The Utah 2011 Football Thread

[Top Ute]

I like the Ken Garff ad. Did the U only recently do away with the young brave wielding a tomahawk and wearing the scalps of several conference foes? BTW, the BYU scalp seems to have more hair than one would expect from an RM.

Hoyo has been gone for decades. Hell, that even predates the Crimson Warrior, and he was gone by the mid-1980s. My best guess is the Ken Garff ad is from a game program, circa early to mid-1970s.

[LA Ute]

Hoyo has been gone for decades. Hell, that even predates the Crimson Warrior, and he was gone by the mid-1980s. My best guess is the Ken Garff ad is from a game program, circa early to mid-1970s.

Pretty sure it's from 1951.

[Top Ute]

Pretty sure it's from 1951.

True, or at least it has to be earlier than the mid-70s. We weren't scalping BYU on a regular basis then, that's for sure.

[BoylenOver]

Fun article on Norm Chow:

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/story/_/id/6940297/utah-utes-norm-chow-career-circle-complete

[LA Ute]

True, or at least it has to be earlier than the mid-70s. We weren't scalping BYU on a regular basis then, that's for sure.

The phone number is a giveaway. I've been around since 1954 and I never saw any SLC phone number without a three-numeral prefix.

[BoylenOver]

Okay Ute fans, we're 25% of the way through the season (it goes by way too fast). Have your expectations changed since the end of fall camp?

I'm slightly more optimistic about Utah, but I'm moderately more optimistic about how they'll finish in the PAC-12.

Based on my preseason anticipations, compared to now:
Oregon St and UCLA are much worse;
Pitt, Washington, and Arizona are a little worse;
Colorado is just as bad;
Cal and Arizona St are just as good;
Wazzou is a little better.

I'm still in the 8-4 (probable) or 9-3 (optimistic) camp, but I'm feeling a little better about the Pitt game, and I'm feeling a lot better about the Arizona game.

[DrumNFeather]

Okay Ute fans, we're 25% of the way through the season (it goes by way too fast). Have your expectations changed since the end of fall camp?

I'm slightly more optimistic about Utah, but I'm moderately more optimistic about how they'll finish in the PAC-12.

Based on my preseason anticipations, compared to now:
Oregon St and UCLA are much worse;
Pitt, Washington, and Arizona are a little worse;
Colorado is just as bad;
Cal and Arizona St are just as good;
Wazzou is a little better.

I'm still in the 8-4 (probable) or 9-3 (optimistic) camp, but I'm feeling a little better about the Pitt game, and I'm feeling a lot better about the Arizona game.

I feel like Arizona shouldn't be as tough as it probably will be...but if they could get these first two vs. Washington and ASU, things could get exciting.

[Surfah]

More old Ute logos/helmets/designs:

Just saw this now. That helmet is bad ass. And Utah needs to go back to it.

[Mormon Red Death]

Okay Ute fans, we're 25% of the way through the season (it goes by way too fast). Have your expectations changed since the end of fall camp?

I'm slightly more optimistic about Utah, but I'm moderately more optimistic about how they'll finish in the PAC-12.

Based on my preseason anticipations, compared to now:
Oregon St and UCLA are much worse;
Pitt, Washington, and Arizona are a little worse;
Colorado is just as bad;
Cal and Arizona St are just as good;
Wazzou is a little better.

I'm still in the 8-4 (probable) or 9-3 (optimistic) camp, but I'm feeling a little better about the Pitt game, and I'm feeling a lot better about the Arizona game.

I am thinking that except maybe Pitt. Utah will be favored in every game left on the schedule. Also if Utah beats Ariz st they will win the south. In that scenario we would hope that Stanford wins the North as Utah matches up better with them than with Oregon (IMO).

So small shot at the Rose bowl, decent shot at the Alamo or Holiday (assuming Oregon and Stanford are in bcs games). Most likely they are in the Sun or Vegas bowl. I think they end up 9-3 and go to San Antonio.

[BoylenOver]

I am thinking that except maybe Pitt. Utah will be favored in every game left on the schedule. Also if Utah beats Ariz st they will win the south. In that scenario we would hope that Stanford wins the North as Utah matches up better with them than with Oregon (IMO).

So small shot at the Rose bowl, decent shot at the Alamo or Holiday (assuming Oregon and Stanford are in bcs games). Most likely they are in the Sun or Vegas bowl. I think they end up 9-3 and go to San Antonio.

Stanford just lost Shayne Skov, too.

I agree, I like our chances better against the Cardinal, but it will be an uphill climb for those guys.

[OrangeUte]

I hope we start to see more carries by Harvey or Thretton to wear down opposing defenses and then letting John White IV loose against them. The current number of carries he is taking upon himself straight into the defense worries me for possible injuries.

Does anyone know what kind of progress Palamo is making? Langi has gotten some carries and looks good. His upright running style seems to have been corrected.

[Scorcho]

I still expect a hiccup game or two from Utah. Maybe at Washington St or in Tucson. 8-4 sounds good

[Surfah]

Someone should call CPS on these parents:

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[myboynoah]

Someone should call CPS on these parents:

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And again, Utah Fans defining themselves as what they are not.

Just think of the crap these people must talk about BYU in order to elicit such a strongly whiny reaction. And they think it's so great that they put it up on youtube.

[Mormon Red Death]

I am thinking that except maybe Pitt. Utah will be favored in every game left on the schedule. Also if Utah beats Ariz st they will win the south. In that scenario we would hope that Stanford wins the North as Utah matches up better with them than with Oregon (IMO).

So small shot at the Rose bowl, decent shot at the Alamo or Holiday (assuming Oregon and Stanford are in bcs games). Most likely they are in the Sun or Vegas bowl. I think they end up 9-3 and go to San Antonio.

Latest bowl projections have Utah in either the Sun or Holiday Bowl.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls/projections?season=2011&week=4

I can dig either of those games.