I’ve just boarded a plane from LA to SLC and the Loyola Marymount women’s volleyball team is on this flight. Those are some very tall young women!
No Ute gear visible yet, but I did over hear one guy say he played LB at the U in 2000.
EDIT: I see a Weber State hat just ahead of me. That’s a first for me in L.A.
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"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 want to see...
more cohesion on the RPOs between the offensive units.
the new faces at WR.
Zach Moss bullying the defense.
one 50 yard FG attempt.
pressure on the QB.
Even without sound, a great package.
Almost pointed out that there was nothing from 2008 TCU, which would've been a major sin, but a rewatch clearly showed Freddie Brown jumping off the turf after his score.
I think the fanbase is grown up enough to appreciate a video that would take a complete 180 -- one that celebrates the worst of Utah football. You'll never see an athletic department do that -- hell, they're so thin-skinned, they don't show their own team's turnovers in a highlight package of a game. Of course, you'd have several BYU finishes. But you'd put in 2007 UNLV, pretty much any close game from the Stobart era, any Boise State game and 2002 Air Force. Just to name a few ...
I want to see Shelley, with the Utes up by 30+ in the 4th, take a knee about 6 inches short of the 50, and then trot out Matt Gay to kick a 68 yarder.
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.
Four turnovers is why you open with Weber St instead of playing a P5 opponent on a neutral field.
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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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.
“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.
The things I did not like:
1. 4 turnovers
2. Short yardage - we struggled on both 3rd and short and 4th and short.
3. Drops - too many.
4. Slow start on O.
5. Snaps on FG's and punts were poor.
Things I liked:
1. Use of TE's in pass game.
2. Enis will be a big play guy at some point.
3. Mariner quietly had 6 catches.
4. Huntley did not run the ball very much.
5. The D was dominant.
Talked with Ganther and Schramm for a few minutes after the game. They said they really got banged up. Probably have 8 or 9 guys who will not be able to play next week. That is one of the big problems playing up. USU will probably get banged up a bit against Michigan State.