Utah Football 2019

[accadacca]

Utah by 5

[accadacca]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4I1Mxq0qWg&app=desktop

[Iceaxe]

^^^I bet there is no first quarter in that highlight video... LOL...

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[accadacca]

^^^I bet there is no first quarter in that highlight video... LOL...

Climb-Utah.com

It’s the whole game in 10 minutes. Both teams highlights, good watch of a great game.

[accadacca]

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[rockgremlin]

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^^^This is a trap game. UCLA is looking very dangerous, and they also have a bye heading into this game. Some folks have already jumped aboard the Bruin Bandwagon:


https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2019-11-03/so-much-for-the-haters-chip-kelly-still-has-ucla-in-play-for-the-pac-12-championship

[Iceaxe]

A couple big items are in Utah's favor... they are at home and all the sea level teams struggle at altitude. And Whitt is really good when given extra time to prepare.

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[accadacca]

Honestly I’m not too worried about it. Utah has been battle tested already. I think they know the importance of this game and they’ll come out swinging.

[Iceaxe]

I like this late season bye... it will be great to have a healthy Huntley and Moss heading towards the finish. I would also not be surprised to see Covey play another game or two as you can play four and keep your red shirt.

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[accadacca]

Since the CFP debuted in 2014, Utah has been ranked in the Top 25 in 25 of 32 weeks. Only Ohio State (32), Alabama (32), Clemson (32), Oklahoma (30) and LSU (28) have been ranked more than the Utes in this poll, which is released after the final six weeks of each season.

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[accadacca]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=6-g6SX40by4&app=desktop&persist_app=1

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“We loved them in the draft. Both guys have done everything we have asked of them,” Seattle Sehawks coach Pete Carroll said of Marquise Blair and Cody Barton.

“They have maybe surprised us in that they’re legitimately competing for play time and positions now. They’re going to be fantastic players in the future.”

https://www.deseret.com/2019/11/7/20952812/utah-utes-football-seattle-seahawks-roster-marquise-blair-cody-barton

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[rockgremlin]

UCLA 21 point underdogs at Utah this weekend.

Weather report calls for 20% chance of precip as well...


https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2019-11-11/sports-gambling-ucla-football-huge-underdogs-utah-pac-12-south

[rockgremlin]

https://kslsports.com/421259/ucla-wr-says-bruins-ready-to-show-theyre-tougher-than-utah/


There was another article from some hack sports columnist I read earlier in the week claiming UCLA might upset Utah but I can't find it now. I wonder why.

Every article I've read so far says this was the ugliest loss the Bruins have suffered all season.

[accadacca]

What an epic beatdown. Next up, Arizona.

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[Iceaxe]

I just wish Utah wouldn't let every team they play jump out to an early lead on them.

Perhaps they should try going on offense first when they win the coin toss.

I once coached a dominating youth team that had the same issue so I started asking for the ball to start the game and it worked. We never trailed in another game the rest of the year and won the championship.

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[accadacca]

Utah has to win out (Arizona and Colorado) and USC just needs to beat UCLA at home.

If Utah stumbles and loses either game, then USC takes the south.

[accadacca]

UCLA makes the wrong kind of statement in blowout loss to Utah


The Bruins managed a season low for points after entering the game leading the Pac-12 in multiple offensive categories in conference play, averaging 37 points per game. It was the first time they went without a touchdown since their 50-0 loss to USC in 2011.


“It doesn’t matter where the ball carrier is at,” said UCLA tailback Joshua Kelley, who managed 78 rushing yards and averaged 4.1 yards per carry, “they swarm to the ball.”

https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2019-11-16/college-football-ucla-wrong-kind-statement-in-blowout-loss-utah

[accadacca]

Utah is a 22.5 point favorite in Tucson.

[Iceaxe]

Great article on why everyone in the nation except Ohio State, Bama and Clemson should be cheering for Utah...

https://www.tampabay.com/sports/gators/2019/11/20/why-utah-should-be-the-college-football-playoffs-darling/

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[oldno7]

Utah should have been #1 in 2008

They put a beatdown on bama.

[accadacca]

https://huntleyforheisman.com

[rockgremlin]

https://huntleyforheisman.com

Screen grab from this site:

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That's incredible. Huntley has been spectacular this season. I can't recall a recent Utah QB that has been this good. Maybe Brian Johnson....?

