Who do you want on your team?

[kccougar]

So at the beginning of camp, today, if you had to put together a team to play right now, who would you choose:

LT: Cullen or M Reynolds
LG: Brenner or H Reynolds
C: Stevens or T Brown
RG: Tofoenono or Hansen
RT: Bergstrom or B Brown

QB: Wynn or Heaps
RB: Langi or DiLuigi
FB: Rogers or Mendenhall

TE: Moeai or Holt
X: Christopher or Hoffman
Z: Anderson or Apo

LE: Shelby or Rowley
T: Aino or Fuga
RE: Kruger or Manumaleuna
NT: Lotulelei or ??

LB: Martinez or Van Noy
MLB: Walker or Kaveinga
LB: Blechen or Pendleton
LB: ?? or Ogletree

FS: McGill or Uale
SS: Walker or Sorenson
CB: Lacy or Buckner
CB: Black or Eason

Obviously, I'm more familiar with the BYU players than the Utah players, but looking at this list, if I had to put a team on the field today i would choose two of the Utes' offensive players (Brenner and Moeai) and four of the Utes' defensive players (Aino, Lotulelei, Kruger, Lacy) over their BYU counterparts.

How blue are my goggles?

[MarkGrace]

I only know who one of the Utes is, and I'll take Jake Heaps.

[smokymountainrain]

I'd probably take the entire ute secondary.

[Surfah]

I'd probably take the entire ute secondary.

Everyone but Sorenson. But maybe that is just expecting too much of him from me.

[wally]

Going strictly from your list, assuming that these are all gauranteed starters (I have some reservations about some of your assumed Ute starters) Here are my choices:

So at the beginning of camp, today, if you had to put together a team to play right now, who would you choose:

LT: Cullen or M Reynolds
LG: Brenner or H Reynolds
C: Stevens or T Brown
RG: Tofoenono or Hansen
RT: Bergstrom or B Brown

QB: Wynn or Heaps
RB: Langi or DiLuigi
FB: Rogers or Mendenhall

TE: Moeai or Holt
X: Christopher or Hoffman
Z: Anderson or Apo

LE: Shelby or Rowley
T: Aino or Fuga
RE: Kruger or Manumaleuna
NT: Lotulelei or ??

LB: Martinez or Van Noy
MLB: Walker or Kaveinga
LB: Blechen or Pendleton
LB: ?? or Ogletree

FS: McGill or Uale
SS: Walker or Sorenson
CB: Lacy or Buckner
CB: Black or Eason

Obviously, I'm more familiar with the BYU players than the Utah players, but looking at this list, if I had to put a team on the field today i would choose two of the Utes' offensive players (Brenner and Moeai) and four of the Utes' defensive players (Aino, Lotulelei, Kruger, Lacy) over their BYU counterparts.

How blue are my goggles?

[Hot Lunch]

So at the beginning of camp, today, if you had to put together a team to play right now, who would you choose:

LT: Cullen or M Reynolds
LG: Brenner or H Reynolds
C: Stevens or T Brown
RG: Tofoenono or Hansen
RT: Bergstrom or B Brown

QB: Wynn or Heaps
RB: Langi or DiLuigi
FB: Rogers or Mendenhall

TE: Moeai or Holt
X: Christopher or Hoffman
Z: Anderson or Apo

LE: Shelby or Rowley
T: Aino or Fuga
RE: Kruger or Manumaleuna
NT: Lotulelei or ??

LB: Martinez or Van Noy
MLB: Walker or Kaveinga
LB: Blechen or Pendleton
LB: ?? or Ogletree

FS: McGill or Uale
SS: Walker or Sorenson
CB: Lacy or Buckner
CB: Black or Eason

Obviously, I'm more familiar with the BYU players than the Utah players, but looking at this list, if I had to put a team on the field today i would choose two of the Utes' offensive players (Brenner and Moeai) and four of the Utes' defensive players (Aino, Lotulelei, Kruger, Lacy) over their BYU counterparts.

How blue are my goggles?

I will go ahead and play this game...... I will just put my starting lineup tomorrow if I had both teams to combine.

LT - M. Reynolds
LG - T Bergstrom
C - T Stevens
RG - B. Hansen
RT - J. Cullen

Those are the top 5 lineman in IMO if you combined both teams and you can get all 5 of them on the field at the same time if one of them can play center.

Q.B. Heaps
RB - Juice
FB - Don't really care and in all honesty there isn't really anyone that would stand out and make you say he would be the guy.

WR - D Christopher
WR - Apo
WR - Dres Anderson

TE - Moeai


Defense, I am going to run a 4-3 because that is the defense I prefer.

