[Postgame Thread] Utah Defeats Idaho 66-14

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Idaho	0	7	7	0	14
Utah	17	14	14	21	66

[u/madrocketman]

Alright team. I think 8-4 is a reasonable expectation and anything higher I'll count as a bonus

[u/Cobainism → u/madrocketman]

can we trade you guys for rutgers?

[u/fm22fnam → u/Cobainism]

Mate I think we have to set our sights much lower than Utah.

Maybe we can trade them for like...Kent State

[u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL → u/fm22fnam]

We would gladly trade places please and thank you.

[u/fm22fnam → u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL]

Yeah but will the Big 12 allow it?

[u/jump-back-like-33 → u/fm22fnam]

Sure, fuck it. Go live your best life, Utah. This whole sport is a house of cards and I give it a decade before it’s clear we’re post peak money and mega conferences start dissolving anyways.

[u/fm22fnam → u/jump-back-like-33]

A decade is generous.

[u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL → u/madrocketman]

I think with our schedule 8-4 is a small let down. I would say 9-3 should be the baseline for the season. According to SP+ we are currently heavy favorites against Utah State, ISU, Colorado, and WV. That gets us to 5. We are strong favorites against Kansas and Cincy. Get those and its 7 wins. We are slight favorites against Arkansas and Houston according to SP+ and strong favorites according to Vegas against Arkansas. Split those and its 8 wins. We are toss ups to Arizona and TCU according the SP+. Split those and its 9. Then we are dogs to BYU. I will be interested to see what happens to our SP+ and Vegas season totals after week 2.

[u/GlassesOff → u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL]

I think Arkansas next week will be close until it isn't. Like the Utah OL seems pretty mid but if we can basically spam Dampier RPO / Parker 15+ carries / some designed Pegan plays, the offense should do enough to win easily.

I've been pretty worried about those road games to Arizona and TCU, both those teams are competent and November games have hurt Utah in the past for a variety of reasons. Really hope Scalley can keep the team healthy for those

[u/CRedds19 → u/madrocketman]

My preseason hot take was Utah makes the playoffs. It's looking like an alright take

[u/GlassesOff → u/CRedds19]

If they beat Houston in a month or so, yeah probably have a good shot at it. But also need a little luck

[u/CRedds19 → u/GlassesOff]

I had Utah at 12-0, got a lot of faith in this team

[u/GlassesOff → u/CRedds19]

I fw this heavily. Probably still in the playoffs with 1 loss to Tech in Conference Championship Game yeah?

[u/CRedds19 → u/GlassesOff]

My exact prediction. And I have Texas going as well. Good season to be your flairs

[u/The_geek_slayer → u/madrocketman]

I agree. Just please beat BYU

[u/Quick-Newt-5651 → u/The_geek_slayer]

Flair up coward

[u/RubbleHome → u/Quick-Newt-5651]

No no, let him cook

[u/SnukeInRSniz → u/madrocketman]

Seems like a solid, realistic bar to set. 8-4 and maybe we get a few more of those BigXII ref calls going our way and sneak a 9-3 or 10-2 with some bounces.

[u/awsomerpeanut]

We're an offense school now

[u/A_Rolling_Baneling → u/awsomerpeanut]

You always looked an offense school when you played us with Grinch

[u/EmuMan10 → u/A_Rolling_Baneling]

That doesn’t count

[u/d_baker → u/A_Rolling_Baneling]

I mean despite our differences. Imagine a team with Riley and Venables….

[u/A_Rolling_Baneling → u/d_baker]

Wouldn't be long before one of them was poached to be HC, but if they stuck around as an OC+DC pair they'd put up a Saban-level dynasty with a German shepherd at head coach

[u/Wafflehouseofpain → u/A_Rolling_Baneling]

Ain’t no rule that says a dog can’t coach football

[u/TbRays93Plumber26 → u/A_Rolling_Baneling]

You're defense just ate the extra butter popcorn

[u/booxterhooey → u/awsomerpeanut]

WHOOPEEE we gonna die

[u/Lumpy_Sundae_6304 → u/awsomerpeanut]

66 is wild, i remember when their games was all 17-14 defensive slugfests. guess they finally decided scoring points is more fun

[u/Fluid_Theory_6587 → u/awsomerpeanut]

If you watched the game last week, you know Idaho’s defense is the equivalent of a wet paper towel

[u/QuickSpore → u/Fluid_Theory_6587]

True. But also:

11 players with carries; 8 with receptions; 24 with tackles. Everyone saw the field.

Even against a terrible defense, it’s still heartening to see the third string not just play, but move the ball, and score 30+ points. Even in the most vanilla playcalling, with players who may not see the field again all year, that’s something Whitt’s teams wouldn’t often do.

