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May 14, 2019
3:34:41pm

Scratch All-American

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

And if we're going off practice reports, Fotheringham was supposedly the Utes' most improved player this spring. Look, I can see the Bushman love; he at least has shown he can do one thing quite well, but MLP has been in the program for 4 years and the most he's really shown is that he's quality depth.

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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

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

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.

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

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.

5/13/19 7:46pm

He should be good to go.

Scratch

5/13/19 7:50pm

What was his injury again?

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

5/13/19 7:29pm

They sneak out wins?

Blue Cat

5/13/19 9:49pm

RE: They sneak out wins?

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

PS

DocPimp

5/14/19 10:12am

And how is your post relevant to the discussion?

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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