[rockgremlin]

So a Utah victory today is pretty much a given. Utah is rolling right now and Arizona's O-line is in shambles.

I would be surprised if the Wildcats break double digits.

Hoping Acca posts some pics from the game...

[accadacca]

USC is taking care of business against UCLA. Utah needs to win out to take the south...

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[rockgremlin]

Man those stands look empty.

Keep those pics coming! :mrgreen:

In other news, Oregon getting smoked by ASU...

[accadacca]

Could be a big week if Utah can get it done.

[accadacca]

So far, so good...

[rockgremlin]

Utah dominating Arizona. And the Ducks just got blown up in Tempe.

[accadacca]

Utah is a more complete team. There are obviously some big holes in Ducks defense.

[accadacca]

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[accadacca]

Welp...they held Utah twice in the redzone. Can’t push through on the 1?

[accadacca]

The crowd is not into the game anymore. They got a 1st down and I don’t think anyone noticed.

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[rockgremlin]

Phil Steele has Utah ranked at #8 in the nation.


https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/College-football-preseason-Top-25-2019-phil-steele-Alabama-Crimson-Tide-Texas-Longhorns-Oklahoma-Sooners-133474325/#133474325_1


^^^^This post was made back on July 8th.

Utah is making good on all the pre-season hype.

[accadacca]

Nov. 25, 2011
Utah loses 17-14 to Colorado handing UCLA the Pac-12 South. Coleman Peterson misses 3 field goals.

Who remembers this? Well...Utah is favored by 28.5 on Saturday.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G66Y5tctxyY&app=desktop&persist_app=1

[rockgremlin]

Dang I feel for that kid. You can see the obvious frustration as he makes that walk of shame back to the sideline.

Where is he now I wonder?

[accadacca]

Dang I feel for that kid. You can see the obvious frustration as he makes that walk of shame back to the sideline.

Where is he now I wonder?

Bagging groceries at Harmons? Lol. No clue...

[Iceaxe]

For Utah to make the NCAA four team playoff's they must win out.... And LSU must beat Georgia in the SEC Championship game. Anyhoo... that's the way I see it as the playoff committee will take a one loss PAC 12 Champion over Alabama who didn't even win their division, or at least that has been how they operated in the past. It would also help if USC climbed a couple of spots in this weeks poll as that loss is being to look better as it was against a ranked team, on the road, by one score, and without Zack Moss.

[rockgremlin]

For Utah to make the NCAA four team playoff's they must win out.... And LSU must beat Georgia in the SEC Championship game. Anyhoo... that's the way I see it as the playoff committee will take a one loss PAC 12 Champion over Alabama who didn't even win their division, or at least that has been how they operated in the past. It would also help if USC climbed a couple of spots in this weeks poll as that loss is being to look better as it was against a ranked team, on the road, by one score, and without Zack Moss.

I think LSU beats Georgia. Georgia is good this year, but they're playing in LSU's stadium.

This is a scenario where you should be careful what you wish for because if Utah did qualify for the playoffs wouldn't they be playing LSU in the Peach Bowl?

[accadacca]

Great article on the Hallandale Trio.

https://www.deseret.com/2019/11/27/20971466/hallandale-trio-utah-miami-tyler-huntley-zack-moss-demari-simpkins

[Iceaxe]

I think LSU beats Georgia. Georgia is good this year, but they're playing in LSU's stadium.

This is a scenario where you should be careful what you wish for because if Utah did qualify for the playoffs wouldn't they be playing LSU in the Peach Bowl?

If Utah did make the playoff they would most likely be the 4th seed and play LSU... I'm not sure exactly what I'm wishing four. If they win out and don't make the playoff's they will probably play Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. I was just looking at what it would take for Utah to actually make the playoff's.

Lots of "ifs" still to play out.... most important is Utah still has to get by Colorado and Oregon.

[accadacca]

At this point...win the south and then win their first Pac-12 championship. Anything else is just gravy...IMO.

[Iceaxe]

Yup... if they lose to Colorado it's off to the Holiday Bowl or Red Box Bowl, and if they lose to the Ducks it's off to the Valero Alamo Bowl..... all would be let downs.....

[accadacca]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdixPoYgADs&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop&persist_app=1

[rockgremlin]

Huntley makes the Heisman list:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports.com/college/utah/Article/Updated-ESPN-Heisman-Watch-Tyler-Huntley-makes-the-list-139445640/Amp/

[Iceaxe]

Utah needs to hammer the snot out of Colorado today to earn enough style points to get them into the playoffs. This is a rare chance for Utah to be seen on National TV during prime time.