Yes it was a glorified practice. But we beat the over, beat the spread, and beat expectations. It wasn’t much of a test. But there’s still lots to be content about.

[u/Orkleth]

Excited to see how this team will do against Arkansas next week. It'll definitely provide a better gauge of what my expectations should be this season.

[u/TheChildrenNeedMe → u/Orkleth]

I think you’re putting too much faith in Arkansas

[u/perinone → u/Orkleth]

Clearly you underestimate just how much we can suck at football

[u/Orkleth → u/perinone]

I've been hurt so many times.

[u/romulusjsp]

Football

[u/NewSpaceRiddy → u/romulusjsp]

Indeed

[u/romulusjsp → u/NewSpaceRiddy]

Many people are saying this

[u/fm22fnam → u/romulusjsp]

Big if true

[u/Beneficial-Swim843 → u/fm22fnam]

It gets the people going!

[u/Zloggt]

The Utes are superior in this…uh…Napoleon Dynamite Bowl?

[u/msanh → u/Zloggt]

I think that’s gotta be USU v ISU (Idaho State)

[u/soapy_goatherd → u/msanh]

Tbh if there was a college game with any localish teams played on a field in Preston I’d fly across the country to be there

[u/Shrektastic28 → u/msanh]

Preston babay

[u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL → u/Zloggt]

Oh this needs to be a thing.

[u/Playful_Rip_1697]

Scalley needs to run the ball more or else my erection is going to continue to last more than 4 hours

[u/Leading-Button-7303 → u/Playful_Rip_1697]

But also... fix the defense 😭 we'll be burned against a good offense a few times this season if we don't straighten some things out

[u/SooperDew → u/Leading-Button-7303]

In defense of our defense, we did a pretty good job for a first game. 

Idaho was at less than a 100 yards of offense when we started putting in backups. They finished with 225. Last week against Cal Poly they put up nearly 500.

So yeah, they weren’t perfect, but I think they did a pretty good job for a “first game”. 

They do need to tighten up for next week though. I’m always nervous when big programs come to town regardless of their recent success or lack thereof. 

[u/Wermys → u/Leading-Button-7303]

Idaho is not a good team and there were lots of lapses on defense. Shit needs to get fixed in the film room

[u/GlassesOff → u/Wermys]

That 10+ play drive was a big mess. Couldn't stop the run vs a big RB. Made me remember that Skattebo game where the defense had no answer and didn't adjust, extremely frustrating. Have to clean this up by Houston

[u/sock0808]

Props to Scalley for not letting off the gas

[u/enigami344]

our (look at depth chart...)5th string running back got the most yard on the ground

[u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL → u/enigami344]

We might need to incorporate some single wing formations with our glut of RBs.

[u/meepbo]

Rush defense my biggest question coming out of this game. I have a feeling we are going to see some shootouts this year.

[u/Leading-Button-7303]

I have many thoughts about that game. Very pleased with the offense, particularly the depth of QB, RB and WR. Defense has some things that need to improve, and I'm not sold on the depth.

Are we about to be a 2010s Big 12 team? What the hell is going on in Utah? MORGAN SCALLEY ERA COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS BACK

[u/leverich1991 → u/Leading-Button-7303]

Given the “offensive” offense of TCU and Colorado, a 2010s Big 12 offense would be welcomed.

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

It would be really funny if our DC took over the team and made us into a vintage BigXII team

Guys, we fit, we promise, we'll show everyone

[u/Bank_Gothic → u/AnEmptyKarst]

I've noticed that when coordinators take over the HC job, they tend to think they can continue to manage their side of the ball and do the additional job of running the program. The normal result is that they can no longer devote as much attention to their old job and that side of the ball suffers.

I'm at the point where any time I see a coordinator elevated to HC and he doesn't hire someone qualified to do his old job, it's a red flag.

[u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL → u/AnEmptyKarst]

And Tech goes from THE Air Raid team of the old Big12 to a defensive powerhouse. The world is completely topsyturvy.

[u/rageb8err]

Solid crowd for a Thursday night.

[u/Playful_Rip_1697 → u/rageb8err]

97th straight sellout

[u/RayKitsune313 → u/Playful_Rip_1697]

“Sellout”

[u/naruda1969 → u/RayKitsune313]

Brought to you by Monster Energy…and some tranche of hedge funds.

[u/TheBeardedDragoon710 → u/naruda1969]

Don't y'all have another sexual misconduct to cover up?

[u/Born-Prior8579]

Well, they didnt put up 70 on us like I guessed so yay?

