Utah has 2 guys who are almost certainly better than MLP; they both had better

May 14, 2019
3:13:50pm

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years than MLP last year as true freshmen and did so in an offense that doesn't focus on the TE like BYU. So I don't know where you're coming from with that take.

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Specifically based on head to head Utah match-ups

Heinz57

5/13/19 6:10pm

Until we win and win by more than a TD I won't predict double digit victory

monkeycowboy

5/13/19 6:12pm

I don’t even predict a win anymore.

JohnnyComeLately

5/13/19 6:13pm

I'm not even going to watch.

SpiffCoug

5/13/19 7:21pm

That's a change....

wilsdad

5/13/19 7:52pm

Yep. I don't like how I respond to the rivalry. So I'm going for a hike or to the movies that night. I'll DVR it.

SpiffCoug

5/13/19 8:34pm

Sports board by and for fans: always fun

Heinz57

5/13/19 6:15pm

Even though Utah played us without their NFL running back and starting QB?

The Dude Abides

5/13/19 6:13pm

Yep, even without

Heinz57

5/13/19 6:14pm

I guess it doesn’t matter. People on CB have predicted BYU wins for as long as I can remember. It’s not like there is

The Dude Abides

5/13/19 6:15pm

Does it matter who they have at RB? The offense is never out there killing

Lip Gallagher

5/13/19 6:34pm

I’d say it matters to have a more talented back in the game. Yes.

The Dude Abides

5/13/19 6:37pm

Just saying that's never really been the difference maker in the matchups.

Lip Gallagher

5/13/19 8:01pm

wasn't last year 8 pts?

BlueFrog

5/13/19 6:17pm

Let me ask you this...

FulhamUte

5/13/19 6:22pm

5 WRs deep? Did you suddenly get a ton of WR talent you didn’t have last year?

The Dude Abides

5/13/19 6:25pm

Covey, Jaylen Dixon, Solomon Peter Enis, Samson Nacua, Demari Simpkins, Brian Thompson, Derrick Vickers

whitey1980

5/13/19 6:42pm

I know who the receivers are. They haven’t done anything up to this point to say

The Dude Abides

5/13/19 6:49pm

There’s a difference between having 5 deep WRs and...

CoachSpeak

5/13/19 7:03pm

WR will never be a position of strength with terrible QBs

puntersarepeople

5/13/19 7:26pm

Covey won’t play against byu

I'mBatman

5/13/19 7:30pm

Utah's DL is great but it's reasonable that BYU's OL can hold it's own against

pinolero

5/13/19 6:43pm

TEs vs linebackers is the big one

puntersarepeople

5/13/19 7:04pm

but lip gallagher says the rb doesn't matter?

BlueFrog

5/13/19 7:36pm

This is a very good question, I don’t know the utes well enough to say for sure

Pretorian

5/14/19 7:13am

BYU is better on the Oline and TE and kicker.

lilpenny

5/14/19 9:21am

TE will be interesting. Fotheringham is a more complete TE than Bushman and will

Scratch

5/14/19 9:25am

it's hard to say with TE (or really any position)

chinngiskhaan

5/14/19 9:35am

Moroni is more complete than Bushman but that doesn’t mean he’s better

puntersarepeople

5/14/19 3:06pm

Utah has 2 guys who are almost certainly better than MLP; they both had better

Scratch

5/14/19 3:13pm

MLP played four games. Not hard to have more impressive stats

puntersarepeople

5/14/19 3:20pm

MLP's sophomore year, before a major injury, was in the same realm statistically

Scratch

5/14/19 3:26pm

MLP has improved a lot. That was his first year getting big minutes

puntersarepeople

5/14/19 3:30pm

How do you know how much he's improved when he's barely even seen the field?

Scratch

5/14/19 3:34pm

He improved over the course of his sophomore year for one

puntersarepeople

5/14/19 3:39pm

It won’t matter because the world is going to end on June 9

Medute

5/13/19 6:25pm

Nope. OAC moved that back 10-12 years (depending on the interview).

