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Utes 2011 Football Discussion

green said:
The weakest unit on defense, buy far, was the linebackers. They are small, slow, have no pass coverage abilities and didn't make plays on their own. Could you imagine a Manti Teo, Burflict, etc playing behind Utah's DL? They would have 20 tackles a game. The fact that Walker had so many tackles is proof how great this DL is.
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Completely agreed.
 
Bronco70 said:
That random stat doesn't disagree with my statement. But apparently some of you are having trouble with your reading comprehension. I said the secondary was the "weak link", not that they were weak in general. Big difference. You can have a few individual studs in the secondary all the time and it can still be the weakest part of the defense. No matter the strength of the chain, or of each link, one of them has to be the weakest.

If you disagree, fine. I'm perfectly okay with that. But I am not going to pursue an argument about it.
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So then you think Whitt tried to move a Safety to Linebacker this season because the linebackers were so much better than the defensive backs?

It's not a reading comprehension issue, it's just flat out disagreeing with what you said.
 
I agree that the LB's have been the weak link for the defense in most years I can remember, of course there is exceptions but this year and most years it is the LB's IMO.

Also without cheating and looking it up two more RJ Stanford an Brice McCain are two more DB's I can think of more but they played under coach Mac
 
The one year we had stars at LB. We beat Alabama in the sugarbowl. LB does seem to be the most difficult position for the Utes to get.
 
gregbroncs said:
The one year we had stars at LB. We beat Alabama in the sugarbowl. LB does seem to be the most difficult position for the Utes to get.
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Well really we had a stars at each position that year. LB - Sylvester, CB- Smith, DE - Kruger, DT - Misi, S - Johnson. Man that defense was talented.

I hope Blechen could be that guy at LB. Also looking forward to seeing Keith McGill at safety next year.
 
Bronco70 said:
Nice sig. How many times has your wife heard those words?
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What can I say? I overachieve and overdeliver. I could have worse traits. (like my giant wang, for example -- ever tried lugging around a banana squash 24/7? Welcome to my world.)
 
fatchipper said:
Well, this sucks...

https://www.blocku.com/2011/12/30/2...er-sun-bowl-the-last-game-logo-will-appear-on

https://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=1...-of-utah-says-goodbye-to-the-drum-and-feather
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If this is true, might as well change the name too. Just make a clean break right now so we don't ever have to deal with it again.

I agree that it sucks, by the way. I'm just saying lets not go through it again in a few years. If the drum end feather is unacceptable for whatever reason, surely the name "Utes" will eventually be deemed unacceptable for the same reason.
 
Duck Rodgers said:
So is it to placate the PC crowd or/and the PAC 12 PC crowd like some in the comments are suggesting?
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I doubt it. I heard a rumor several weeks ago from someone who supposedly knows someone... Anyway, they were saying that the Ute tribe wanted a piece of that PAC 12 money. They supposedly feel the state has been shafting them for years. They want to open casinos but the state won't allow it. They want more funding for education and things like that, and this is the only way they can get it.

I guess the U called their bluff.

I can't say for sure if it's true or not, but I did hear the rumor several weeks ago, long before it hit the news. I assumed the U would just give them a nice check to make the whole thing go away. I guess I was wrong, lol.
 
What a great game!

Back to back reverses? The first half Chow called his best game of the season. He went back to the same 5 or so plays over and over in the second half though.

Boy am I glad he's leaving. Nice to see the Utes pull it out. Eat it Harpring, lol.
 
SaltyDawg said:
If this is true, might as well change the name too. Just make a clean break right now so we don't ever have to deal with it again.

I agree that it sucks, by the way. I'm just saying lets not go through it again in a few years. If the drum end feather is unacceptable for whatever reason, surely the name "Utes" will eventually be deemed unacceptable for the same reason.
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Soon to be the Utah Redhawks.
 
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