[u/Vegetable_Maize_9164]

Byrd Ficklin might be the next best thing.

[u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL → u/Vegetable_Maize_9164]

The throw against his body along the sideline was athletic as fuck.

[u/Zolo49]

I didn’t see the game, but I’ll comment here anyway just because I don’t see much representation from my alma mater.

[u/damnsheistall]

Damn. That was not very respectful. I’m in.

[u/Few-Mail3887]

Looking forward to the Scalley era.

[u/Spirit117]

So does this mean Utah is no longer Red Iowa?

[u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL → u/Spirit117]

Its bizarro world where Utah is an offensive team and TT is a defensive team. Thanks Obama.

[u/Leading-Button-7303]

I don't wanna be dramatic and biased, but... Byrd Ficklin might be the most exciting dual threat QB I've seen since Lamar Jackson

[u/LAWLzzzzz → u/Leading-Button-7303]

Pretty measured and grounded if you ask me

[u/54-2-10]

Good game, Vandals

[u/socketedsock]

And if you take a look a his sta-

cut

-ter a 3 yard pickup, it's now 2nd and 7

Thanks ESPNU, very cool

[u/GlassesOff → u/socketedsock]

Two separate times they left the graphic up too long and kinda missed the beginning of a play. Amateur hour crew working tonight, drives me nuts lol

[u/NeuroTheManiacal]

Choo Choooooo hop on this 12-0 hype train people.

[u/GlassesOff → u/NeuroTheManiacal]

Your flair is going to be a problem this year dawg

[u/Lacarpetronn → u/GlassesOff]

Why? I’ll be tuning in to a few UM games as well just to see. It’s our staff from last year(s) and a bunch of players. They’re kinda us too now.

[u/SLCer]

Whitt who?

[u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL → u/SLCer]

That's DBE...Douchebag Back East...thank you very much.

[u/CommentJunior9653]

I miss Pegan

[u/SooperDew → u/CommentJunior9653]

I feel ya, but also, I’m happy. 

[u/TbRays93Plumber26]

Idaho did deserve the ball but I doubt the score changes.

[u/dawgpack09]

Looked a little sloppy at times in the trenches, but it was nice to see passes being thrown to WRs and not LBs playing Tight End. Dampier needs to put some more zip on the deep balls, but no major injuries means we did what we needed to do. On to Arkansas 

[u/SnukeInRSniz → u/dawgpack09]

Dampier just needs to step into throws, I didn't watch the entire game, but every time I saw him tossing it he was launching off his back foot and saying a prayer.

[u/GlassesOff → u/SnukeInRSniz]

His mechanics looked really bad in the 1st quarter, wonder if it was nerves or just like rust from it being the first game of the year. Looked a lot better later but he can't afford to play like that against other teams when every drive matters

[u/DuckTalesLOL]

Yeah I’m not looking forward to playing Utah next week.

[u/GGdpcGaming → u/DuckTalesLOL]

I sure am. You need to get your fighting spirit back. Ought to be a fun game. 

Not to take anything away from Utah but Idaho did lose to something called Cal Poly in week 0 and gave up 38 to them too.

[u/perinone → u/GGdpcGaming]

Buddy, this is Arkansas football. They’re hanging four touchdowns on us by halftime.

[u/GGdpcGaming → u/perinone]

Loser mentality. We're trying to erase that. Get it out of here.

[u/KrypticSoul]

Offense looks fantastic. Defense has some kinks to work out. Overall a great first game with plenty to build and improve upon. 

[u/54-2-10 → u/KrypticSoul]

Typical Utah, am I right?

[u/Sufficient-Theory681]

scoring 21 in the fourth shows they never eased up

[u/Sirtopofhat]

Ok but play it in the Kibbie Dome.

You won't

[u/TheSandMan208 → u/Sirtopofhat]

There will be more fans there than in the coliseum!

[u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL → u/TheSandMan208]

Dayum

[u/realPamela → u/TheSandMan208]

#facts

[u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL → u/Sirtopofhat]

I would unironically love this and would absolutely be willing to do this.

[u/Brob0t0]

Gotta polish my i love my Monster®️ big 12 Utes sticker brought to you by aflac. 

[u/grabtharsmallet]

For all the handwringing during the first half, the Utes were easily and solidly ahead throughout the game and almost always on track to beating Idaho by more than the expected five or five and a half touchdowns.

[u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL → u/grabtharsmallet]

Hey...it isn't Utah football if we aren't bitching about not shutting out an FCS team and allowing them any more than negative yards.

[u/perinone]

Well shit

[u/random1751484]

That ficklin scramble back foot short stop throw should be all over this sub and it’s nowhere:/