If Utah wins out they will jump Alabama in the playoff picture with a conference Championship while Alabama is home sitting on the couch watching their championship game. And then it's just a matter of which one loss team looks the best down the stretch.

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[Iceaxe]

Alabama goes down! It's down to Utah or Georgia for the 4th seed at the moment.

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[rockgremlin]

Alabama goes down! It's down to Utah or Georgia for the 4th seed at the moment.

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...And I'm predicting an LSU win.

Utah has a very good shot at going to the championships.

[accadacca]

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[accadacca]

Alabama goes down! It's down to Utah or Georgia for the 4th seed at the moment.

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Oklahoma...

[rockgremlin]

Oklahoma...

Yeah I gotta agree here.

Go look at Oklahoma's schedule compared to Utah's and it's obvious. Oklahoma has wins over Texas, TCU, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, and Baylor. That's a damn tough schedule.

Utah on the other hand has wins over a bunch of soft Pac12 teams. Even the win at Washington doesn't look so good considering the Huskies are in a down year.

[Iceaxe]

Oklahoma...

A lot depends on next week, but I don't think OU will jump Utah if all else is equal.... Utah is still in a must win game because if they lose they go to a second tier bowl. Utah has totally dominated in every game but two this year.

The strange thing in all of this is Oregon is probably going to the Rose Bowl win or lose.

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[accadacca]

The No. 14 Ducks open up as 4.5-point underdog against the No. 5 Utes according to Vegas Insider.

https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/odds/las-vegas

[Iceaxe]

ESPN's Power Index has Utah a slight underdog with a 49% chance of winning. If betting it might be a good game to take the Ducks and the points.

If both teams bring their A-Game it should be a great Championship Game. I'm excited to watch it.

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[accadacca]

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[accadacca]

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[accadacca]

Thanks Auburn!

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[rockgremlin]

^^^Jaren doesn't look like he really knows how to put up the "U"

[rockgremlin]

The country does not want to see Utah in the playoffs...


https://www.ksl.com/article/46685602/finebaums-the-country-does-not-want-to-see-utah-in-the-playoff-comment-gives-utes-added-motivation

[accadacca]

Yeah I gotta agree here.

Go look at Oklahoma's schedule compared to Utah's and it's obvious. Oklahoma has wins over Texas, TCU, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, and Baylor. That's a damn tough schedule.

Utah on the other hand has wins over a bunch of soft Pac12 teams. Even the win at Washington doesn't look so good considering the Huskies are in a down year.

Utah has beaten eight straight Pac-12 opponents by an average of 29 points, while the Sooners recently beat Iowa State (42-41), Baylor (34-31) and TCU (28-24) by a combined eight points before last week’s more impressive 34-16 victory over 21st-ranked Oklahoma State.

[accadacca]

Utah is favored by 6.5 tomorrow night. Who do you got and what will the score be?

Utah’s defense should have the edge if they can slow down Oregon’s offense.

I’m picking the Utes 41-24.

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[oldno7]

This should be great football.

Much preferred over any nfl game.

I think Utah is going to have to have a great offensive effort, led by Moss.

Defense will struggle against Herbert.

Utah 42
Ducks 38

I have 4 brothers and a nephew in Oregon, rooting against me--Go Utes.

[Iceaxe]

Utah 38
Oregon 17

Utah's defense can hold any team in the country in check, including LSU and Ohio State. Utah has no weakness anywhere on the D sides of the ball.

The score will be relatively close at halftime and then Utah will slowly crush the Ducks in the second half with machine like precision just like they have done with almost every team they have played this year.

Go Utes!

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[gholt]

I agree
Utah 38
Oregon 17

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[accadacca]

Slow start. Heaven help me...

[Reedus]

Utes getting their asses handed to them! What happened to the almighty D?

[rockgremlin]

Utah = Exposed

Choking hard on National television.

[accadacca]

Huntley is completely rattled.

[rockgremlin]

I can tell you this right now: If the selection committee were ever having a tough time deciding between Utah and Oklahoma, this game should help them make up their minds.

[accadacca]

Huntley had a guy open, but he’s reverting back bad habits. Get nervous, then run for your life. Just hang in the pocket and trust your receivers. The TE was open on the sideline.

