[Game Thread] Idaho @ Utah (9:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	IdahoIdaho @ UtahUtah
Location	Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium
Time	9:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: ESPNU
	Flair ¦ Discord

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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/BiffTheLegend]

Wouldn't even send a sideline reporter to the game.

[u/VQ35DEv6]

Saw a lot of good things. Some a few not so good things. Excited for this year

[u/CuriousMost9971]

GG Utah, nice to see you back now go win the BIG12

[u/NeuroTheManiacal]

New Utah Offense (albeit vs FCS Idaho)

633 Total Yards 269 passing 364 rushing

Not bad. Go Utes

[u/Leete1 → u/NeuroTheManiacal]

Subscribe!

[u/P22Tyler]

Welcome to the Scalley era. Hopefully we see more good things.

[u/SooperDew]

Number 24, the running back for Idaho has a bad habit of lowering his head into contact, dude is going to fuck himself up. 

Hope he can stay healthy. 

[u/Muffinnnnnnn]

SICKOS! THERE IS STILL ONE MORE GAME AFTER THIS! BUFFALO TRAILS FCS ALBANY LATE IN THE 3RD QUARTER AT 12:27AM LOCAL TIME FROM A WEATHER DELAY ON ESPN+! LET'S GOOOO!!!!

[u/CuriousMost9971 → u/Muffinnnnnnn]

Roger Roger

[u/P22Tyler → u/Muffinnnnnnn]

🫡

[u/Acceptable-Quail-277]

Dudes hittin the ole calculator app to look busy

[u/Gambit717]

Dang. 600+ yards is impressive, regardless of opponent

[u/socketedsock]

Advanced mathematics from our military going on now

[u/Shoddy-Discount9814]

Can the mod ban the Oregon flairs here, please. They almost stole Bell from us at signing day. I don’t want them seeing this game..

[u/LogicianMission22]

I really hate that my first thought after watching Bell is keeping him from being poached in the portal. Dude is a true freshman in his first ever game.

[u/socketedsock]

I think if Idaho uses their timeouts wisely here, they may have a chance.

[u/Chadly16]

Do we know we're playing tackle football not flag football?

[u/Leete1]

Light the U!

[u/SooperDew]

Rose does a good hand off and he gets downfield. Looked like he was ready to truck someone for bell if he needed to. 

Love to see it. 

[u/Leading-Button-7303 → u/SooperDew]

I've always liked him. Still wonder how that season would've ended if he didn't get hurt against BYU

[u/dokupetan]

No way this was the starting Vandal defense

[u/NeuroTheManiacal]

That's what I love about these college girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age.

[u/PhoenixRB → u/NeuroTheManiacal]

2nd flair checks out

[u/realPamela → u/NeuroTheManiacal]

Bruh....

[u/teachmayne → u/NeuroTheManiacal]

-leonardo dicaprio

[u/NeuroTheManiacal → u/teachmayne]

Tough crowd. Dazed and Confused, people.

[u/HerkulezRokkafeller → u/NeuroTheManiacal]

We know, it’s just a horrible quote and honestly a really depressing movie as you grow older

[u/NeuroTheManiacal → u/HerkulezRokkafeller]

Noted. No more old pervy Matthew McConaughey quotes. Done and done.

[u/socketedsock]

The disrespect is palpable

[u/ParsnipFriendly9206]

Damn that Bell is good 

[u/Leete1]

Damn he fast!

[u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL]

This Bell kid is going to be a fun “lightning” back to watch.

[u/CuriousMost9971]

Wow Bell just Wow

[u/Shoddy-Discount9814]

We gotta secure Bell after this season

[u/LogicianMission22 → u/Shoddy-Discount9814]

I HATE that we have to think this about a true freshman in his first game.

