Game time!!!!

[Flystripper]

Lewis will be an NFL back. He is bigger than MJD when MJD was in college.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I didn't think that hit was dirty. The QB was running for the end zone 10 yards down the field and was not going to slide. He is a running back at that point and as long as no facemask is grabbed you can hit him however you want. It wasn't like he was an unprotected receiver.

I agree it was a huge hit, but Brilliant Bob Davie kept chirping about it being a dirty hit. He was just going hard at the play. He jumped to make the hit and the Hawaii guy leaned down to juke. Not a dirty play, just unfortunate.

The important thing is that the USC defense is no joke, Monte Kiffin is coaching them! Watch out P10!

[U-Ute]

Utah won't be tested until they play TCU. Both TCU and Utah will be undefeated on Nov. 6th when they play.

We play Air Force before that. That game is always a nail biter.

[U-Ute]

I agree with this assessment of Wynn tonight. I also think the coaching staff put too much responsibility on him. We need to rely more on on running game.

As soon as I got home from the game, our baby woke up, so I re-watched the majority of it.

Is it my imagination, or his release much quicker this year? When he decides to throw, he really gets it out in a hurry.

[Flystripper]

As soon as I got home from the game, our baby woke up, so I re-watched the majority of it.

Is it my imagination, or his release much quicker this year? When he decides to throw, he really gets it out in a hurry.

it is still a little low for my taste but it looked better.

[Sizzle]

No. He's too small.

Dion Lewis is very good. He reminds me of a less explosive Maurice Jones Drew. I think he may make an NFL roster, but IMO, he's not a starting caliber NFL RB.

[ERCougar]

Sincere question for Utah fans: Does this game really answer your secondary concerns? Did Burton really handle Baldwin or was that just not the quarterback to expose him? I wasn't watching that matchup closely, but I can recall one play where Baldwin had him beat and Sunseri just badly underthrew him. I have no idea if Burton was expecting safety help on the other one, but either way, that's a concern, right (but maybe the kind that will be fixed as we get into the season). If you just look at the point where Pitt started throwing the ball, they were moving it pretty well, and I'm still not sold on that quarterback (based on the INT in OT alone, which was just not only badly thrown, but stupidly timed). I'm not quite ready to call this a solid pass defense, but really, I don't follow you enough to know, so I'm sincerely asking what you think.

Your front 7 seem solid. I don't think anyone's going to run on you. Even before you started stacking the box, they weren't getting anything.

Did we ever have a chance at Latu Heimuli? I remember hearing his name a lot, but I don't remember if we were ever in the mix.

[Sizzle]

Lewis will be an NFL back. He is bigger than MJD when MJD was in college.

But MJD is more explosive, IMO, and was in college.

[Surfah]

That's just silly talk, Lewis is not only an NFL back he will be a 1st round pick.

Ray Rice 5'8" 212 lbs

Dion Lewis 5'8" 198 lbs

Lewis will be an NFL back. He is bigger than MJD when MJD was in college.

Neither were 1st round picks.

[Flystripper]

Sincere question for Utah fans: Does this game really answer your secondary concerns? Did Burton really handle Baldwin or was that just not the quarterback to expose him? I wasn't watching that matchup closely, but I can recall one play where Baldwin had him beat and Sunseri just badly underthrew him. I have no idea if Burton was expecting safety help on the other one, but either way, that's a concern, right (but maybe the kind that will be fixed as we get into the season). If you just look at the point where Pitt started throwing the ball, they were moving it pretty well, and I'm still not sold on that quarterback (based on the INT in OT alone, which was just not only badly thrown, but stupidly timed). I'm not quite ready to call this a solid pass defense, but really, I don't follow you enough to know, so I'm sincerely asking what you think.

Your front 7 seem solid. I don't think anyone's going to run on you. Even before you started stacking the box, they weren't getting anything.

Did we ever have a chance at Latu Heimuli? I remember hearing his name a lot, but I don't remember if we were ever in the mix.

Pitt does not exactly put a ton of pressure on the secondary but I think they did pretty will with the exception of the one mental mistake by Burton.

[Flystripper]

Neither were 1st round picks.

true but in a hindsight draft they both would have been!

[ERCougar]

Pitt does not exactly put a ton of pressure on the secondary but I think they did pretty will with the exception of the one mental mistake by Burton.

The other concern I might have with Burton is the same problem we have with Logan. The guy looks little (of course, a 6-5 receiver may do that to you). If he is, a good QB could abuse him.

EDIT: Never mind. Just looked it up--he's 6'1.

[DrumNFeather]

Sincere question for Utah fans: Does this game really answer your secondary concerns? Did Burton really handle Baldwin or was that just not the quarterback to expose him? I wasn't watching that matchup closely, but I can recall one play where Baldwin had him beat and Sunseri just badly underthrew him. I have no idea if Burton was expecting safety help on the other one, but either way, that's a concern, right (but maybe the kind that will be fixed as we get into the season). If you just look at the point where Pitt started throwing the ball, they were moving it pretty well, and I'm still not sold on that quarterback (based on the INT in OT alone, which was just not only badly thrown, but stupidly timed). I'm not quite ready to call this a solid pass defense, but really, I don't follow you enough to know, so I'm sincerely asking what you think.

Your front 7 seem solid. I don't think anyone's going to run on you. Even before you started stacking the box, they weren't getting anything.

Did we ever have a chance at Latu Heimuli? I remember hearing his name a lot, but I don't remember if we were ever in the mix.

I'm far more concerned about Lamar Chapman at this point. I think Burton will be fine and won't go up against that many big receivers. Pitt took advantage of Shanhan's size and threw that inside slant all night. I think they could've scored on their final drive if they kept going to him.

The safeties seemed to play well with Taplin Ross having some feast or famine type hits.

So, it doesn't answer the secondary concerns, but the push up front makes me feel good about our opponents inability to get the ball out cleanly to make those big plays down the field.

[MartyFunkhouser]

It really doesn't matter if Dion Lewis is really an NFL player or not, he is the best RB in college football and the Utes did a great job stopping him.

[Flystripper]

It really doesn't matter if Dion Lewis is really an NFL player or not, he is the best RB in college football and the Utes did a great job stopping him.

Awesome.