[Iceaxe]

Utah is having the same problem they had against USC... they can't deal with the Ducks team speed.

This is the fastest team they have faced since USC.

Climb-Utah.com

[oldno7]

at this point, even if they somehow pull this off--they are out of the playoff hunt.

Won't finish top 10, yet alone top 4.

[accadacca]

The Pac-12 championship is still up for grabs and a trip to the rose bowl. I’m not sure if they can dig out of this hole though...

[Iceaxe]

Utah is not giving up, they are giving it everything they have to earn a spot in the Alamo Bowl.

Climb-Utah.com

[twotimer]

Man, you guys are sure sportin' hard-ons for this football team.

[rockgremlin]

Man, you guys are sure sportin' hard-ons for this football team.

Who let the butt-hurt Buffs fan in here?

[twotimer]

Who let the butt-hurt Buffs fan in here?Ha! Actually I've never had any interest in College ball at all, ever. So you guys are all speaking Chinese.

Although I'd probably get all jacked up if the Rockies get deep into the playoffs.

[accadacca]

Alamo Bowl...

[Iceaxe]

Ha! Actually I've never had any interest in College ball at all, ever. So you guys are all speaking Chinese.

Although I'd probably get all jacked up if the Rockies get deep into the playoffs.
Isn't Rocky the really old guy that fights the Russian?

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[rockgremlin]

Alamo Bowl...

Yup.

Woulda, Coulda, shoulda...

[Iceaxe]

Damn.... I was jacked to watch college football all day Saturday... now I don't give a shit.

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[rockgremlin]

Damn.... I was jacked to watch college football all day Saturday... now I don't give a shit.

Climb-Utah.com

Yup. I turned it off after Verdell scored his second touchdown.

Guess I'll clean out the garage tomorrow...

[accadacca]

Yup. I turned it off after Verdell scored his second touchdown.

Guess I'll clean out the garage tomorrow...

He just got another one.

Maybe start cleaning the garage tonight...

[BasinCruiser]

Did they send the UVU intramural football team to the PAC-12 championship?

[accadacca]

Cracks me up seeing all the BYU fans cheering tonight online. I’m glad the Utes were able to give them something to cheer about.

[rockgremlin]

Cracks me up seeing all the BYU fans cheering tonight online. I’m glad the Utes were able to give them something to cheer about.

:roll::roll: And yet...Utah fans don't have a party when BYU loses to San Diego State.

One group has grown up and moved on while the other is stuck in the past...

[Scott Card]

:roll::roll: And yet...Utah fans don't have a party when BYU loses to San Diego State.

One group has grown up and moved on while the other is stuck in the past...

Calling a big ole' B.S. on that statement. :crazy:

[accadacca]

I feel sorry for the players more than anything. I don't live and die by the wins and losses anymore. I was more nervous before this game than normal and the loss sucks, but you can imagine how the players feel. They are just young kids and football is everything to them.

What an awesome video of two brothers.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvl0xkOCN6w&feature=youtu.be

[oldno7]

A Utah vs. Alabama 2008 redo would be a great bowl matchup.

[rockgremlin]

A Utah vs. Alabama 2008 redo would be a great bowl matchup.

Well, I think at this point it looks like the Utes may be bound for the Alamo Bowl, which pits the second choice team from the Pac12 against the second choice team from the Big12.

Presumably the second choice teams from those two conferences are Utah and Baylor. And if that's true it would kind of suck for Utah since Baylor would practically have home field advantage.

[accadacca]

11-2 Utah Football is headed to the Alamo Bowl to take on 7-5 Texas Football. The Utes are 0-1 against the Longhorns.

What do you think of the matchup?

[Iceaxe]

What do you think of the matchup?

*** BIG YAWN ***




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[oldno7]

YUP^^^^^

[accadacca]

Utah got the shaft big time.

[oldno7]

Yea--no real bowl schedule allows an SEC vs. PAC 12

Just saying it would have been nice.

Bama gets Michigan

[Iceaxe]

Utah got the shaft big time.

How do you figure? Utah got exactly what they deserved.... the number 2 team available in the PAC goes to the Alamo Bowl and plays the number 2 available team from the BIG 12. Every team in the PAC and Big 12 knew that before the season began, it's pretty much written in stone.

