Yergensen

Insecurity is loud and a contingent of Utah fans have been loud. I know where it comes from, we’ve had to fight for respect in CFB for all of my fandom.

What I hope for going forward is, to take from a coaching adage, we act like we’ve been there before. Barry Sanders was soft spoken, handed the ball to an official after scoring while kicking a$$…[Read more]

Thanks as always OnlyU. I’m wondering if you care to and can provide a couple additional insights for me.

Why are the coaches higher on Parks, giving him more reps and targets, than more productive WR (see Parks and McClain in 2023)?

Also, where is John Randall Jr. in the RB mix and where is he at in his development. He looks like the one cut a…[Read more]

Nice! How far back do your Interista roots go? My AC Milan fandom goes back to 1992, but I’m not too serious about it. We can be friends except for during the derby.

Ryan is currently agonizing over branding his hockey club. That guy can’t brand for sh!t.

So, RES upgrade on whose dime?

1) Utah Football
2) Raiders Football
3) PGA Golf
4) AC Milan Soccer

Rivalry week can be a trap game, if you have secured your place in the championship game (see Utah BYU 2018). Given our projections this season, I like when the rivalry game is being played.

That should be start of ski season. If you’re not a skier/snowboarder you can still get up to Park City for a tour of Olympic Park and ride bobsled track. Hit Park City restaurants/bars after.

We were Nike before UA. This looks more like a thrift store find of a relic than an unveiling of new gear.

This is true, Glover’s breakout was 1 Colorado game.

Bill Riley, company man, said the other day on what to expect from this year’s RBs that Glover “is what he is.” Riley expects Micah to lead in both rush and pass yards.

A couple of things:

1) The original report, pre- McMurphy, was speculative. The reporter said “I think” the parties are talking, but nothing verifiable. It was perpetuated as they are talking.

2) It’s hard for us to see them joining the B12 because we see the consolidation of the top tier happening across 2 conferences, not 3. This doesn…[Read more]

2023 stats:

Money Parks:
31 rec/293 yds/9.5 yds per rec/2 TD

Munir McClain:
15 rec/269 yds/17.9 yds per rec/2 TD

McClain produced the same as Parks on half the opportunities. McClain needs to be playing more and Parks needs to be playing less.

This highlights another quandary in Utah’s offensive scheme. Not only are we run heavy, when we do d…[Read more]

Micah got 8 carries the last 2 games of 2020, none for Brumfeld or Wilmore. In fact, I don’t remember either one appearing in the last 2 games. Clearly it was made known to them that Micah was RB2. They didn’t play at the end of the season and hit the portal days after season end.

MB was behind only Ty Jordan in 2020. Backed Ty up, was 2nd RB in rotation. You’re thinking 2019. Both Wilmore and Brumfeld transferred out in 2020 offseason despite the loss of Ty.

I think throughout Micah’s career we’ve given him a full workload in 2 games at start of 2021 season. That’s it. So, he didn’t prove durable in those 2 tests and he’s been on a pitch count ever since? The only durability or health issue I’m aware of are the cramping issues and those don’t seem to be wear and tear.

Here are the stats from those 2…[Read more]

Why isn’t Micah an every down back? He does everything well including run between the tackles.

The short yardage bruiser that we seem to be so fond of is pretty much obsolete in today’s game. The running back model today looks more like Micah Bernard and less like Tavion Thomas.

This is a non-issue. Behind Kuithe is Carsen Ryan a 4* 90, Landen King 3* 89 and CJ Jacobsen 3* 88.

We’ll be fine at TE this season and in the future.

Utah football under Coach Whitt fact: we start slow.

While the schedule is favorable, it starts fast with 2 of our 3 toughest conference games.

Get both of those and we’re cooking with gas.

Start slow and we’ll be dealing with a smaller margin for error.

Until BYU proves in their recruiting that the honor code, academic standards and weird culture are not limiting factors, they won’t get there.

They’ve been last for years and current 2025 class is last as well vs. B12 recruiting.

UCF was 4th in B12 recruiting last year, 1st so far this year. They’re going to be a problem.