Bring on TCU!

by JazzyUte on Nov 8, 2009 2:09 PM MST in Football Comment 15 comments

Wow. This is going to be one of the most frantic weeks in Utah football history.

I feel the best I've felt this season about these Utes. Will it be enough to get them past the Frogs? I can't say. I felt really good about their chances last year, but much of that was because the game was at home.

I also can't help but see how similar the situations were.

Of course, the Utes were the undefeated team that year. But it was clear who looked better. TCU did. That's why they were favorites. Remember that? We were dogs on our own field against a team with a worse record and a worse ranking. Yeah, you can say TCU should have won. I disagree. It was the type of game everyone expected and I have a feeling this week will be no different.

If there is one guarantee, though, it's that they won't blow Utah off the field. We're not BYU. We haven't lost to them since the 2005 season and even that was on a questionable play in overtime. It just won't happen.

Get ready, folks, it's going to be a helluva ride.

This is a video I will be posting a lot over the next week

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Amen!

I’m just glad to be able to see a measuring stick for the Utes! College Gameday will be there. It’s going to be an unbelievable environment. We are in a great situation. No one expects us to win or even compete, but we all know we will at least accomplish the latter.

JazzyUte, I know hindsight is 20/20, but do you wish Whit had put in Wynn sooner now? It’s pretty obvious he reads the field much better than Cain. Cain’s last three starts, I can’t remember him throwing a pass further than 10 yards down the field. Wynn’s reads really opens up our offense.

I can’t wait for Saturday!! Gotta love zoobs crash talk… " you guys gonna lose umm… as bad or worse than we did…. haha!"

by Binjanjino on Nov 8, 2009 4:56 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Hard to say.

I think there is a lot to be gained sitting on the sidelines and reading the different defenses and having your hand in the plays.

Johnson said this was invaluable to him when he sat out the 2006 season. I kinda thing Wynn benefited from that.

Now whether it ultimately helps us better than had he been the starter, I can’t say.

We’ll find out. Hopefully he’s not too green behind the ears this week!

by JazzyUte on Nov 8, 2009 5:17 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

TCU

Man I been looking forward to this game since the last one ended.

by MeanBobMean on Nov 8, 2009 6:32 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

TCU has been looking forward to this game i’m sure that last game left a bad taste in their mouth, they certainly had their chances, but we weren’t going to be denied our BCS bid. Now it’s our turn to try and play spoiler

by utahmanami on Nov 8, 2009 7:15 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Exactl

What a great story line, win or lose this is historically a great game, great back story, and we’re creating a fantastic rivalry here.

TCU and Patterson are not going away anytime soon.

by MeanBobMean on Nov 9, 2009 7:02 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m scared for this game, I hope they don’t rattle our new QB too bad, we have a slim chance to win this one now with wynn, it would be so exciting if we could get the upset!

by Scottyute on Nov 8, 2009 7:31 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Always possible

But have to play the game to find out.

Hey, they haven’t played anyone as good as us all year. Maybe they are that dominant, maybe they will wax us.

Maybe.

Maybe they will get in the game and realize they are in a dogfight and go “Oh no . . .”

We have a mental edge, I believe, the spotlight and pressure all on them.

by MeanBobMean on Nov 9, 2009 7:04 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know what to expect from our team against TCU offensively

If Cain were starting I would expect us to score very little and hope that our defense keeps TCU’s scoring very low for us to have any chance to win.

Wynn was very impressive, but that was New Mexico. Can he put up decent numbers on the TCU defense? We will find out.

The one thing that keeps me confident no matter who we play is our great defense.

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by Michael Rueckert on Nov 8, 2009 9:50 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

I think it's going to be a very conservative gameplan from the coaches.

They’re not going to put Wynn in the position to make mistakes.

We’ll run. A lot. We’ll do passes, but it’s not going to be like New Mexico.

The defense is going to keep us in the game. If the offense doesn’t turn the ball over, we win.

by JazzyUte on Nov 8, 2009 10:57 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I doubt it

Running against TCU will only work after we’ve opened up some passing lanes. They well could quick slants and pass to the outside to spread it out before running any.

Also, Wynn throws deep—use that by play action to freeze them for a second, try to get them outta the box by deep ball tossing, but pure drop back passing will get you killed against these guys.

One thing, in my opinion offensive lines tend to respond well to confidence and if Wynn exudes it, they might pick up their play as well.

I loved that fly sweep Air Force ran. Like to see us try some of that. Get them going inside or other way and then toss it out going back to the other side. They will be hot to kill us, take advantage of that before they settle down and catch them in over pursuit.

Go Utes!

by MeanBobMean on Nov 9, 2009 7:09 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

TCU won't drop a pick 6.

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by utesfan100 on Nov 9, 2009 6:16 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

TCU Game

I can hardly wait….I’ve got my tickets to the game. I think it will be a very hard fought game, going down to the last minute. I think Wynn, against TCU’s fantastic defense, will make some freshman errors. But if the offensive line can hold ‘em out just a bit, I think he’ll make some spectacular throws and scores. It’ll be a fun one!! Also, glad that Gameday will be on site to witness another great game between these two schools.

Hoping the Utes win and get to BCS besides their one loss.

by MississippiUte on Nov 8, 2009 10:21 PM MST reply actions 0 recs