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[accadacca]

How do you figure? Utah got exactly what they deserved.... the number 2 team in the PAC goes to the Alamo Bowl. Every team in the PAC new that before the season began, it's pretty much written in stone.

Climb-Utah.com

Not necessarily the bowl, but the opponent for sure. An unranked 7-5 team?

[rockgremlin]

Practically a home game for Texas.

Win big or go home - Or in Utah's case go to the Alamo Bowl.

Utah's inability to win in crucial situations continues to plague them.

[rockgremlin]

Not necessarily the bowl, but the opponent for sure. An unranked 7-5 team?

Gotta agree here.

The Alamo Bowl was the consolation prize, everybody knew that. But an unranked, mediocre Texas team?

Kind of a slap in the face, really.

[Iceaxe]

I agree that Texas is a shitty opponent, but as I noted the 2nd best available Big 12 team is guaranteed a spot in the Alamo Bowl. Is what sucks is the Big 12 is such a weak conference.

If Utah had of played a close game against Oregon they might have received an invitation to the Cotton Bowl who has the rights to select a top 12 at large team, but they took #10 Penn State over #12 Utah and who can blame them.

The only good I can see about the Alamo Bowl is Utah recruits Texas pretty heavy and a beat down of Texas would help that.

Climb-Utah.com

[rockgremlin]

So....what went wrong?

How is it possible that an Oregon team that struggled to get wins against teams that Utah routinely crushed during the regular season able to completely dismantle the Utes? I'm trying to wrap my brain around how the wheels could have come off so readily and so completely. I'm curious to get Iceaxe 's take on what went wrong. In my mind it was one or more of the following:

1. Utah was overrated and was exposed. (A theory that I don't buy. Anyone who claims that either hasn't been paying attention or is a BYU fan, or both).

2. Whittingham was blatantly outcoached. (I think there's truth to this since Utah's Special Teams looked anything but special, and nothing seemed to be working).

3. The entire team "just had a bad night." (I don't buy this).

4. The entire team + coaching staff underestimated Oregon. (Plausible).

5. The coaching staff didn't get the team ready. (Also plausible).


How else could this epic choke be explained?

[Iceaxe]

I see this all the time from little league to pro... Utah had an eye who they were going to play in the four team playoffs and forgot to show up. As a coach it's impossible to predict when this will happen, it just does. And if you ever figure out a way to predict this you'll be a billionaire. I think the same thing happened to Oregon against AZ State. Bottomline the team wasn't prepared, who exactly you want to assign the blame to is up to you. But I always told my teams we share the win equally and we share the defeat equally.

I spent 5 years of my adult life making a living as a professional athlete, and the one thing I always tell people is the difference between 1st and last is a knife edge at a world class level and most people are clueless how fine that line really is. The difference between 10-2 and 2-10 is much narrower then Joe Sixpack realizes.

Or maybe to put it in simple terms, that's why we play the game.

You can always look on the bright side, this is also how Utah kicked the shit out of Alabama in the Sugar Bowl ;-)

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[Scott Card]

You forgot team speed.

Actually, momentum, grit, confidence, focus.... in other words sports psychology, could also be a factor, if not THE factor. It is interesting, in basketball, sometimes it takes one player to hit a three pointer and then everyone else starts making baskets. In football, it sometimes takes one play. It seemed that the Utes just couldn't get it going mentally and played tight and even with panic. Oregon on the other hand, played lose, with their hair on fire, and came out of the shoot ready to punch someone in the mouth.

[rockgremlin]

You forgot team speed.

Actually, momentum, grit, confidence, focus.... in other words sports psychology, could also be a factor, if not THE factor. It is interesting, in basketball, sometimes it takes one player to hit a three pointer and then everyone else starts making baskets. In football, it sometimes takes one play. It seemed that the Utes just couldn't get it going mentally and played tight and even with panic. Oregon on the other hand, played lose, with their hair on fire, and came out of the shoot ready to punch someone in the mouth.


Yeah -- to go along with that, my 14 yr old made a comment about the Ute players when they were coming out of the concourse onto the field.

"They look scared."

When I looked closer I saw he was right. Huntley didn't look like he was having a good time -- he had a deer-in-the-headlights look in his eye that I had never seen before.

[Iceaxe]

You guys are looking at particular battles and I'm looking big picture at the war.

Utah ALWAYS has problems with teams that have more speed across the board, it's the Achilles heel of Whitt's defense.

