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Utes Complete Perfect Season
I have to say I'm more interested in the perfect season this time around. I guess that's because:
A. This is my school
B. I'm pretty sure Kyle Whittingham isn't sending an assistant out with a video camera to steal the other guy's playbook
For anyone who didn't watch this game, I encourage you to go find a recording of it and watch the first quarter. That was seriously wild stuff. Things I learned:
1. Skinny guy from Texas does not beat giant Samoan. Giant Samoan pretty much beats everyone. This is one of the found principles of Utah football: If the QB is any good, put another Tongan or Samoan on him, that'll fix it. There were at least 5 sacks in that first half... almost every time Alabama had the ball. Sometimes it was like a study in how to move the ball in the wrong direction. We began making bets on whether John Parker Wilson would be walking tomorrow. We're pretty much guessing he has to take his Jag back to the dealership and can kiss that draft pick goodbye.
2. You know things aren't going your way when the first quarter includes shots of your band, and your band is already crying. That quarter wasn't a game, it was a massacre.
3. It's generally a bad idea to play down the other team's skill on national TV, before you've seen how they actually play. This didn't work well for the French swim team in Sidney, and it's not working real well for Saban here.
4. It's a bad sign when ESPN is trying to think of excuses for why you're going to lose this game, and you still have 3/4 of it to go. "This is a team that hasn't played in ... days and..." Yeah. I think it's more that Nick Saban isn't a very adaptable coach. He lost to Urban Meyer last month. He lost a lot of that on defense. Now he's playing Meyer's former defensive coordinator... ya think the same strategy as last month might not work a second time? It's kind of sad when the camera catches him screaming at people on the sidelines and it's not even the half yet. Nick Saban doesn't deserve an NFL contract. Not yet, anyway.
This game was bizarre. Alabama has the ability to recruit from anywhere in the nation. Not so much with a program like Utah. This game probably shouldn't have gone like that. The fact that it can says a lot about the BCS.
Right, bragging rights aside, I had a lot of fun watching this game. First time I think a Utah Masonic Lodge has called off to watch the rest of the game in recent memory. Every committee report began with the current score. It also gave the Shrine Potentate ideas... He took me aside after the game and pointed out where we're putting in a flat panel TV this year. We're going to be watching the Superbowl and I'm probably in charge of the beer. This is going to be a good year.
I have to say I'm more interested in the perfect season this time around. I guess that's because:
A. This is my school
B. I'm pretty sure Kyle Whittingham isn't sending an assistant out with a video camera to steal the other guy's playbook
For anyone who didn't watch this game, I encourage you to go find a recording of it and watch the first quarter. That was seriously wild stuff. Things I learned:
1. Skinny guy from Texas does not beat giant Samoan. Giant Samoan pretty much beats everyone. This is one of the found principles of Utah football: If the QB is any good, put another Tongan or Samoan on him, that'll fix it. There were at least 5 sacks in that first half... almost every time Alabama had the ball. Sometimes it was like a study in how to move the ball in the wrong direction. We began making bets on whether John Parker Wilson would be walking tomorrow. We're pretty much guessing he has to take his Jag back to the dealership and can kiss that draft pick goodbye.
2. You know things aren't going your way when the first quarter includes shots of your band, and your band is already crying. That quarter wasn't a game, it was a massacre.
3. It's generally a bad idea to play down the other team's skill on national TV, before you've seen how they actually play. This didn't work well for the French swim team in Sidney, and it's not working real well for Saban here.
4. It's a bad sign when ESPN is trying to think of excuses for why you're going to lose this game, and you still have 3/4 of it to go. "This is a team that hasn't played in ... days and..." Yeah. I think it's more that Nick Saban isn't a very adaptable coach. He lost to Urban Meyer last month. He lost a lot of that on defense. Now he's playing Meyer's former defensive coordinator... ya think the same strategy as last month might not work a second time? It's kind of sad when the camera catches him screaming at people on the sidelines and it's not even the half yet. Nick Saban doesn't deserve an NFL contract. Not yet, anyway.
This game was bizarre. Alabama has the ability to recruit from anywhere in the nation. Not so much with a program like Utah. This game probably shouldn't have gone like that. The fact that it can says a lot about the BCS.
Right, bragging rights aside, I had a lot of fun watching this game. First time I think a Utah Masonic Lodge has called off to watch the rest of the game in recent memory. Every committee report began with the current score. It also gave the Shrine Potentate ideas... He took me aside after the game and pointed out where we're putting in a flat panel TV this year. We're going to be watching the Superbowl and I'm probably in charge of the beer. This is going to be a good year.
