Tons of articles out today, here's one: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...1dc_story.htmlOriginally Posted by LA Ute
Tons of articles out today, here's one: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...1dc_story.html
“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 sat by Cole Fotheringham’s parents on the way up from LA. Nice people. I’m sure they enjoyed that TD!
"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'm excited to see our new and improved wideouts this game.
Ha! Covey looks great, but the rest are back to dropping balls.
Four turnovers is why you open with Weber St instead of playing a P5 opponent on a neutral field.
Shelley has been excited. Put in qb2
They are absolutely fantastic people. One of the best families you could ever meet. His dad was just a few rows behind us at the game.
Disappointed we didn't match Weber's intensity or desire early, but we responded appropriately once down 10-0.
Huntley had some balls that could've been picked off, but weren't. He also was let down several times by his receivers early. He was insistent on handing off more, passing more and running less, so he's clearly maturing. We've got a stable of good TEs and Solomon Enis is gonna press guys in the starting lineup for snaps. We'll miss Raelon Singleton to stretch defenses vertically, but I like where we're headed in the pass game.
Moss is Moss, and he had over 2X many runs as Tyler. Would've been 3X, but when you cover 86 in one run, that takes away your chances to tote the rock.
Defense was great, but Pac-12 teams ain't gonna average 1 yard per play like Weber did. We weren't challenged physically at all. Next week, being on the road and a step up in class will be that unit's first true test.
Of all the FCS openers we've had under Kyle, this is the one that left me with the fewest questions marks.
I liked the heavier and effective use of tight ends that we saw tonight. More than we’ve seen in quite some time.
"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
Anyone else notice some of Huntley's longer and mid-range passes? They looked like floaters, and they ended up being jump balls, 50-50 balls, whatever you want to call them. It looked weird to me. Thoughts?
"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
Had to watch on TV with the newborn at home (that’s the first season opener I’ve ever missed in 35 years)
The Pac-12 guys were saying he just looked a bit amped up on his early throws. They liked the type of throw he was making, he was just overthrowing most of them. For what it’s worth.
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I thought his timing and accuracy were off generally, although it got better in the 2nd half. He was late on some throws, he was wide on some throws, and he both underthrew and overthrew receivers in the end zone (all of which were potential td's). His receivers (esp. mariner) didn't help him out much. A number of catachable balls were not caught.
Yeah, certainly a lot of dropped passes
On the plus side he made much better decisions most of the time. He wasn’t looking to just bolt all the time. He kept his head up and was finding receivers while scrambling and genuinely seemed to run the offense better
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Agree 100%. Bodes well for the season. I think I meant Simpkins, not Mariner, didnt help him much.
Yeah, you think someone who glosses himself as much as Simpkins could do better than 2 catches for 13 yards against an FCS team.
The long ball wasn't his strength last season either. It's a sacrifice worth making for all the things he is good at.
He continues to impress with his accuracy on the run. When he's moving, he really hits his targets.
I think the single best play in college football is the "QB evades pressure, runs around for 5 seconds, and either finds an open receiver or runs for 35 yards". That's probably our opponents' most successful play against us over the years. Huntley had one of those last night.
We had 12 players make catches last night.
Marquise Blair and Chase Hansen are dynamite.
Disappointing that we failed to convert on 4th and 1.
Listening to Bill Riley today...he counted the drops at 4. Sure felt like a lot more than that, but I'll take him at his word on that 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.
That it a ton. Think of dropping four catches against Stanford (or whoever). That is potentially four first downs, and around forty yards average we are giving up because we can't focus on the ball correctly. For as much as I read this offseason about what a new group of receivers our old receivers were, they looked like the old group plus Covey.
I thought in general our O-ffense looked bad. The total yards were ok though, so maybe I just expected too much. I think the line was the biggest disappointment of the night.
The defense looked lights out - but it's Weber State so they should.
I don't think we should ever play FCS teams, but if we do a game like last night (comfortable win, but not too comfortable; no injuries (right?); and Covey runs around like a grainy high school mix tape) is the way to do it.
I always thought it was the old group plus Covey. That's not so bad. It would be great to have a Carrington, but we really aren't that school.
I got to sit next to Solomon at a Crimson Club dinner about 2 weeks ago. Very impressive young man. In that setting
he looked more like a basketball player than a football player. Tall and skinny.
"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
His longer passes all seemed to be floaters. I suspect he had to throw at least some of them that way because the offensive line was not giving him enough time to let the receiver get downfield.
I think a big part of his remaining the starter will depend upon his decision-making on the options (I wasn't enamored with his passing.) That was better, although finding out that eight of Moss' runs went for 2 yards or less makes me wonder.
OK, time for some good news and props. Current NCAA defensive stats:
Utah
Total defense: 5th
First down defense: 2nd
Not bad.
"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
[QUOTE=Scorcho;115354]Perhaps. If Wazzu keeps this up, Leach is a strong contender for COY. Wazzu was picked 5th in the North. Their only road games left are OSU, Stanford and Arizona. So two are winnable. They get Cal, Oregon and UW in Pullman. Hard to see Wazzu not winning 7 games, minimum. But if you’re gonna do something in this league, you gotta win road games against above average teams.
Wazzu might win division if in the south.
they almost beat USC on the road--which even in a down year for USC is not that easy.
And Vegas saw it as a 1 point game, so Utes losing is not that surprising.
Utes have a horrible/tough schedule this year--& it does not get easier until they are done with the north.
I was hoping Utah might hire David Yost, USU's current OC after firing ARod, but I guess he did not coach Freddie Whittingham's son in high school.
Sigh.
"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
Are you guys looking for an OC that can help us finally defeat BYU?
No, just an OC hire that isn’t a head-scratcher.
"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 saw this at UF.net:
*****
Statchat
• Utah is No. 2 in the nation (No. 1 Pac-12) in first down defense (57).
• Utah is No. 3 in the nation (No. 1 Pac-12) in rushing defense (83.8).
• Utah is No. 5 in the nation (No. 1 Pac-12) in total defense (264.8).
• Utah is No. 5 in the nation (No. 1/T Pac-12) in red zone defense (0.667, 6-of-9).
• Utah is No. 8 in the nation (No. 3 Pac-12) in net punting (42.63).
• Utah is No. 1 in the Pac-12 in pass efficiency defense (100.75).
• Utah leads the Pac-12 in fewest penalties (25, tie) and ranks third in fewest penalty yards (211).
• Utah is No. 2 in the Pac-12 (No. 14 nationally) in scoring defense (16.3).
• Utah is No. 3 in the Pac-12 in pass defense (181.0).
• Utah is No. 2 in the Pac-12 in opponent third-down conversion percentage (31.7).
• Utah is No. 3 in the Pac-12 in pass defense (181.0).
• Utah is No. 3 in the Pac-12 in tackles for loss (7.5).
• Utah is No. 2 in the Pac-12 in fewest passes intercepted (2, tie).
*****
Who can’t be proud or impressed when reading those numbers? Now, if we can just score enough points when we need to score them, we’ll see how defense wins championships.
"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
Reminds me of 2000, when we had an epic defense and an offense that couldn’t lace up their own cleats.
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