RE - Manu
T - This is a tough call between Aiono and Fangupo.
NT - Star
LE - Shelby or Finau

Probably the deepest of all the positions. I love Utah's D line. I think both Fangupo and Manu would be in the rotation if they played at Utah. I am not sold on Fuga being back to 100%.

LB - Pendleton
LB - Van Noy
LB - Blechan

CB - Black
CB - Lacy
SS - Sorensen
FS - McGuill

[jay santos]

I only know who one of the Utes is, and I'll take Jake Heaps.

Same

[CJF]

I think I agree pretty much down the line with HL's list. I like Hoffman more than Apo right now based on staying healthy and time in the program and actual production on the field at this point.

[Surfah]

I will go ahead and play this game...... I will just put my starting lineup tomorrow if I had both teams to combine.

LT - M. Reynolds
LG - T Bergstrom
C - T Stevens
RG - B. Hansen
RT - J. Cullen

Those are the top 5 lineman in IMO if you combined both teams and you can get all 5 of them on the field at the same time if one of them can play center.

Q.B. Heaps
RB - Juice
FB - Don't really care and in all honesty there isn't really anyone that would stand out and make you say he would be the guy.

WR - D Christopher
WR - Apo
WR - Dres Anderson

TE - Moeai


Defense, I am going to run a 4-3 because that is the defense I prefer.

RE - Manu
T - This is a tough call between Aiono and Fangupo.
NT - Star
LE - Shelby or Finau

Probably the deepest of all the positions. I love Utah's D line. I think both Fangupo and Manu would be in the rotation if they played at Utah. I am not sold on Fuga being back to 100%.

LB - Pendleton
LB - Van Noy
LB - Blechan

CB - Black
CB - Lacy
SS - Sorensen
FS - McGuill

Pretty fair. I can't argue with this list. You take the best of Utah and BYU and you'd have a top 10 team that could win it all IMO. Especially when you consider the depth they'd have.

[wally]

FS - McGuill

Can I read here that you are sold on him enough to overcome your bias against JC transfers? Or are you listing him just because there are no other alternatives?

[Hot Lunch]

I think I agree pretty much down the line with HL's list. I like Hoffman more than Apo right now based on staying healthy and time in the program and actual production on the field at this point.

Hoffman would see the field, I just don't see him as a game changer at Wide out. He is the guy that is big, runs good routes and will be a really good option but he in my mind is more of a possession receiver. He doesn't have the speed to separate himself from good corners. See the Utah game last year as an example. I also know that I am going on potential and hype with Apo and Dres Anderson.

[Katy Lied]

Cullen vs. M Reynolds would be a reeally tough decision. I like both. I noticed HL finessed this question.

Tony Bergstrom does okay against BYU, but I saw him get handled by that TCU guy, and it's hard for me to respect someone who got burned all game. Like Travis Uale- one bad game and I think he's a scrub forever. Funny how that works.

D Christopher is a big question mark, but Apo is too. Let's see if Apo can withstand hits without injury.

I'm still scratching my head over Blecchen's move. Why? Why? Why?

[Surfah]

I'm still scratching my head over Blecchen's move. Why? Why? Why?

Have you seen Utah's LBs? Notice who HL picked for the others.

[Hot Lunch]

Can I read here that you are sold on him enough to overcome your bias against JC transfers? Or are you listing him just because there are no other alternatives?

I haven't overcome my bias and I am breaking my own rules. So I guess it is a little bit of both. Uale isn't good. According to the Ute program McGuill is the best option they have at FS. That being said, after having a couple of conversations with some two former Ute players that are actually very close with McGuill, I am having a hard time not buying into the hype. I will just throw out there that I am excited about the Rowe kid who is a freshman at Utah out of Texas.

[Hot Lunch]

Cullen vs. M Reynolds would be a reeally tough decision. I like both. I noticed HL finessed this question.

Tony Bergstrom does okay against BYU, but I saw him get handled by that TCU guy, and it's hard for me to respect someone who got burned all game. Like Travis Uale- one bad game and I think he's a scrub forever. Funny how that works.

D Christopher is a big question mark, but Apo is too. Let's see if Apo can withstand hits without injury.

I'm still scratching my head over Blecchen's move. Why? Why? Why?

Blechan was a really really good safety that didn't have the speed to be an elite Safety IMO. He has a frame to add weight, he plays the run really well and will hit you. He did struggle at covering wide outs though. That was his weakness. Going back to the speed thing, he does have the speed to be an incredible LB and if he can put on just a few more pounds and carry it well, he could be something special.

As for Bergstrom, that is why I moved him inside. He was playing on an island. Even though he struggled against TCU, I still don't think he gave up a sack last year. I may be wrong though.