Benfica1

5/14/19 7:51am

Then I guess you can do the same thing with a BYU by 14 prediction

Medute

5/14/19 7:56am

Touche'

Benfica1

5/14/19 8:56am

My take: Utah was asleep in the first half

mudpupper

5/13/19 6:31pm

I love how BYU is only ever capable of something against this amazing program

Lip Gallagher

5/13/19 6:35pm

The talent gap between the two teams is widening. To think otherwise is bit

mudpupper

5/13/19 6:57pm

Not many would argue that Utah isn’t the better program...

CoachSpeak

5/13/19 7:08pm

There might be a talent gap but before Utah uses a QB effectively their offense

puntersarepeople

5/13/19 7:16pm

It will be interesting to watch this year. Before Huntley and Moss got hurt,

Scratch

5/13/19 7:26pm

It would be nice if they did it against better defenses consistently.

Lip Gallagher

5/13/19 7:46pm

He should be good to go.

Scratch

5/13/19 7:50pm

What was his injury again?

Lip Gallagher

5/13/19 7:51pm

Meniscus, so a less serious knee injury.

Scratch

5/13/19 7:58pm

I hope you understand that three of those teams didn’t go bowling

puntersarepeople

5/13/19 7:46pm

Oh, I don’t think they’ll be scoring 40 ppg, just saying that before the

Scratch

5/13/19 7:56pm

New OC and a new offensive line might make for a slow start

puntersarepeople

5/13/19 8:02pm

I agree completely, that’s a big concern. Although it’s not a completely new OL,

Scratch

5/13/19 8:06pm

Utah always starts out slow...

whitey1980

5/13/19 8:51pm

Last time Utah started a season with a road game was 11 years ago.

whitey1980

5/13/19 8:53pm

So the only time recently Utah played well in game 1 was when they played a good

Scratch

5/13/19 9:59pm

I get not showing all your cards, but last year, it took the offense 3.5 games to play well.

whitey1980

5/13/19 10:16pm

Since Utah’s offense is never great...

DocPimp

5/13/19 7:16pm

What a stupid post...

CoachSpeak

5/13/19 7:20pm

Get off here you troll

puntersarepeople

5/13/19 7:24pm

This is a myth!!

puntersarepeople

5/13/19 7:14pm

It isn't a myth, but the talent gap isn't enormous. The depth gap, however is substantial. Nevertheless, in Week 1,

whitey1980

5/13/19 7:32pm

I was talking about the “Utah just woke up, they completely outclass BYU like

puntersarepeople

5/13/19 7:44pm

And you're the biggest cherry picker on this board.

Yergensen

5/13/19 7:57pm

Biggest cherrypicker? Where? You’ve been on the board two weeks.

puntersarepeople

5/13/19 8:08pm

Who cares what "should" happen on paper? USC should be amazing. Tennessee

Lip Gallagher

5/13/19 7:29pm

They sneak out wins?

Blue Cat

5/13/19 9:49pm

RE: They sneak out wins?

Lip Gallagher

5/13/19 10:12pm

Nope...

CoachSpeak

5/13/19 7:01pm

Ehhhhh.

DocPimp

5/13/19 7:18pm

Who said wasn’t a W?

CoachSpeak

5/13/19 7:22pm

So getting blown out every game is the same as losing by one point each game

puntersarepeople

5/13/19 7:22pm

No he isn’t...

CoachSpeak

5/13/19 8:51pm

I totally agree, this was purely in response to the previous commenter.

DocPimp

5/14/19 10:10am

DocPimp

5/14/19 10:12am

And how is your post relevant to the discussion?

Lip Gallagher

5/13/19 8:00pm

This is True. Y losing Isaiah was the biggest loss. Cor in & Hadley also hurt

Coug Dude

5/14/19 10:09am

Real talk

DocPimp

5/14/19 10:17am

Blah, blah, blah...

CoachSpeak

5/14/19 12:03pm

I agree with you there...100%.

DocPimp

5/14/19 5:37pm

Very true.

Coug Dude

5/18/19 12:03am

BYU lost Kaufusi and it changed the game

whoneedscorners?

5/13/19 7:54pm

I think that may be a bit optimistic...

CoachSpeak

5/13/19 6:37pm

I think that's optimistic.

wilsdad

5/13/19 7:53pm

The difference is that now we have a QB that may actually SEE the TE, and can

jaba166

5/14/19 2:47am

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