Our friends down south playing Wyoming. Remember when Joe Glen predicted a win and then flipped off the Utah sideline when they ran up the score? Classic!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZx5i7LMKu0
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Our friends down south playing Wyoming. Remember when Joe Glen predicted a win and then flipped off the Utah sideline when they ran up the score? Classic!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZx5i7LMKu0
^^^ As I mentioned in a different thread, Wyoming hates all Utah teams, and I'm sure that middle finger was sincere.
Kyle W. is a bit of a prick tho, ya gotta admit.
3rd in a row.
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Hatfield's status for Utah's bowl is 'to be determined'
SALT LAKE CITY — Over the weekend, Utah cornerback Dominique Hatfield sent a couple of cryptic tweets regarding his future. In one, the senior captain eluded to the end of his collegiate career. In the other, Hatfield said he was 99 percent sure he wouldn’t be playing in the upcoming Foster Farms Bowl.
Both tweets were deleted shortly thereafter.
On Monday, the mystery continued when Utah coach Kyle Whittingham kept a lid on the situation.
“No comment on Domo,” he said. “We’re just working through some things.”
Follow-up questions were followed with a similar response. Marshawn Lynch and Joe Williams would have been proud.
Whittingham was first asked about Hatfield’s status for the Dec. 28 bowl game against Indiana at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
“No comment on Domo right now,” he said. “We’re just working through some things and ‘to be determined.’ How about that? To be determined.”
Then came an inquiry as to whether or not Hatfield was still on the team.
“To be determined. Everything is to be determined,” Whittingham said. “So . . . wish I had a better answer for you but I don’t, right now.”
The next question sought an answer as to who would decide Hatfield’s status. Whittingham or a leadership council?
“To be determined,” said the coach. “There’s a lot of moving parts. It’s nothing illegal, nothing like that.” Whittingham added that they will fix it and figure it out.
A late arriving reporter also asked about Hatfield and was met with a “to be determined” response.
“There’s no update right now,” Whittingham said. “Just to be determined. We’re just working through issues.”
Quarterback and fellow captain Troy Williams doesn’t believe the situation with Hatfield is any sort of distraction as the Utes prepare for Saturday’s departure to San Francisco for the bowl game.
“No, no. We love Domo. He’s our brother,” Williams said. “That’s up to coach Whit. I’m not really sure what’s going on.”
Williams concluded that it is not a distraction at all for the Utes.
Hatfield, who has overcome off-the-field problems in the past, has appeared in nine games this season. He has 30 tackles, four pass breakups and one interception.
An unspecified injury to nickel back Justin Thomas is lingering and the potential loss of Hatfield could leave the Utes without a couple of key contributors in the secondary.
Whittingham noted that freshmen Julian Blackmon and Terrell Burgess, who were down for a while with injuries, are back.
“So we’ll field a team,” he said.
Blackmon and Burgess provide depth at cornerback, where the Utes also have seniors Brian Allen and Reggie Porter.
Wide receiver Tyrone Smith saw some action as a defensive back late in the season and will do so again in the bowl game. Whittingham said a decision on his permanent position is going to be made in the offseason.
At safety, Utah is led by sophomore Chase Hansen and junior Marcus Williams.
The Utes are 10th in the nation with 17 interceptions this season.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...etermined.html
Butler-Byrd is injured and will NOT play in the Foster Farms Chicken Bucket tomorrow.
Also missing tomorrow's game will be senior Dominique Hatfield, who apparently has been suspended for "...reasons other than academic or legal..."
What other reasons are there to warrant suspension?
What is the spread on the game tonight and what is your picks
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I would think Utah is looking for a statement game.
Utah--42
Ind. --24
Line is Utah by 6 - I think it'll be much more lopsided than that.Quote:
Originally Posted by gholt
Utah Utes 34
Indiana Jones 16
Utah 398
Indiana 3
Not a way to start. He got popped!
I smell a very familiar smell. I smelled it during the Oregon game. It is the smell of yet another Utah choke.
Indiana heads back to the locker room fired up with all the confidence and all the momentum.
Utah heads back to the locker room shaking their heads in disbelief.
