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(Featured photo credited to SI.com) By: Daniel Olsen 9/16/2018 One year ago BYU lost games to cellar dwellers in East Carolina and UMass. They had lost their identity. They were 0-2 against in-state teams for the first time since 2010. Bowl eligibility seemed like their ceiling. Three games into the season the Cougars are looking … Continue reading Jump Around Provo!
(Featured Image by ClutchPoints) By Mark Milligan Jr Sept 14, 2018 The West is a gauntlet. That much we know. Golden State is the team to beat and everyone else will be scratching and clawing over each other to rise to the top. Very few teams are sitting this season out and at least two … Continue reading Utah Jazz 2018-19 Head to Head Lakers Series Preview
By: Daniel Olsen September 11, 2018 (Image by collegefootballnews.com) In week 1 the Utes beat Weber State easily, the Aggies nearly beat #11 ranked Michigan State and BYU beat the promising Arizona Wildcats. But how much does this really tell us about these teams? It might tell us a little bit but not a whole … Continue reading Week 2 Recap: Is your team that good?
By Mark Milligan Jr Sept 10, 2018 The West is a gauntlet. That much we know. Golden State is the team to beat and everyone else will be scratching and clawing over each other to rise to the top. Very few teams are sitting this season out and at least two or three teams that … Continue reading Utah Jazz 2018-19 Head-to-Head OKC Series Preview
When one looks to stockpile talent to win their fantasy football office pool they tend to look at players who played for powerhouse college teams like Alabama and USC. One tends to turn a blind eye to the Beehive State but there is plenty of talent in Utah that can get you some points on … Continue reading Straight outta Utah: Fantasy Sleepers
By now you've heard than Tanner Mangum was announced the starting quarterback for BYU. This probably brought mixed emotions. He's a senior so he brings plenty of memories, both good, bad and in between. The same people who were clamoring for Tanner to replace Taysom Hill are probably clamoring for Zach Wilson to replace Tanner. … Continue reading The Best and Worst of Tanner Mangum
This month on National S'mores Day, the Salt Lake Bees ironically joined in the celebration of the 25th anniversary of The Sandlot which was filmed in Salt Lake City. To say this is one of the best sports movies of all time would be an understatement. Baseball is America's pastime and it was even more … Continue reading The Ten Best Sandlot Quotes
Is this the year the Utes win the South? Is this the year to wake up an smell the roses in Pasadena? Is it the year for Utes fans everywhere to have a shot at a national championship that their rival BYU Cougars claimed in 1984? It's time to stir things up here and closer … Continue reading 2018 Utes Football Preview
Summer can be a hard time for sports spectators in Utah. From the time the Jazz are eliminated from the playoffs in May until kickoff begins for college football, one has to get creative to get there local sports fix. Sure there are other sports but none that draw the magnitude of crowds that college … Continue reading Overcoming the Summer Sports Drought
Last year the Jazz mainly used the starting 5 of Rubio, Mitchell, Ingles, Favors and Gobert. But was it the most successful lineup? That is up for debate. There is always the age old question of whether two traditional bigs like Favors and Gobert can be successful sharing the floor together when it's harder to … Continue reading Predicting Jazz starting 5 next year
