Wide III is the MWC's most productive back.

[UtahDan]

As a starter, that is (including the game where Asiata goes down and excluding the games before where he hardly played).

123 yards per game and 6.5 yards per carry is tops as far as I can tell.

[Fiyero]

As a starter, that is (including the game where Asiata goes down and excluding the games before where he hardly played).

123 yards per game and 6.5 yards per carry is tops as far as I can tell.

Going into today's games, Wide was 42nd in the nation and Unga was the conference leader at 27th.

http://web1.ncaa.org/football/exec/r...r=2009&org=732

[UtahDan]

Going into today's games, Wide was 42nd in the nation and Unga was the conference leader at 27th.

http://web1.ncaa.org/football/exec/r...r=2009&org=732

I'm not counting the games where he didn't start. I don't count Oklahoma or Tulane for Unga either. Looking purely at games where each was the feature back Wide comes out on top. Of course he hasn't faced TCU yet.

[Fiyero]

Actually, looking at Wide's season numbers and Unga's also, Wide passed him today because he had 145 yards to Unga's 85. So in addition to your stat as primary starter, he's the MWC's season-long leader too.

[Katy Lied]

4 things I noticed at the Utah-New Mexico game today:

1. Porterie is but a shadow of his former self before injury.

2. When Brooks is the first go-to option of a play, he really telegraphs it when he lines up. He gets this excited focus and starts checking everyone else's starting stance. When he's not involved, he barely looks at anyone else.

3. When the score from the BYU-Wyo game was shown on the jumbotron, this buzz raced through the crowd. I think ute fans were genuinely surprised the score was that lopsided.

4. I'm still undecided on the Wynn kid. No doubt he's better than Cain. I just don't know what his upside is. I remember watching Brian Johnson as a freshman, and Wynn's no BJ. Whatever happens, he's fun to watch.

[UtahDan]

Actually, looking at Wide's season numbers and Unga's also, Wide passed him today because he had 145 yards to Unga's 85. So in addition to your stat as primary starter, he's the MWC's season-long leader too.

I can think of a lot of really good, bruising running backs who played at the U. There have been many. But when was the last time we had a home run threat in the back field? I just don't recall. He is never more than a 20 carry guy, but if used right he is something we haven't really had before.

[UtahDan]

2. When Brooks is the first go-to option of a play, he really telegraphs it when he lines up. He gets this excited focus and starts checking everyone else's starting stance. When he's not involved, he barely looks at anyone else.

I will have to watch for that. I will say this though, after having board hands for most of the year, Brooks suddenly halls in anything Wynn puts in his neighborhood. I don't know what to attribute that to, maybe better touch.

[Fiyero]

I can think of a lot of really good, bruising running backs who played at the U. There have been many. But when was the last time we had a home run threat in the back field?

Agreed, it's been 14 years since Jamal Anderson and 11 since Fuamatu-Ma'afala.

[Hot Lunch]

I can think of a lot of really good, bruising running backs who played at the U. There have been many. But when was the last time we had a home run threat in the back field?

I can't remember one and I am thinking way back to the early 90's. All of the U's running backs have been "between the tackles" type backs. It has been a very long time since they have had a home run threat.

One thing I noticed about Wide is he has good vision and he is patient. He waits to see where the play develops and as soon as it does he is gone.

[Hot Lunch]

Agreed, it's been 14 years since Jamal Anderson and 11 since Fuamatu-Ma'afala.

Those guys weren't home run threats though. Incredible talents and running back but not the home run guy. Those guys could put the team on there shoulders but I don't think many expected them to all of a sudden break one for 50 or 60 yards.

[UtahDan]

I can't remember one and I am thinking way back to the early 90's. All of the U's running backs have been "between the tackles" type backs. It has been a very long time since they have had a home run threat.

One thing I noticed about Wide is he has good vision and he is patient. He waits to see where the play develops and as soon as it does he is gone.

I think the coaches are doing a pretty good job of not overusing him. Hopefully we will see others continue to develop. Skakerin looked pretty good today and he is more in the traditional between the tackles mold, though he has decent speed.

[Hot Lunch]

I think the coaches are doing a pretty good job of not overusing him. Hopefully we will see others continue to develop. Skakerin looked pretty good today and he is more in the traditional between the tackles mold, though he has decent speed.

I didn't see what Shak did tonight. I ended up switching over to the SC game once the score was 31-7.

[Fiyero]

Another thing to consider is that KW puts his fastest players on defense. Guys like Stevenson Sylvester, who was an all-state tight end in high school, is put on the other side and ends up running around Alabama's fat line and sending John Parker Doogie to the turf. Had Adrian Peterson gone to Utah, KW probably would have talked him into playing free safety.

[BoylenOver]

The thing I wonder about Wide is: where in the hell was he during the first three games of the season? I figured that since they were giving the ball to Asiata 30 times a game the guys behind him weren't any good.

Not that it would've saved Asiata from an injury or anything, but good grief, the dude's a stud and we didn't know what we had.

[Fiyero]

The thing I wonder about Wide is: where in the hell was he during the first three games of the season? I figured that since they were giving the ball to Asiata 30 times a game the guys behind him weren't any good.

Not that it would've saved Asiata from an injury or anything, but good grief, the dude's a stud and we didn't know what we had.

All spring and summer long, people kept saying that Wynn was much better in practice than Cain; but come September, what it boiled down to was that Cain was the experienced one. Maybe Asiata was a similar "safe" choice.