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The Utah football truck deal drew national attention when it was announced in October. The NIL deal was worth an estimated $6 million.
But it also sparked a different debate: Where does Title IX fit into NIL?
Story:
Ryan Smith paying "Millions" to get young at BYU (figure not specified in story), then he gonna ask the state to pay a tax to subsidize a new arena for his professional investments at some point. I'm not cool with that.
After talking to sources, here's much more on BYU hiring Kevin Young, including details on:
»Danny Ainge + a billionaire playing big roles here
»Young remaining w/ PHX until its playoff run ends
»How (quickly) he'll build a staff
»Why BYU>NBA won out now
Utah is 19 in the NET.. can we stop assuming that every road loss in conference play is the de facto elimination game from the NCAA tournament?
This is a Stanford team that boat raced Arizona by 20 points. And we were short-handed today.
I'm still high on this team.
NEWS: San Francisco transfer Mike Sharavjamts, a 6-foot-9 guard from Mongolia, has committed to Utah, his agent Scott Nichols told ESPN. Sharavjamts has two years of NCAA eligibility remaining.
@Tjonesonthenba
@tlacomb
I like steve kerr and he has had the courage to speak out on a lot of issues a lot more important than basketball. Now I'd like to see him stand up to his own player and bench or remove Draymond from team activities.
@SpencerJCox
Governor, how much is a volume issue, and how much is an ownership issue?
Most affordable homes are gobbled up by individuals or corporations that already own a lot of homes. Then they turn into unaffordable rentals.
Has anybody let Stanford and Cal know what is happening? Seen lots of Wazzu and Oregon State stuff, but I'm legit worried nobody in the Stanford or Cal fanbase or admin knows what has transpired over the last few days.
Friends, I just have to tell all of you... I really don't care too much about an NHL team or an MLB team. I just want Utah basketball to be a contender again. My focus is singular.
Hope Utah goes to Washington without any pressure. This is a top-5 team, undefeated, with playoff birth on the table. Utah won't be expected to win. Zero pressure. Going to be an incredibly tough game, but I hope the Utes rise to the challenge.
Keba Keita's PER is 40.2.
For reference, here are the national leaders... Keba doesn't qualify because he doesn't play a high enough % of minutes. But he is impacting the game significantly when he is on the court. I'd argue he needs more minutes
Between Lawson Lovering, Cole Bajema, and Deivon Smith....do we realize how many college game starts Utah has added between those three. That is a lot of experience.
Has the lid come off the basket finally around secrecy in Utah basketball recruiting? We got actual prospects out here announcing they have Utah interest/offers. I've seen more Utah hoops offers/interest today than I have in the last 4 years combined.
#LeathalWeapon
ON paper, this year's non-conference schedule is the toughest Utah has played since 2008-2009 Boylen year. The wins (St. Mary, BYU, Wake Forest) are going to pay off big. The losses (Houston, St. Johns) both look like solidly quad 1 losses. No harm. Well done Utah coaches.
My challenge to Ute hoops fan during portal season? Be as optimistic as you can. Negative comments and sarcastic commentary in response to Utah related portal targets that are identified won't help. Try to reflect the positive change you want to see in the program.
#GoUtes
Did any national media / talking heads ever address Shadeur Sanders trying to blatantly gouge the CSU linebacker in the eye last game? Did a single reporter ask Deion about that after the game or Shadeur? Just didn't fit the narrative, I guess?
Anybody else who has never had an accident or a ticket have their auto insurance rates going up almost 30% this year?
Why is a driver that hasn't had an accident/ticket paying for premium increases instead of the people filing the claims?
Insurance feels like a scam sometimes
The day after Deivon Smith commits. Oh boy 😬
Only one basketball....triple doubles gonna be a lot harder to come by sharing the PG duties with the overall
#1
transfer on the board
NEWS: Seton Hall transfer Kadary Richmond -- the No. 1 ranked player in the portal -- has committed to Rick Pitino and St. John's, he told ESPN.
STORY:
You get THAT version of Cole Bajema and Hunter Erickson every night and this team would have locked up a bid a month ago. Nice game from both guys on a night BC and Madsen were a little quieter
Watch Keba Keita against St. Mary's during his first stretch of the 2nd half. Carlson and Lovering aren't physically as strong as he is, but I'd like to see them battle as hard as he does for rebounds. Keba is just a warrior going for boards out there. Needed him in MTE.
Go Utes!!! Can never have too much shooting. A really nice add in the wake of Lazar stefanovic departure. This is a guy that has played in a lot of games and can shoot the ball. That's a nice add.
The last time the Runnin' Utes pursued Collin Chandler, they didn't have Chris Burgess or association with the Big12 conference.
Now.... they have both!
Biggest surprise for me is that Utah couldn't put a single point on the board in the second half given how bad Washington's defense looked in the first half.
Well...we're gonna get an angry Oregon that is gonna lose at boulder. Utah is 2-23 against Oregon during Pac-12 play. Can Craig pull a rabbit out of a hat? Utah has been pretty good at home but....
Clemson reminds of me of some of Rick Majerus' teams when he was at Utah.
Tough, physical, and NEVER beats itself.
Brad Brownell is shining in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
Keba Keita's PER is 40.2.
For reference, here are the national leaders... Keba doesn't qualify because he doesn't play a high enough % of minutes. But he is impacting the game significantly when he is on the court. I'd argue he needs more minutes
Keba was the Ken Pom MVP in last night's game, playing only 19 minutes.
@kenpomeroy
What is the fewest number of minutes played in a single game that someone has earned the MVP honor?
Hunter Erickson's 6 assists and 0 turnovers tonight went a long way towards changing my mind about his ability to be a serviceable backup PG when Rollie is subbed out.
Drove home. Thought about it....
More impressed with that Utah win after some time to think about it.
Missing Exacte and Deivon Smith, we put up 101 points and unquestionably have more shooting and firepower than we've had under Craig.
Remember when Keba Keita was an absolute force and played with wreckless abandon?
What happened? Dude would have dunk that ball with ferocity 2 months ago. Now he does a hesitant my little pony lay up and misses it.
Utah moves down 1 spot to 33.
Houston moves up 1 spot to...
#1
.
That is Ken Pom's
#1
team in the country at the moment.
Play big games like that because if you win, big boost and resume-defining win. If you lose.... rankings still love you.
Yes, why would you add the back to back pac-12 champion and perennial top-25 program, when you can add the two worst programs in the Pac-12?
Pac-12 tenure:
Colorado (1 winning season and 0 bowl wins)
Arizona (5 winning seasons, 3 bowl wins)