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summary: yadda yadda yadda yadda we need more $$ yadda yadda yadda yadda.

You guys nailed it: there aren’t any teams in the BigXII (including TDS) that I am excited to beat. I’m bummed that the feeling I got with those absolute wars with USC will never happen again. Also, we spent all winter stressed out about what players were going to get poached away from us. At some point, instead of whining, I’m just going to go away.

Miami, if you get an opportunity, you should consider a halibut fishing excursion up there. It was one of the coolest things I’ve ever done (and I’m not a fisherman). My wife had an absolute blast too. If you like halibut, you can have it shipped home (for a nominal fee).

I’ve never so glad for “quiet time” with the Utes. It seems like we spend several weeks hoping we don’t lose players to the transfer portal… good times.

Man, Greece is definitely on our bucket list. We need to make that a priority. We’re headed to Maine in a couple of weeks. I’ve never been that far East, so I’m really looking forward to…[Read more]

He blues himself.

“I’m sorry to have to report that all of our starters and backups have suffered career ending injuries”.

Me too, Central. I’ve been shopping around for an NFL team to follow. I’m thinking the Raiders since I live in St. George, but I don’t know if I have the strength for that.

I’ll just say this: college football has the right to go in whatever direction they want to. College football players have the right to chase NIL $$. The courts have the right to strike down any attempt to regulate the transfer portal or NIL earnings. ESPN has the right to control the playoff structure and conference makeup.

I, as a long…[Read more]

AZUTE, I know Tony is VERY weary of banning people (and I 100% agree with him). We’re not big on censorship, in fact, I can think of only one instance where he has banned a member. Just use the ignore function, it works well. I don’t love Caliman either, he’s a total waste of time. Also, I could never respect a man that welches on a bet (he…[Read more]

All I know is that Whit better come up with some way to fake a career-ending injury for Devon Dampier so he doesn’t get poached.

I hate BYU for many reasons, but buying players isn’t one of them. They’re just playing the game. Yet another of the long list of items pushing me away from college athletics.

In interesting side-effect of this whole NIL and transfer portal nightmare is the impossibility to predict how good a team is going to be (at least for me anyway). There are a bunch of patchwork teams out there that we just have no idea how well they’re going to gel and play as a team. I’d hate to be Phil Steele trying to keep track of all of this stuff.

Any program not in the Big Ten or SEC is headed in the wrong direction. We may just be one of the many examples of that.

Isn’t Pepperdine sort of small school with a big program (sort of like Gonzaga in hoops)?

I’m all for a little throw-down. Stick up for yourself, argue, debate, BRING IT ON, but try to not let it get personal, that’s all.

What do I know though? If I feel attacked it isn’t going to go well.

I’ve said it before: I like the alternating opinions on here. There’s a place for group think…it’s called Cougarboard.

That worked! When is the last time I told you that you kick a**???

No worries. Thanks for looking into it. VERY small problem, so don’t kill yourself.

I actually deleted the app and reinstalled it.

Sorry to see the loss of a valuable poster. The techniques you describe here, Tony, work awesome. A few years I ago I finally put a dude on ignore and it made my UteHub world a much more peaceful place. Personally, I like everyone’s input, even the ones I don’t agree with. It helps round my perspective.

It’s still doing it, but I’ve learned that if I scroll by hitting the sides of the screen that I can navigate it better without this issue being so obtrusive. I’ll keep using the app, but it would awesome if they fixed it one day. Thanks for your willingness to attack an app issue with reckless abandon.