UteFanatic started the topic Utah comes in at #10 in the final AP poll. in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
Disappointing loss in the Rose Bowl, but I am pretty damn content with a conference championship and final AP top 10 ranking.
Most of our best guys are returning next year. It’s a great time to be a Ute fan.
https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll
UteFanatic started the topic Kuithe back. in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
Third time’s the charm. pic.twitter.com/DE6fhNbtR3
— Brant kuithe (@Brantkuithe14) January 9, 2023
UteFanatic started the topic When will the new Pac12 (err, Pac10) media deal be announced? in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
What, at this point, is holding it up? We know who the media players are (ESPN/ABC, Amazon, and possibly CBS). The value of the conference is known. Expansion candidates are known and surely have already been vetted for both fit and whther they are accretive or not (that is, if expansion is even on the table).
People say that Oregon and UW not…[Read more]
UteFanatic started the topic Nice summary of players who have transferred out over the last few years. in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
Xavier Carlton and Kamo’i Latu have been pretty sucessfull at their new schools. The rest, not so much.
What Happened to Last Season’s Utes Football Transfers?
UteFanatic replied to the topic Let's not pretend that this team was awesome before the RB game in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
Nope. UW lost to ASU. You can’t lose to a 3 win team and expect to be in the CCG. UW also didn’t play USC. Neither did Oregon.
A single head to head result doesn’t determine who best performed against the entirety of the schedule. That’s not how any of this works.
Utah and USC were the two best teams. The tiebreaker rules got it right.
salUTE and UteFanatic are now friends 1 year, 2 months ago
UteFanatic replied to the topic Let's not pretend that this team was awesome before the RB game in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
Well said. And this is going to prove itself over and over again in the 12 team playoff. Don’t get me wrong, I’m super excited to see more CFB games but the elite teams will continue to regularly win national championships with an occasional Cinderella team once every decade, a la TCU this year.
UteFanatic replied to the topic Let's not pretend that this team was awesome before the RB game in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
The “backing in” narrative is the dumbest oft repeated line I’ve seen this season from our fanbase.
Some Ute fans just can’t help but resort to self-loathing and misery when things don’t go well. It’s pathetic.
UteFanatic replied to the topic Ceiling with Cam in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
Health is key. If he could stay healthy all season along with his favorite targets, he wouldn’t have to run so much and risk injury and I think he could achieve a higher ceiling.
The problem is, we’ve limped into the last two Rose Bowls with no playmakers. That’s just not going to get it done against elite teams. Yassmin was the only decent…[Read more]
UteFanatic replied to the topic Let's not pretend that this team was awesome before the RB game in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
Yeah, but that’s not backing in though. Backing in implies they didn’t deserve to be there. The games weren’t completed yet. Backing in would be like what happened to UCLA in 2011. USC actually won the division but was barred from the CCG because of sanctions so the 2nd place South team, UCLA, got in instead.
UteFanatic replied to the topic Let's not pretend that this team was awesome before the RB game in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
Thanks for being one of the good BYU fans that doesn’t make it a life goal to diminish everything Utah does or is involved with.
If BYU were to win the Big12 and make a big bowl game, I’d be honest about it and say that it’s a good accomplishment. Winning a conference is always a nice accomplishment. I enjoyed it while in the MWC and I enjoy it…[Read more]
UteFanatic replied to the topic Let's not pretend that this team was awesome before the RB game in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
It’s not disingenuous at all. This happens all the time in contests of many different types. Elections aren’t decided until all votes are counted. Division or conference championships are not named until all games are played because upsets happen.
You are simply arguing semantics of when Utah clinched the 2nd spot, but this happens all the time.…[Read more]
UteFanatic replied to the topic Let's not pretend that this team was awesome before the RB game in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
No one is saying the team was awesome. They are a solid team, but had deficiencies. Especially in road games. That is something the coaching staff really needs to work on. For some reason, Utah has become an truly awful road team the last few years.
And just stop with the “backed into the CCG” nonsense. No, they didn’t. They won the necessary…[Read more]
UteFanatic replied to the topic The Utes have simply got to have more outside threats. in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
We’ve had big time WRs before. Carrington, for example. Problem is, we had him in a year where Utah just wasn’t that great overall. Imagine how this team would have looked this year if we had Carrington?
I hope the staff can get a portal WR like him. Just one elite receiver is likely enough to take the offense to the next level.
Rising,…[Read more]
UteFanatic replied to the topic In my mind this L compares to the Florida and Oregon games. in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
The predominant thoughts seem to be that Rising and Kuithe will return. Their injuries have basically forced them to because they will not be fully recovered by draft day.
I actually felt the opposite going into this game. I had very little confidence. We had no offensive firepower left. Rising struggles when he doesn’t have his all-world TEs to…[Read more]
UteFanatic replied to the topic We’re a “false team” in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
Oregon State was also a good win.
UteFanatic replied to the topic The thing about playing in bigger bowls is… in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
Yep. We’re not playing Indiana, West Virginia and BYU anymore. 2018 was Big10 runner up Northwestern. 2021 was 11 win Ohio State. 2022 was 10 win Penn State who’s only losses were to playoff teams.
These are difficult opponents. Texas in 2019 wasn’t great, but I blame the Pac12 runner up curse for that one. 🙂
The Pac12 runner up has never won…[Read more]
UteFanatic replied to the topic We’re a “false team” in the forum Football 1 year, 2 months ago
Always nice to see Big10 teams lose.