[u/Playful_Rip_1697]

Most points since we beat SUU 73-7 in 2022

[u/thinkB4WeSpeak]

Stop they're already dead

[u/VQ35DEv6 → u/thinkB4WeSpeak]

Not our fault they can't stop the run

[u/BlueOmicronpersei8 → u/thinkB4WeSpeak]

We've got our 3rd string and freshman in. That so you want them to do not show up when they get a chance to play?

[u/SooperDew]

A sigh of relief…. We hit 60+ points. 

[u/SLCer]

I GOT MY 60!

[u/Leading-Button-7303]

Helllll yeahhhhh I really like that guy

[u/teachmayne]

HOT DAMN BELL

[u/P22Tyler]

Damn, excited to see what Bell can do.

[u/NeuroTheManiacal]

Bell = Bray

[u/CuriousMost9971]

Poor Beavers, that Bell kid got snagged up from them. 😅

[u/marvinapplegate1964 → u/CuriousMost9971]

I lol’d at the commentators when they said that ‘coup’ happened. I was certain I misheard the school.

[u/tronovich]

I had Utah at -45.5, do I have a chance?

[u/Peinewood → u/tronovich]

congrats

[u/BiffTheLegend → u/tronovich]

I think you are good bro.

[u/tronovich → u/BiffTheLegend]

Let’s goooooo

[u/CuriousMost9971]

Idaho shouldn't use those time outs after the 2min break.

[u/SLCer → u/CuriousMost9971]

Every time out should add 3 points to Utah's score.

[u/socketedsock]

The striped shirt lady from the Hyundai commercial can get it

[u/SLCer]

Utah should try a FG just to test things.

[u/Leading-Button-7303]

Our defense depth makes me nervous but hot damn I'm liking this offense

[u/Playful_Rip_1697]

We’re going to teach BYU the Byrds and the Bells

[u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL]

This Bell kid is quick.

[u/Suspicious_Ad1945]

I know it's Idaho and fbs usually can run all over fcs but I'm really liking our rb depth

[u/cosmicthepenguin]

Okay, I like this kid.

[u/teachmayne]

damn he's FAST

[u/VQ35DEv6]

Bell has a bright future!

[u/CuriousMost9971]

Bell almost took out his QB

[u/Playful_Rip_1697]

We are so deep at wr and rb

[u/SLCer]

If Utah doesn't break 60 I'm gonna crash the fuck out.

[u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL]

These commentators weren’t even the B team. I’m not sure they are a team that is even list able by the alphabet.

[u/socketedsock → u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL]

What do you mean? We have key moments they called out like "batting it down" and "right off his fingertips through his hands"

[u/Leading-Button-7303 → u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL]

I'm not sure ESPN knows about them

[u/Leete1 → u/Leading-Button-7303]

Make-a-wish commentators

[u/VQ35DEv6]

I am liking the depth chart of this team

[u/Weak_Ambassador4023]

Caleb lomo

[u/Leading-Button-7303 → u/Weak_Ambassador4023]

Yeah this guy has been struggling with his vowels lol

[u/SLCer]

I like some potato salad.

[u/BiffTheLegend]

Holy moly, is that a Brandon Rose sighting?

[u/socketedsock]

Already getting Superbowl ads is criminal

[u/BiffTheLegend]

This shit is why I dropped my season tickets. Games, especially body bag games, should not take this freaking long.

[u/teachmayne → u/BiffTheLegend]

tbf 1/3 of the game is commercials

[u/socketedsock]

How much do you think Saban is pulling in with each commercial

[u/VQ35DEv6 → u/socketedsock]

At least $5

[u/BlueOmicronpersei8]

It's about that time when I day dream of sometime running on the field and tackling the guy with the timer

[u/socketedsock → u/BlueOmicronpersei8]

What's wrong with the guy with the timer

[u/BlueOmicronpersei8 → u/socketedsock]

He mocks all of us with a 3 minute timer for commercials

[u/maybetoomuchrum → u/BlueOmicronpersei8]

Don't let your dreams be dreams

[u/BlueOmicronpersei8 → u/maybetoomuchrum]

The fantasy is having someone else do it... Wait that didn't come out right

[u/NeuroTheManiacal]

Unnecessary fair catch Creed

[u/SooperDew → u/NeuroTheManiacal]

lol, probably told to fair catch everything. Don’t want any injuries. 