Huntley was slightly off target all night, not bad, but every throw was 1 or 2 feet behind the receiver. Many were catchable, but not in stride which killed the YAC.

Oregon punched Utah hard in the mouth on the first series when they stopped them on third and 4th down from picking up the yard for the 1st. Oregon than took over on downs and just smashed the ball down the field to score. Utah didn't recover from that beat down until start of the 3rd quarter.

Anyhoo... that is some of the battles Utah lost that eventually cost them the war.

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[Scott Card]

This is certainly good news for you Utah boys....

https://www.ksl.com/article/46688188/utah-secures-defensive-coordinator-morgan-scalley-to-long-term-contract-extension

[Iceaxe]

It's great, but I bet there is a low buyout if he is offered a head coaching job.

I'm just guessing but I'll bet there is something like a $500k buyout if offered a P5 head coaching job. Something like that is typical in this type of contract. Urban Meyer had a similar buyout that allowed him to leave Florida for Ohio State.



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I agree with what has been said. Utah looked a little different and when they got punched in the mouth, they did not respond with the same level of ferociousness. All the pressure was on Utah. Oregon was going to the Rose Bowl either way. Getting stuffed on those short 1-2 yard 3rd and 4th downs really took the wind out of their sales. Huntley was running for his life on several plays instead of hanging in the pocket. He just didn't seem to have the patience that he has had all season. We saw a matured Huntley all season, except on Friday night.

When Utah got that deep into the hole I just didn't think they could come back. First they had to stop the Ducks and that was a tall task. When Oregon broke off that 70 yard run right up the middle, that was the final straw. Was Utah too tired at that point? Were they mentally and physically exhausted? Yes. Oregon's halftime totals in rushing and total offense were what Utah allowed for the entire game when playing other opponents. Nobody did that to Utah prior. I also think that loss to Arizona State helped the Ducks refocus, while Utah had been on cruise control for 2 months. Really only being tested a couple times by inferior teams. They say that sometimes a late season loss can be better for a team prior to them getting into the playoffs and/or championship games.

I think it was a combination of not being truly battle tested and the stage was SO BIG. They didn't handle the pressure very well...well horribly. They play much better as the underdog. Like I said earlier too...ALL the pressure was on Utah. It was being touted as one of the biggest sporting events in the history of Utah sports. I don't know how you could coach them any different. I just don't think they executed and I don't pin it on coaching unless there was a better way to calm them down and get them loose. The Ducks played like lions and they had all the moxy needed to continuing applying the pressure until the final horn sounded.

[Iceaxe]

I also think that loss to Arizona State helped the Ducks refocus, while Utah had been on cruise control for 2 months.

^^^THIS^^^

And not just a late season loss but any loss can get a team back on track.

I was coaching the 8th Grade team at Juan Diego HS and we lost the first game of the season to Lone Peak. All year I just kept telling my team "I don't know how good we have to be, but we have got to get better than Lone Peak", and my team worked their butt off all season. We met Lone Peak again in the state Championship Game and kicked their ass.

About a month later I was talking with the Lone Peak coach and he said the worst thing that happened to his team was they went through the season undefeated and his team figured if they just showed up the championship would be awarded to them. I told him the best thing that happened to us was losing the first game as his team became the carrot I could dangle in front of my team the entire season to get them to focus and work.

For whatever it's worth, I'm a kickass coach. In five years of coaching football my teams only lost 3 games. I stopped coaching football so I could coach mountain bikes when my daughter started racing for the high school team (6 years coaching and 4 state championships). I've been thinking hard about getting back into coaching football. If the right HS OC job came along I probably would do it.

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We need a new coach over here at Bingham to keep the championships rolling in. Coach Lambourne is retiring.

[Iceaxe]

Coaching at Bingham would bring about the same problems, expectations and pressures as coaching at BYU... Hahaha


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[Iceaxe]

Texas is the type of team that tends to give Utah big problems. Texas is loaded with talent, easily one of the top 10 teams if measuring athletic ability top to bottom. Texas mirrors USC in that the team is loaded 4 and 5 star athletes and just hasn't been able to put all the pieces together consistently in a winning formula.

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Whoops...

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It had 30 comments and a bunch of shares after 15 minutes. Lol

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[dougrz]

All the pressure was on Utah. Oregon was going to the Rose Bowl either way.

