UteThunder

All interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing.

I don’t buy it regarding Sitake running their defense. I’m sure he helped after the heart attack, but there’s no way he ran it.

I can’t imagine wanting a true freshman to earn the starting QB job over two transfers with a good amount of game experience. They really might be in for a rough year.

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Start a new thread and share some more of these wild things he told you. That is, if you feel comfortable sharing.

I saw a report that mentioned Jay turned down a HC job this offseason, but it didn’t mention which one, though I assume it was Utah State. My guess is that if he is going to be a HC, he wants it to either be at Utah or BYU but he would leave the state for the right P4 HC job. In the mean time, I think he is content to be a DC for BYU but would…[Read more]

So a one time payment of $11.7 million per team (assuming the conference HQ keeps an equal share for itself), and then what value would they bring to the future TV contracts? I can’t imagine it would be enough to increase the per team payout.

Pass.

On your final point, you forget how complex Ludwig’s offense was to learn for newcomers. No one but Rising was going to be successful for us in 2022.

I agree with everything else you said.

During Big XII media days, I heard Whit mention Lander Barton may see time on Offense, too. If it’s strategic, and limited, I’m all for it. The thing is, they will have to play enough offensive snaps where the ball doesn’t always go to them so that they can become actual weapons. Otherwise, the defense knows who to key in on.

If they had left, and both stayed healthy, I would assume they would at least be on practice squads right now. But, if they had left, there’s no way we win the Pac-12 in 2022.

Yeah, but I’ve never thought of the Big XII as a tough defensive league. Quite the opposite. Good offenses, mostly passing, and weak defenses.

Is the Big XII really known for defense first and smashmouth offensive football?

Given the “we don’t want to become pay for play” comment made by one of the church higher ups, I’m certain all athletes are asked by the AD to not mention money as being a reason for choosing BYU, or to at least downplay money as being a reason.

I agree they need to do something, but I have zero faith they actually will do anything of any consequence.

I will believe it when I see it.

Good point, but billionaires typically have more than just one billion dollars. And it’s not like their fortunes are just sitting stagnant. They continue to grow their wealth, whether it be from their business ventures, investments, or simply from accruing interest. Unless they are paying tens of millions of dollars in NIL each year, they aren’t…[Read more]

The only thing I’ve heard is that the coaches have placed a value on position groups, and the NIL people basically stick to what the coaches are saying we should spend for those position groups based on needs. I’m guessing they make exceptions for higher level players if/when they can. But, I’m not an insider so what do I know?

Since the Davies suspension, BYU has made a concerted effort to handle honor code violations in private unless the violation is made public through some other means. I have heard that part of this shift in honor code enforcement has resulted in lighter consequences for athletes. In other words, they sweep what they can under the rug.

Wisconsin is scheduled to play @ Rice-Eccles in 2033. The Nevada game looks like it is a one game agreement; I don’t see any other future games scheduled between Utah and Nevada.

If the accused is exonerated, then yeah, I could see naming the accuser. But to have to have your name attached to the accusation as the victim, when you have done nothing wrong, that would be terrible and prevent a lot of legitimate victims from coming forward.

I won’t be surprised if we learn it is set up by a BYU fan and they are playing the long game to eventually post some awful stuff in an attempt to make Utah look bad.

Admonishes someone for name calling, immediately resorts to name calling. 🙄🤪🤣

And the irony of accusing Trump of lining his own pockets after what Biden and his family have done. (Chef’s kiss)

I’m not sure his ego would allow him to play in the CFL.