[u/SLCer]

huh surprised they punted.

[u/Gambit717]

Yes, I think we can infer from this Idaho game we are on the Indiana level

[u/moabxj01 → u/Gambit717]

Playoff or bust!

[u/BiffTheLegend → u/[deleted]]

FFS, these are 3s and 4s at this point. Ute fans, man.

[u/Muffinnnnnnn]

Jason Eck leaving did a number on Idaho, although we already knew that when they lost to Cal Poly last week.

[u/SooperDew]

Any word on our DB’s that collided? I didn’t see who was on the ground. 

[u/BiffTheLegend → u/SooperDew]

I think it was Nate Richie but it looked like he just took a knee to the midsection so either knocked the wind out of him or got him in the junk.

[u/SooperDew → u/BiffTheLegend]

Thanks! 

[u/Absolutely_Fibulous → u/SooperDew]

Tweets after the game said he’s fine. Just got the wind knocked out of him.

[u/Gambit717]

Seeing 2 rbs is cool!

[u/BlueOmicronpersei8]

It's games like this that test my strong sense of needing to stay in the stadium to the very end that my dad instilled in me.

[u/Shoddy-Discount9814]

Any word on Daniel Bray? Need his speed next week against Arky

[u/realPamela → u/Shoddy-Discount9814]

Why? What happened? Did he get banged up? Saw him on a couple plays in the first half.

[u/Shoddy-Discount9814 → u/realPamela]

He went to the medical tent in the first quarter. Never played a snap after that.

[u/realPamela]

Good teams cover. So is Utah a good team?

[u/Leading-Button-7303 → u/realPamela]

Hey uh... you're staying loyal to us next week, right?

[u/realPamela → u/Leading-Button-7303]

Utah undergrad. UArk graduate degree. Lol. I'm a Ute bro!!

[u/SLCer → u/realPamela]

We probably won't know until next week against your other flair.

[u/realPamela → u/SLCer]

😔

[u/Weak_Ambassador4023]

I wanna see a Ficklin deep ball

[u/CuriousMost9971]

I know Idaho is FCS but Utah look like they are on the way to returning to their former selves

[u/Leading-Button-7303 → u/CuriousMost9971]

Thank you, I absolutely hope for that. Miss you boo, hope it's finally your year

[u/ParsnipFriendly9206 → u/Leading-Button-7303]

I miss the old PAC-12

[u/NeuroTheManiacal]

One more score! one more score! one more score!

[u/thinkB4WeSpeak]

It's Scally season

[u/SLCer]

I wish I could be drunk.

[u/maybetoomuchrum → u/SLCer]

Don't let your dreams be dreams

[u/socketedsock]

Yes run the score up

[u/BiffTheLegend]

This Chavez-Soto kid looks pretty good, runs downhill.

[u/Albert_street]

Why the fuck is this game taking so long?

[u/socketedsock → u/Albert_street]

Calm down, we're only 3 hours in, we have plenty more ads and shitty highlights to show you

[u/Leading-Button-7303 → u/Albert_street]

Morgan doesn't run the ball the entire second half like Kyle did

[u/CuriousMost9971]

5 missed tackles

[u/carlznutz]

Does Scalley chew? It looks like he has a dip in, and he’s always fucking with his lips.

[u/NeuroTheManiacal → u/carlznutz]

Def looks like he’s got a pouch behind that bottom lip

[u/Suspicious_Ad1945 → u/carlznutz]

Not tobacco or anything like that he's active lds

[u/Gambit717 → u/carlznutz]

Probably Big League Chew

[u/SLCer]

Arkansas is gonna be an interesting game.

