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Utes 2011 Football Discussion

Okay darnit somebody start posting stuff about UW, can't expect me to do my own searching although I don't mind debating myself.
 
It's pretty simple IMO: If Utah can keep Polk in check they win the game. Polk can kill you in the rushing and passing game. On the flip side, I think Washington's defense is pretty bad. I'd expect John White to have a big day and hopefully Wynn can have a respectable showing. It should be a good game.
 
Yeh the WU offense goes as Polk goes, reason why he is rated as the 4th best RB in the nationby rivals

watching highlights of Polk he runs hard through tackles usually taking several guys to take him down, tough guy to tackle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg2Hp_bRABY
 
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Polk is a beast, Price is amazing, but Washington's defense is horrendous. Throw in that they just lost their best pass rusher and I think Utah's offense will do just fine this weekend.

My prediction is 31-21 Utah.
 
It's still early in the season but this is a big one, no a huge one and this is why we wanted in a conference like pac-12. Time to prove we belong.
 
some facts about tomorrow's game

-Utah and Washington have not played since 1979 and have never played in Salt Lake City. Washington is the only Pac-12 school that Utah has never beaten (0-6).

-Kyle Whittingham is 6-0 coming off regular-season byes, with victories over Wyoming (2005, 2007), Colorado State (2006, 2009), New Mexico (2008) and Iowa State (2010).

- Utah has won 10 games in a row following regular-season byes, last losing in 2002 at San Diego State. Utah's last home loss following a bye was in 1996 (to Brigham Young).

obviously that stuff means very little heading into tomorrow's game but interesting none the less
 
SaltyDawg said:
I think Utah wins in a blowout. Probably not a blowout of BYU proportions, but still a blowout.
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If Wynn gets the pass protection and they contain Polk then I have a good feeling they will win by 14. But if not it could be a frustrating game.
 
prodigy said:
some facts about tomorrow's game

-Utah and Washington have not played since 1979 and have never played in Salt Lake City. Washington is the only Pac-12 school that Utah has never beaten (0-6).

-Kyle Whittingham is 6-0 coming off regular-season byes, with victories over Wyoming (2005, 2007), Colorado State (2006, 2009), New Mexico (2008) and Iowa State (2010).

- Utah has won 10 games in a row following regular-season byes, last losing in 2002 at San Diego State. Utah's last home loss following a bye was in 1996 (to Brigham Young).

obviously that stuff means very little heading into tomorrow's game but interesting none the less
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I swear NC was in that list of teams beat after a bye week but I didn't look it up so I may be missremembering.

Also the old adage of the team that controls the line (in specific the U's O-line) will win the game.

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Yes it bugged me so I looked it up in 2004 they did beat UNC off of a bye week:
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[TD]University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM[/TD]
[TD]ESPN2[/TD]
[TD]W 28–7 [/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]October 16*[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]North Carolina[/TD]
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[TD]Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT[/TD]
[TD]KJZZ[/TD]
[TD]W 46–16 [/TD]
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Washington always is an average team on the year that wins a few games it shouldn't. I think that might be the case here.
 
Anyone see the Bingham vs Lone Peak game last night?

Anyone else agree that LP's Hansen could easily outplay Wynn or Heaps right now? A 6 foot 3 physical QB (already has the body of someone like Tebow. Kid's huge!) with outstanding mobility, incredible arm strength, and leadership skills. Kid just dumped a team that had previously won something like 38 straight games in the state.

Utah recruited by far the best HS prospect in the state.
 
The Thriller said:
Anyone see the Bingham vs Lone Peak game last night?

Anyone else agree that LP's Hansen could easily outplay Wynn or Heaps right now? A 6 foot 3 physical QB (already has the body of someone like Tebow. Kid's huge!) with outstanding mobility, incredible arm strength, and leadership skills. Kid just dumped a team that had previously won something like 38 straight games in the state.

Utah recruited by far the best HS prospect in the state.
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Is he a Utah commit?
 
Yes he is a Utah commit looks good.. also a story on utah's rb's..

Jamal Anderson remembers all the buildup and hype Marshall Faulk received before Faulk and his San Diego State teammates played the Utes here in Salt Lake City in 1993.

“Coach Mac [Ron McBride] came and told me, ‘For us to win, you’ve got to be better than him,’ ” Anderson said. “I told him, ‘No problem Coach, just give me the ball.’ ”

The Utes did just that and Anderson proved to be the better back that day, rushing 23 times for 156 yards and three touchdowns as the Utes beat the Aztecs 45-41. Faulk had 22 carries for 141 yards and a touchdown.

“He came in with all this stature and talk, and I had to take the challenge to prove I was just as good,” said Anderson, who went on to an NFL career.

It seems it has always been that way for Utah’s running backs. They’re an often overlooked, under-hyped bunch who, at the end of the day, prove to be just as good or even better than the more celebrated running backs of their opponents.

From Anderson to Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala to Mike Anderson to Brandon Warfield to Matt Asiata and Eddie Wide, the Utes have a long history of taking unheralded athletes and turning them into ground-churning, yard-eating backs.

Could John White be the next? It might be too early to tell, given he has played in just three games for the Utes, but he is near the top of the Pac-12 leaderboard, averaging 126.7 yards a game. Only Oregon’s LaMichael James is averaging more at 153.3.

Given Utah’s successful history at the running back position, it wouldn’t be a surprise if White can keep his average high, even as Utah’s schedule gets more challenging, starting with Saturday’s game against Washington.

White is unfamiliar with Utah’s long history of successful backs — he’s too busy preparing for Utah’s future opponents to spend time studying the past. But he hopes to carry on the tradition so the Utes are successful.

“I’ve never cared about stats,” he said. “I just want us to win.”

What is remarkable about Utah’s successful rushing run is much of it came before the Utes had much of a national reputation. Landing blue-chip backs was out of the question, yet the Utes managed to find diamonds in the rough such as Dameon Hunter, Quinton Ganther and Eddie Wide.

Utah running backs coach Dave Schramm said the Utes don’t have one particular kind of back or style of player they recruit.

“We look for the guys who work hard and want to make themselves better,” he said. “It’s not a cookie-cutter deal, where you find a certain type of guy and plug him in. From Quinton to Darrell Mack and Eddie and Matt [Asiata], they’ve all been a little different, but they all worked hard. It’s what you do when you get here that matters.”

There are other elements that have helped the Utes be successful. Utah isn’t entrenched in using one back if it is more effective with two. Most recently, Wide and Asiata formed a good and effective combo as they shared carries.

This year, the Utes hope to get around 15 to 18 carries a game from White and have others supplement the run game.

“In today’s game, you’ve got to have two backs who can play,” Schramm said. “The carries may not be split exactly, but you have to have two who can play because you are going to get beat up and pounded, especially in this league.”
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I wish I had a copy of that Jamal Anderson-Faulk game
 
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