The Utah 2011 Football Thread

[MartyFunkhouser]

Exactly. We have all the tolerable Ute fans over here already. In fact I at the risk of leaving people out and even though I have gone the rounds with each of them I respect the following Ute posters:

Mpfunk, JIC, MRD, UD, and DNF.

I am sure there are others but off the top of my head I would say those are the top 5.

There are a handful of guys that I really would like to start posting here. ColoUte, UBlender, MulletUte, and Scratch. Those are a few of the guys that I will stop over on utefans to read.

Oh and whomever ran Mr. C off from this site, thank you.

[Mormon Red Death]

Luke Matthews starting at running back scares me.

I think Thretton Palamo is going to see a lot of action this fall

[LA Ute]

There are a handful of guys that I really would like to start posting here. ColoUte, UBlender, MulletUte, and Scratch. Those are a few of the guys that I will stop over on utefans to read.

Oh and whomever ran Mr. C off from this site, thank you.

Been recruiting them. So far they've only dipped their toes in the water here but haven't stayed.

[BoylenOver]

Anyone else worried about Luke Matthews starting at running back?

No.

[BoylenOver]

I respect the following Ute posters:

Mpfunk, JIC, MRD, UD, and DNF.

I get no respect.

[DU Ute]

I get no respect.

[LA Ute]

I get no respect.

We ought to get that Redbird guy over here too. He seems pretty smart and level-headed. We need more of his kind on CUF.

[BoylenOver]

We ought to get that Redbird guy over here too. He seems pretty smart and level-headed. We need more of his kind on CUF.

Seems like kind of a douchebag to me.

[LA Ute]

Seems like kind of a douchebag to me.

See, this is why we can't get quality Ute fan posters to come here. People like you keep dumping on them.

[Jarid in Cedar]

Exactly. We have all the tolerable Ute fans over here already. In fact I at the risk of leaving people out and even though I have gone the rounds with each of them I respect the following Ute posters:

Mpfunk, JIC, MRD, UD, and DNF.

I am sure there are others but off the top of my head I would say those are the top 5.

Likewise.

[Jarid in Cedar]

Both Beau Burton(RB) and Zach Bolton(OG) have medically retired. Burton has struggled with a foot injury that was reaggravated in prep for the Vegas Bowl. Bolton was a 2010 signee that grey shirt last year due to an ACL/MCL injury he sustained as a senior. He wasn't able to get healthy enough for him to feel like he could contribute.

Both will be missed as Burton was the only RB returning with game experience. Bolton was likely to be a contributor down the road.

[wally]

I get no respect.

You are disappointed that you are not respected by cougjunkie?
Are you also sad when the drive through attendant doesn’t smile at you or when the bank teller doesn’t give you a lollipop?

[wally]

There is a lot of buzz in the media right now about Palamo performance during the scrimmage.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/utes/51550035-89/palamo-whittingham-scrimmage-yards.html.csp

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700123685/Utah-Utes-football-Kyle-Whittingham-sees-positives-in-first-scrimmage.html

I wasn't at the scrimmage and didn't see him first hand.

As a rugger I would love to see Palamo come in and dominate, but I was skeptical that rugby running skills would translate to FB running skills.

Is this for real or media hype?

[OrangeUte]

There is a lot of buzz in the media right now about Palamo performance during the scrimmage.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/utes/51550035-89/palamo-whittingham-scrimmage-yards.html.csp

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700123685/Utah-Utes-football-Kyle-Whittingham-sees-positives-in-first-scrimmage.html

I wasn't at the scrimmage and didn't see him first hand.

As a rugger I would love to see Palamo come in and dominate, but I was skeptical that rugby running skills would translate to FB running skills.

Is this for real or media hype?

i have been curious about this issue since i watched him in the Rugby 7's tournament last year. He looks like a phenomenal athlete, and a very powerful runner. If he can adjust to carrying the ball wearing all of the gear, i don't see why he couldn't be a dominant RB with his size and speed. It seems like he's kind of flown under the radar with the Utes.

How many years of eligibility does he have? Hopefully he at least has 3, although i would imagine having played rugby already, he might have burned a year or two already.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Gunther was saying on his show today that he didn't take much from watching Palamo because in his words it wasn't the "1s vs. the 1s". He made a point to say it didn't mean Palamo couldn't be good, but just that he wasn't buying it after watching the scrimmage as much as many other people apparently did.

There is a lot of buzz in the media right now about Palamo performance during the scrimmage.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/utes/51550035-89/palamo-whittingham-scrimmage-yards.html.csp

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700123685/Utah-Utes-football-Kyle-Whittingham-sees-positives-in-first-scrimmage.html

I wasn't at the scrimmage and didn't see him first hand.

As a rugger I would love to see Palamo come in and dominate, but I was skeptical that rugby running skills would translate to FB running skills.

Is this for real or media hype?