I think we need the football season to start.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
I think the Fresno game will be very competitive. Here is what they are writing about Fresno:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...dule/12906675/
Piper says Wallace Gonzalez:
http://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecr...z%20III-105546
just joined the Utes after spending 3 years in minor league baseball. I don't want to overreact, but I'm pinning all my hopes of getting back to a bowl game on this guy.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
“It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.”
Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
I think our depth personnel this year across the board with the exception of DL. However the biggest key to getting more wins will be if these stats are different:
Total Offensive Plays: Utah 864 Opposition 887
Interceptions: Utah 21 Opposition 3
Fumbles/Lost: Utah 13/4 Opposition 25/13
Turnover margin: -9.
Since joining the PAC 12, here is our record with different turnover margins:
+3 or greater 6-0
+2 3-1 (loss USC)
+1 6-2 (loss CU and UA)
even 3-4 (loss USC, UCLA, WSU, UA)
-1 0-4 (loss USU, Wash, Ore, ASU)
-2
-3 0-8
I'm not going to make predictions and say that we will win a certain number of games if we can do X with turnovers, but the history is pretty telling. We have a great chance to win when we win the turnover battle.
This may or may not be news, but according to the notes in the Trib, Logan Stott quit the team, and is moving on from football.
“It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.”
Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
Uaea Masina (backup linebacker) is out for the season with an arm injury: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...rm-injury.html
He hasn't been a huge contributor since Paul came back, but we basically have zero backups at this point. Here's to hoping Whittingham and/or Hale get back soon.
Is it just me, or are Piper and Goon just killing their competition in Ute coverage?
ESPN's metrics rate Utah's special teams as nation's best
Published on Oct 11, 2014 07:14PM
After reading our story on Utah's special teams excellence, ESPN Stats & Analysis Division Manager Mike Wilson has been kind enough to provide a little more context.
Utah's special teams, by ESPN's measurements, are the best in the nation this year, and have been among the best for a while.
ESPN's statisticians estimate that Andy Phillips, Tom Hackett, Kaelin Clay and Co. have contributed 7.8 added points per game - compared to an average team's group - this season.
That number takes into account strength of schedule. The top five heading into this week's games were as follows:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsutahsports/58511748-59/espn-utah-special-teams.html.csp
1. Utah » (4-1), 7.78
2. Temple » (3-1), 7.05
3. Texas A&M » (5-1), 5.14
4. BYU » (4-1), 5.12
5. Maryland » (4-2), 4.94
Since 2004, when ESPN began keeping track, the Utah has averaged 2.17 expected points added per game by specialists, Wilson said. That ranks seventh, behind (in order) Florida State (2.91), Florida, LSU, Ohio State, Kansas State and Miami.
More ESPN efficiency statistics are available here.
This article explains the expected points added methodology.
- Matthew Piper
mpiper@sltrib.com
Twitter: @matthew_piper
*****
Link:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsut...teams.html.csp
Last edited by LA Ute; 10-12-2014 at 03:01 PM.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
Not sure if this has been posted, but the game time is set for the USC game: 10:00 PM EST. I wonder if they'd do a blackout for this one?
“It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.”
Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
“It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.”
Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
I'm coming up for the SC game. I guess at 8:00 p.m. on a late October night I'm going to have to wear more than my short-sleeved black Ute polo.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell