U Football what you goin' do?

I don't feel as bad this morning as I did last night.



Upon reflection the defense was better than originally thought.  I feel
it was a matter of too many three and outs in the second half.  OSU
could very well be the second or third best team in the pac-10 and our
defense matched up well actually.  Part of that reason is KW is
personally coaching the nickel and dime backs.  I really wish he would
take over as the DC.  Bronco does it, Pete Carroll does it, and so does
Bellicheck.  The defense has not been as good since Gary Anderson took
over.



I think it is possible for Utah to stay in all the conference games with
their defense and special teams (read Louie Sakoda).  The problem is the
Offense.  Utah coaches tout our receiving corps as the best in the
conference.  Yet the offense did not go vertical very often last night,
why?  I also believe it is possible to attack a defense and not go deep
every other play.  Last night Utah was successful when they attacked the
defense.  Running plays that are run horizontal to the line of scrimmage
when the defense has good or great team speed is ludicrous an outright
stupid.  Additionally, the offensive schemes at times did not work to
our offensive lines strengthens.



The only good thing that should come out of this game is either Andy
Ludwig better pull the preverbal rabbit out of his hat or be gone at
season's end.  Tommy Grady is here because Ludwig brought him here.  Now
I'm no rocket scientist but why would you bring a 6" 7" less than
mobile, inaccurate QB to operate a spread offense?  Ludwig better be
able to get Grady to run effectively 10 plays or Utah could well be
toast.



I think this defense is better than last year's (I know its only one
game).  Our kicking game is still one of the best in the league.  The
coaches now need to find a way to get the ball to our skill players in
the right position on the field.



Lastly, KW needs to kick Castile's and Wilson's butts for such a stupid
display at the end of the touchdown.  It was worse than sophomoric and
just plain selfish to put your team in a hole after going up on the
scoreboard.

 

- Bill VanderLinden

 

Another Rebuilding Year? --How many more?

"Becoming champions means making the most out of the very worst".

The game started with a 3 and out.

It pretty much went down hill from there, with a slight break when Utah scored the first touchdown of the game.

But now, the damage is done. Asiata is out. After only having the chance to carry the ball a total of 16 yards. (they were impressive carries).

Johnson was out for over half the game with an injury, and we are still awaiting reports of his ability to return.

Our offense looked lackluster at best, even when we had all of our starters. Why does Andy Ludwig call such boring play calls? The offense has no fire to it at all. The Beaver defense read almost every play, and puched through our O-line, causing sack after sack.

If it wasn't for our Big-D, the game would have been much worse.

So, the question is can Utah build through the season? If coach Whitingham can cause it to happen -If he can go 11-1, 10-2, 9-3 or even 8-4, then the Utes will have accomplished a feat.

But I find it sad, and dissapointing, to say the very least, that we are one game into the season, and it already looks bleak -not from the loss, but from the lack of cohesion the team presented before Oregon State.

Their first appearance of the season made them look like #9 not #3 in the MWC. And it wasn't even close to championship football. Don't even talk about November (caugh).

Whit's record is now 15-11. And he has no championships. I am rooting for this guy and I think he deserves to win games and championships. I think he's really working hard to find solutions, and he's getting roughed up with all of the injuries already this seasons and in past seasons. But, remember when Meyer lost Rice in the Texas A&M game in 2003? When Alex Smith was born, and never looked back? Neither did the team. They became champions. Both that year and the next. And together, the teams broke barriers, records, and the BCS.

The A&M game could have set them back. The New Mexico game that year could have ruined them -the star running back was sidelined, and the team suffered their second season loss. (it would go on to be Meyer's last loss at Utah, as they went on a 14 game winning streak.) Who knows, had they allowed adversity to ruin the season, maybe Meyer would still be at Utah instead of coaching Florida to national championships. But becoming champions means making the most out of the very worst. And that's what the Utes did.

Can they do it again?

Does Whittingham have it in him to pull the team together, and help them step up to the plate? This season may determine that. This season may bring out that characteristic from the depths of what is Coach Whit.

I hope he does. We've got a long season ahead of us.

- Tijs Limburg

Re: Question...

Comcast doesn't own the MTN outright, because it is a joint venture with CSTV, who owns the other half, and they have made deals successfuly with carriers like Cox Cable in Californa, and mSTAR here in Utah for example.

 

The problem is that the other carriers like DTV either don't care about the channel, feel it is too risky, or can't get the two owners of MTN to give them what they want as far as a subscription/advertising revenue deal.  They also probably want to see more viewership.  Apparently, the MTN and the MWC have been in "ongoing negotiations" with the carriers that don't have the channel yet, but ironically, Comcast advertises that in order to catch all the action on the MTN, you will need to get a Comcast subscription.  So it seems they are playing both sides.

 

On 8/9/07, Eric Limburg <  wrote:

Is the fact that the MTN can only be viewed on Comcast due to other providers not wanting to carry it or that Comcast owns the rights to the MTN outright?  I know that MStar (on the Utopia fiber network) has the MTN so how did they get access?  I received an email today about an online petition foing on to get sattelite providers to provide the MTN.  This would be nil if Comcast owns the rights.  The petition would need to be to Comcast, right.  Here is the link to the blogsite with the petition http://www.addthemtntosatellite.blogspot.com/.
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