Wouldn't be surprised if Indiana comes away with a win.
Utah thought they would walk in as the New England Patriots and spank Indiana High. Ain't that easy...bunch of prima donnas.
If Joe Williams doesn't come back this year, Utah is probably a .500 team.
Yup
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Joe Williams fumbles...again...
Here comes that Utah CHOKE I was talking about...
Which game are you watching? Utah has been choking the whole time...Quote:
Originally Posted by rockgremlin
Quote:
Originally Posted by accadacca
LOL. Well played...
A win is a win :-)
This is exactly the type of game Whitt loves. Grind it out defensive struggle. Your defense seals the game. The Utes are the Baltimore Ravens.
That dodged a bullet on that game.
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Me and my blood pressure would prefer it if Utah could find a way to win without taking it down to the wire every time.
Btw, did anybody record the postgame awards ceremony? Or know where I can find a recording?
I watched it, but I could have sworn the announcer said :
"...and now I'll turn it over to the CEO of Foster Farms, MISTER Laura Flanagan..."
Others in the room watching with me also noticed the "mister" pronoun attached to Laura's name, just wondering if she's a he or what.
She...you sick puppiesQuote:
Originally Posted by rockgremlin
https://www.fosterfarms.com/news/fos...ident-and-ceo/
Yes, I too scoured the internets looking for gender designation. By all accounts it appears she is a she, but the announcer said mister - I swear!! Not really saying Laura is a dude so much as the announcer screwed up...and that's a pretty egregious blunder to make on live tv.
I think the announcer expected a dude CEO. Not the case. Huge blunder... lolQuote:
Originally Posted by rockgremlin
Aaron Roderick fired, Dennis Erickson retires in offensive coaching shake-up
http://www.sltrib.com/sports/4765361...et-go-erickson
Sad to see Erickson go he was great. Not so sad for arod
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Roderick fired for red zone issues. That's certainly justifiable.
Anybody have any updates on D-Hat?
Pretty obvious...Quote:
Originally Posted by rockgremlin
http://www.sltrib.com/sports/4765361...et-go-ericksonQuote:
As the playcaller in the booth the last two years, Roderick took the heat when Utah (9-4) struggled to convert near the end zone. The team was No. 106 in FBS red zone offense, converting points on 77.8 percent of red zone possessions. The Utes also had the No. 8 scoring offense (29.8 ppg) in the Pac-12, and the No. 9 passing offense (216.7 ypg). Whittingham cited the red zone struggles as the biggest reason for a 1-3 ending to the season.
Utah's offense sucked and something needed to change... the down side is this means another totally new offense for the team to learn next year. That's something like 8 new offenses in the last 10 years. That's not a winning formula.
I hate to see Erickson go because he was a great recruiter, not to mention a vault of knowledge.
Utah Football with 8 players (a school record) drafted by NFL teams. All 8 Utes that were invited to the NFL Combine were drafted.
Garret Bolles (OT) - Broncos (20th)
Marcus Williams (DB) - Saints (42nd)
Joe Williams (RB) - 49ers (121st)
Isaac Asiata (OG) - Dolphins (164th)
Brian Allen (DB) - Steelers ( 173rd)
J.J. Dielman (OG) - Bengals (176th)
Sam Tevi (OL) - Chargers (190th)
Pita Taumoepenu (LB) - 49ers (202nd)
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7 have signed free agent contracts
Hunter Dimick (DE) - Jaguars
Jason Thompson (S) - Patriots
Tim Patrick (WR) - Ravens
Pasoni Tasini (DL) - Cardinals
Andy Phillips (PK) - Bears
Chase Dominguez (LS) - Saints
Reggie Porter (CB) - Colts
Good read about Joe Williams and his talks with the 49ers.
"Kyle said, 'Let’s be very clear, he did not quit the team,'" Lynch said. "He physically and mentally got tired and broke down and he asked for advice on what they should do. He stepped away. They had some injuries. Kyle went back to him and said, 'Hey, we’d love for you to come back, but I first have to ask your teammates.' They welcomed him back with open arms."
http://www.espn.com/blog/san-francis...loss-of-sister
^^^What a great story. That kid deserves all the success that's coming his way.