Or looking the other way, Oregon had no incentive to play well. Just a remarkable choke by the Utes. May the human factor remain in sport, analytics be damned, forever.

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[rockgremlin]

^^^I wonder if he'll play in the bowl game?

[accadacca]

^^^I wonder if he'll play in the bowl game?

I’m wondering who else might not play. There are 8-9 guys headed to the NFL. They will probably keep it all hush until kickoff.

[accadacca]

Utah Utes star running back Zack Moss put all of the speculation to rest and said that he will play in the Alamo Bowl against the Texas Longhorns in the final game of his college career.

https://kslsports.com/424461/zack-moss-will-play-in-alamo-bowl-against-texas/

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Jaylon Johnson (decision) and Julian Blackmon (injury) are sitting out.

[accadacca]

An hour to kickoff. Who do you got in this one and what will the score be?

Utah is favored by 7.

[accadacca]

It’s a sleeper so far...

[BasinCruiser]

You know things aren’t going well when the opposing coach is celebrating your interception

[accadacca]

Looks like Utah only showed up to go to Seaworld. Lol

[rockgremlin]

Can you just imagine what the score would've been if Utah would've played LSU? :scared:

[accadacca]

Can you just imagine what the score would've been if Utah would've played LSU? :scared:

Yeah or Clemson. Wasn’t it Corso who picked Utah beating Clemson? Somebody did and I rolled my eyes when I heard that. That commentary was made before the season started...

[Iceaxe]

Utah was Corso's dark horse pick to win it all. All the announcers picked a dark horse and Corso was the only one even close so it got a lot of airtime, especially when it was actually a possibility at the end of the regular season.

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[accadacca]

Utah is getting embarrassed...a laughing stock.

[accadacca]

The biggest issue I have seen is the offensive line. Huntley has been running for his life.

[rockgremlin]

Utah = outmuscled, outcoached, overrated.

This might be the worst, most embarrassing game I've ever seen Utah play.

Pathetic.

[Iceaxe]

Texas is the type of team that tends to give Utah big problems. Texas is loaded with talent, easily one of the top 10 teams if measuring athletic ability top to bottom. Texas mirrors USC in that the team is loaded 4 and 5 star athletes and just hasn't been able to put all the pieces together consistently in a winning formula.

Climb-Utah.com

^^^Remember this?

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[rockgremlin]

This game is a prime example of why the Pac-12 is so disrespected.

Because when the best the Pac-12 has to offer gets creamed in this fashion by a mid tier Big 12 team it validates everybody's suspicions.

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[rockgremlin]

^^^wow at least somebody won big. :lol8:

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[Iceaxe]

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That's a losing ticket if I'm not mistaken. That's a straight bet ticket (no point spread). If it's real the bet was $100k that Utah would win. If Utah won the better would have been paid $137,037.05 (his original $100k plus $37,037.05 for winning).

Climb-Utah.com

[gholt]

Ouch. That $100k loss would sting.

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[Iceaxe]

I'm also don't believe that's a real betting ticket because if you look at the ticket on a big screen like your computer it's easy to see where the ticket was altered. Look at the white on the ticket and it's easy to see where information was erased.

[accadacca]

I'm also don't believe that's a real betting ticket because if you look at the ticket on a big screen like your computer it's easy to see where the ticket was altered. Look at the white on the ticket and it's easy to see where information was erased.

I was guessing that was personal information.

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[Iceaxe]

I was guessing that was personal information.

Here is a real straight bet ticket from South Point.

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[rockgremlin]

Am I reading that right? The ticket costs $8,000 but the payout is $160,000?!

Wow 😳

[Iceaxe]

Am I reading that right? The ticket costs $8,000 but the payout is $160,000?!

Wow [emoji15]

You're reading it wrong. A $100k ticket pays $168k to win.

A $8000 ticket will pay $13,440 to win.

This would have been a terrible bet as the bet was placed before the season began (end of February 2018) that the Saints would win the 2019 Superbowl.

This is how I know the first ticket was a fake is because this is what a real straight ticket would look like.

Don't ask me why they post the odds like this. Probably for the same reason they post horse racing at 7/3 instead of 2.3. I think they intentionally make it confusing, I'm just not sure why.

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[rockgremlin]

Sheesh I thought Guidry, Paolo, and Bernard should have gone higher.

Not surprised Huntley didn't make it in the first 7 rounds. He stunk up the place in the Pac12 championship game and Alamo bowl.

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