[u/socketedsock]

Big Bully Byrd

[u/Purple-Dot2755]

Byrd has a really convincing handoff when he ends up keeping.

[u/MountainRook]

That should be the last possession that Idaho QB sees tonight. Shouldn't risk him getting hurt for the rest of the season.

[u/VQ35DEv6]

Arakansas vs Utah.... Huh

[u/teachmayne]

Araknsas LMAO

[u/VQ35DEv6]

Wtf throw was that? Dangerous!

[u/socketedsock]

"And here's this still of a mouthpiece on the ground"

Like wtf

[u/realPamela]

There's still 14 mins left. SMH

[u/Gambit717]

Fudge, Ritchie out again?

[u/sjwilli]

I tuned in hoping Utah wouldn't be that great with the new coaches.

I was let down.

[u/Orkleth → u/sjwilli]

You should have tuned into the first quarter then.

[u/socketedsock → u/sjwilli]

Hate u

[u/FrenchFreedom888 → u/sjwilli]

Hey, maybe Idaho is just terrible this year?

[u/boomsoon84]

I’m glad the coaches told the quarterback they were gonna help develop him if he comes back

[u/marvinapplegate1964 → u/boomsoon84]

I love reading these types of responses. Because I tune out the announcers and don’t really catch how ridiculous something sounds until an see it written like this on Reddit.

[u/boomsoon84 → u/marvinapplegate1964]

I just threw the game on after the CU game and that was the first thing I heard. Now I’m staying for the elite announcing

[u/Playful_Rip_1697]

I’ll donate my left nut if BYU loses to Utah Tech

[u/BlueOmicronpersei8 → u/Playful_Rip_1697]

I'd donate your right nut for that.

[u/sjwilli → u/Playful_Rip_1697]

This might be worth it

[u/cyclONEnation10 → u/Playful_Rip_1697]

I think you’ll be keeping your left nut

[u/Leading-Button-7303]

I haven't been this excited about a Utah offense since Cam Rising's first full season. Before that? Very early Kyle era, if not Urban. There's clearly improvement, but the scheme, all gas no brakes, and the receiving core has me excited

[u/socketedsock]

Jack in the box is the worst fast food and I will die on that hill

[u/marvinapplegate1964 → u/socketedsock]

I take Jack in the Box over Taco Bell every single time.

[u/Prize-Example-7504 → u/socketedsock]

The dog barking in that commercial is driving my dogs nuts. Also I love the sourdough jack.

[u/corrnholiio → u/socketedsock]

haven't been in a long time but the only thing I'd ever get was the chorizo breakfast burrito and mango smoothies

[u/P22Tyler → u/socketedsock]

When I had it in Texas 10 years ago it was good. It’s been awful in Utah.

[u/NeuroTheManiacal]

Per CBS Reporter Matt Zenitz:

LSU is working to add ex-Utah and Denver Broncos cornerback Blake Cotton, sources tell @CBSSports.

Not finalized and there are still things being worked through before he can be added to the roster but he's a target. Spent the offseason with the Broncos before being released in August.

[u/NewSpaceRiddy → u/NeuroTheManiacal]

Atrocious

[u/Fun_Wear2891]

Monster12 is just so trashy

[u/BlueOmicronpersei8 → u/Fun_Wear2891]

I think a full rebrand to the 16 monsters conference might be better. I'm not saying it would be good... Just better than this.

[u/Fun_Wear2891 → u/BlueOmicronpersei8]

Dawg it’s maybe 4 monsters and 12 coke zeros

[u/BlueOmicronpersei8 → u/Fun_Wear2891]

Ok I chuckled at that. Nice work

[u/Prize-Example-7504 → u/Fun_Wear2891]

Monster is trying to muscle in on the Red Bull marketing of just sponsoring and buying sports teams.

[u/uofm81]

I think I have a problem because why would a sane individual see this score and then decide to turn on this game

[u/damnsheistall → u/uofm81]

I mean. I hope Michigan has the season they deserve? But like respectfully!

