The Utah 2011 Football Thread

[SeattleUte]

I love the imagery of you crying as you consider Utah being in the Pac 12. First thing that comes to mind is the imagery of a born-again Christian after having made his faith profession and securing a place in heaven. Now it's just cruise time.

More weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.

[myboynoah]

More weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Patience my good friend, this too shall pass.

[SeattleUte]

Patience my good friend, this too shall pass.

No. I was referring to you. I am crying tears of JOY. I apologize for the confusion.

[Top Ute]

Yes. How can any Ute fan feel otherwise?

So we're supposed to be OK with losing back-to-back home games by more than double digits for the first time in more than two decades? And if the fans are OK with it, then shouldn't the players and coaches be as well?

Maybe it's time to end this year-plus long honeymoon about being in the Pac-12 and get down to the task of winning a damn game in our new surroundings.

[myboynoah]

So we're supposed to be OK with losing back-to-back home games by more than double digits for the first time in more than two decades? And if the fans are OK with it, then shouldn't the players and coaches be as well?

Maybe it's time to end this year-plus long honeymoon about being in the Pac-12 and get down to the task of winning a damn game in our new surroundings.

YES! Go get 'em Pat!

[OrangeUte]

So we're supposed to be OK with losing back-to-back home games by more than double digits for the first time in more than two decades? And if the fans are OK with it, then shouldn't the players and coaches be as well?

Maybe it's time to end this year-plus long honeymoon about being in the Pac-12 and get down to the task of winning a damn game in our new surroundings.

Nobody is suggesting complacency. Despite the losses, this is the beginning of a very exciting venture for Univ. of Utah athletics. It is awesome that we have been able to compete in our first few games, and unfortunate that the lack of ball control has causes an otherwise competent and competitive team into one that keeps getting skunked. KWhit is a master motivator and tactician and Norm Chow is the OC. Rather than get bent out of shape, I'll keep my optimism and excitement running high. Otherwise, what is there to look forward to?

[BoylenOver]

Maybe it's time to end this year-plus long honeymoon about being in the Pac-12 and get down to the task of winning a damn game in our new surroundings.

Couldn't agree more. I'm sick of hearing "well, at least we're in the PAC-12 now!" after watching us get our asses kicked in a game that appeared winnable at one point.

[LA Ute]

So we're supposed to be OK with losing back-to-back home games by more than double digits for the first time in more than two decades? And if the fans are OK with it, then shouldn't the players and coaches be as well?

Maybe it's time to end this year-plus long honeymoon about being in the Pac-12 and get down to the task of winning a damn game in our new surroundings.

SU said he was still too happy about the PAC-12 and its prospects "to let losing get [him] down yet." I agree with that. If we lose to Pitt I am going to be down. No matter what happens Saturday, though, our future is full of bright possibilities that did not exist before.

YES! Go get 'em Pat!

When you show up on a thread like this one, at a time like this, and say things like this (as well as your last 3-4 other posts), it's pretty unattractive, and the "all in good fun" excuse starts to not work too well with me.

[Top Ute]

SU said he was still too happy about the PAC-12 and its prospects "to let losing get [him] down yet." I agree with that. If we lose to Pitt I am going to be down. No matter what happens Saturday, though, our future is full of bright possibilities that did not exist before.



When you show up on a thread like this one, at a time like this, and say things like this (as well as your last 3-4 other posts), it's pretty unattractive, and the "all in good fun" excuse starts to not work too well with me.

Still not making sense. Losing a non-conference game on the road is more disappointing than getting blown out at home by conference foes in back-to-back weeks?

[OrangeUte]

Still not making sense. Losing a non-conference game on the road is more disappointing than getting blown out at home by conference foes in back-to-back weeks?

Top Ute - picking fights with ute fans makes no sense. some of us aren't as torn apart in our fandom as you might be after the last few weeks. we can still maintain an air of support and hopefullness and be just as frustrated as you are with the losses. some look at it with a half-full and some with a half-empty mentality. it sounds simplistic, and it is. climb on board with us and hope for the best.

if i have learned nothing else as a ute fan, it is that there is great reward for being supportive and never losing a supportive attitude towards the schoold and its athletic teams.

[TripletDaddy]

So we're supposed to be OK with losing back-to-back home games by more than double digits for the first time in more than two decades? And if the fans are OK with it, then shouldn't the players and coaches be as well?

Maybe it's time to end this year-plus long honeymoon about being in the Pac-12 and get down to the task of winning a damn game in our new surroundings.

Finally, someone is making sense.

"I'm so happy to be here. We can lose all season long and I will still be so happy to play these teams every year!"

Nut up.

[Goatnapper'96]

So we're supposed to be OK with losing back-to-back home games by more than double digits for the first time in more than two decades? And if the fans are OK with it, then shouldn't the players and coaches be as well?

Maybe it's time to end this year-plus long honeymoon about being in the Pac-12 and get down to the task of winning a damn game in our new surroundings.

Good to know you kept my favorite aspect of the LDS culture/faith coarsing thru your veins when you broke away from the sheep!

"I AM NOT LOWERING MY STANDARDS (mostly for others who are in positions through which I can project myself) UNDER ANY DAMN CIRCUMSTANCES! TO DO SO WOULD BE SUICIDE AND THE ETERNAL ACCEPTING OF MEDIOCRITY AND NOTHING ABOUT MY LIFE ALLOWS THE ACCEPTANCE OF MEDIOCRITY IN ANYTHING!"

THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR VICTORY!!!!

--so said General MacArthur.

[Jarid in Cedar]

Charles Henderson is out for the year with an ACL tear. We best get used to gaining only 4 yards on punt returns from here out.

[LA Ute]

Still not making sense. Losing a non-conference game on the road is more disappointing than getting blown out at home by conference foes in back-to-back weeks?

No, it's not. You're mischaracterizing my post. I said that like SU, I am not down yet. "Yet" is the operative word. I'm not thrilled at all with the way things have gone, and a bad loss at Pitt will leave me pretty depressed.

I won't speak for SU or OrangeUte, but I think what they and I are saying is that a season is more than one bad streak, and a program is more than one bad season. That's just an effort to take the long view. We all knew being in the PAC12 was going to be tougher, and most of us expected to lose to USC and ASU. The unpleasant surprises have been that we lost to UW at home, the margins of the last 2 losses, and that we had 10 TOs in those 2. A loss to Pitt would put us inside the door of a pretty bad season record, and we don't want the first PAC-12 season to be like that.

Bottom line: Work with us here. We're just being fans and hoping for the best, while recognizing the future potential for the program. :crazy:

[Goatnapper'96]

Charles Henderson is out for the year with an ACL tear. We best get used to gaining only 4 yards on punt returns from here out.

That is shitty timing. Game 5 means he won't get a medical redshirt. Awful news.