowl/ , at $125. I would like to ensure Utah fills its allotment.

Go, go, go!

Tough losses, bad calls, questionable game plans, collective negativity – all things of the past. Coach Whittingham and his staff have been masters of bowl planning. Only good vibes and good things going forward, starting on the 31st.

I think you are right – looked like a good turn out. Now us fans, have got to keep the support going. Working on days off, travel, etc.

I suppose I should thankyou for the vocab lesson. So thanks. On the other hand not sure the Utes are the “antithesis” of Oklahoma. A quick look at ESPNs Team Efficiency numbers has Utah rank 41st on offense and 13th on defense, whereas Oklahoma is 2nd on offense and 91st on defense. The total teams assessed are 130. If Utah had been ranked at…[Read more]

Fantastic job Utes!,

I had reasonable expectations of a Freshman, red-shirt or otherwise; I did not expect Shelly to lead the Utes to a win, in his fourth start against arguable, the best, second best defense in the Pac-12. Too much to ask. The idea that the coaches could have provided him a game plan, within his talent and experience is a little much as well. Our…[Read more]

And as far as the receivers. Not so optimistic. To much reliance on their own speed and talent rather than fundamentals. Seems like Covey, and Dixon were the only receivers that focused on routes and creating separation. Not so sure Guy Holliday is the quality coach to get Ute receivers to next level.

I guess they heard!  Now score!

I retrospect I should have gone. Probably more important to support the team for the championship, rather than the bowl. Once the championship moves to Las Vegas will do both.