[u/yankeenate → u/uofm81]

1st day of week 1. You take what you can get 🍻

[u/sock0808 → u/uofm81]

Especially at midnight

[u/Orkleth → u/uofm81]

The season will be over before we know it. Savor each game.

[u/socketedsock → u/uofm81]

You're a Michigan fan, you live for insanity

[u/Fun_Wear2891 → u/uofm81]

Wells there’s two of us

[u/P22Tyler → u/uofm81]

It was a long offseason.

[u/NeuroTheManiacal]

Colorado you son of a bitch. Can’t believe they won that game lolz

[u/ParsnipFriendly9206]

Does anyone know if they replaced Whittingham for the Moment of Loudness video?

[u/BlueOmicronpersei8 → u/ParsnipFriendly9206]

They replaced him with NFL utes, and Scalley

[u/Is12345aweakpassword]

“Do you have a moment of loudness?”

“Yes”

“Can I hear it?”

“Ahh no”

Thanks, tv networks

[u/Playful_Rip_1697 → u/Is12345aweakpassword]

Ute fans are going to have to buy ad time to get that aired

[u/Is12345aweakpassword → u/Playful_Rip_1697]

I will take anything over that awful “oops all pink!” Insurance ad

That farmers commercial is making me actively never want to buy their insurance

Edit: okay not everything. Just wait until the political ads ramp up to high gear

[u/socketedsock]

Why are the damn edits all over the fuckin place? How many times are they going to miss the start of a play or cut a highlight short because the play started?

[u/Leete1 → u/socketedsock]

It's called EspnU because it is run by university freshman interns.

[u/P22Tyler]

lol what was that Idaho defender doing?

[u/teachmayne]

the byrdddd

[u/NeuroTheManiacal]

Idaho puts up any more points tonight and guaranteed it will be used against Utah down the stretch by the committee when/if the season goes as I’m, per usual, unrealistically planning it to.

[u/BlueOmicronpersei8 → u/NeuroTheManiacal]

It's Scalley's first year. I'm not really expecting anyone crazy like the playoffs. I just want a decent season and to beat BYU.

[u/NeuroTheManiacal → u/BlueOmicronpersei8]

Bruh, C’mon live a little. It’s championship or bust every season.

[u/BlueOmicronpersei8 → u/NeuroTheManiacal]

Fine, I'm calling it now. Utah vs Michigan in the championship game.

[u/fishwithlegs]

Stephen A in a zen commercial is moronic.

[u/UteFlyersCardJazz]

Colorado won on a blocked FG.

But college coaches are morons to settle for 45-yard FGs.

[u/BiffTheLegend]

Colorado just upped our SoS.

[u/dokupetan]

Colorado!

[u/fishwithlegs]

Scalley wanted to make sure fans did not think he would follow same game an as whit

[u/Gambit717 → u/fishwithlegs]

Bizzaro Whit vibes

[u/BiffTheLegend → u/fishwithlegs]

Who?

[u/brimbooze]

I will say the most refreshing thing if the game so far is, despite being up big and having the 2nd and 3rd string in,  we haven't switched to a prevent offense & defense and are instead still pushing the ball downfield.

I'm hoping it's a sign that we really have entered a new offensive era.

[u/Albert_street → u/brimbooze]

It already feels different

[u/realPamela]

colorado

[u/teachmayne]

colorado blocked the game winning kick ... okay back to the Utes

[u/socketedsock]

Nearly 3 hours in and we just started the 4th

[u/sock0808 → u/socketedsock]

I don’t feel like there’s been a ton of flags or reviews but this game feels like 3 games.

[u/socketedsock → u/sock0808]

Commercials stay winning

[u/PhoenixRB]

"Just off the fingertips, right through his hands"

How's that work?

[u/VQ35DEv6 → u/PhoenixRB]

Up is down. Down is up.