Utes to return to more true spread option under Schramm

by JazzyUte on Aug 9, 2009 11:14 PM MDT in Football Comment 16 comments

Not to say Andy Ludwig was a bad OC, he wasn't, but I can't help but feel Schramm is moving the program a bit further on the offensive side than Ludwig ever could - and that's without even coaching in a game.

They're also working at a faster tempo than before, even though their past play wasn't exactly slow. The Utes averaged 70.2 plays per game in 2008, running a total of 913 plays compared to just 824 for their opponents."We'd like to get in more than 70-80 snaps," Whittingham said.That thought is just fine with quarterback Corbin Louks, who is one of the quickest players on the team and uses the no-huddle offense to his advantage."I love the tempo," he said. "We have all kinds we can use, six different kinds we can change things with."Louks was clocked at 4.42 in the 40 two years ago, but wasn't timed in the last go around, not that he is concerned with his number."I'm just going to stay consistent in the passing game and let my feet keep me out of trouble," he said.

This intrigues me the most, because I thought Utah's offense from 2005-08 had a tendency to just chug along.

We'll see how this develops throughout the rest of fall camp and most importantly, at the start of the season. But if Schramm is true to his word, I expect an exciting offense from Utah this season.

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I really hope to see this happen.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 9, 2009 11:23 PM MDT reply actions

Me too.

Ah gosh, I can’t wait for football to get here! I’m excited to see what Schramm can do.

by JazzyUte on Aug 9, 2009 11:39 PM MDT up reply actions

Football...

it’s going to be hard for me to focus this year ‘til baseball is over. My team is usually done and buried by this time, so normally it’s a non-issue.

Hopefully if the Utes have a rough September I will have baseball there to take my attention away from it and soften the blow a little.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 9, 2009 11:56 PM MDT up reply actions

That's the optimistic attitude we need!

Not.

;)

by JazzyUte on Aug 10, 2009 12:02 AM MDT up reply actions

Well...

I have a bad feeling that with a new QB and OC that it may take a little while for things to gel. I could see us losing 2 of 3 after Utah St. Hopefully I’m wrong and things come together quickly. However we all know that we can’t possibly have seasons like we did in ’08 and ’04 every year, can we?

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 10, 2009 12:14 AM MDT up reply actions

No...but September is rather easy outside of Oregon.

USU
SJSU
Oregon
Louisville

For the Utes to have a rough September, I think they’d have to go 2-2 and I don’t see 2-2.

The worst I see is 3-1, with that loss coming to Oregon.

by JazzyUte on Aug 10, 2009 12:56 AM MDT up reply actions

I hope you're right...

for some reason the Louisville game worries me.

Even though it’s at Rice-Eccles.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 10, 2009 9:13 AM MDT up reply actions

I worry about. . .

All Utah games.

We are too unpredictable year to year.

by MeanBobMean on Aug 10, 2009 11:47 AM MDT up reply actions

How do you know we're unpredictable?

Ha. Seriously. We don’t know anything.

So in that regard, sure, I worry.

But I’m not too worried because I feel we have the talent to win every game on our schedule. That won’t happen, but certainly Utah is going to be a helluva lot of trouble if they start the season 1-3.

If that’s the case, we’ll be ending the year at no better than 5-7.

by JazzyUte on Aug 10, 2009 12:02 PM MDT up reply actions

I expect. . .

no worse than 8 wins this year and I’m really thinking ten.

by MeanBobMean on Aug 10, 2009 12:53 PM MDT up reply actions

lol, good.

You both were scaring me a bit. I was kinda getting pessimist, as well.

I’m thinking 10-2…but 9-3 isn’t entirely unlikely.

11-1 would be amazing.

by JazzyUte on Aug 10, 2009 1:01 PM MDT up reply actions

Yeah...

I’d say 9-3 sounds about right to me. Wouldn’t be a bad season at all.

We’re just a little spoiled by success here lately.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 10, 2009 8:06 PM MDT up reply actions

Wouldn't be a bad season, but hard to swallow a loss to BYU.

I don’t think the Utes should lose to BYU. The talent level, specifically the speed and athletic differences, should put Utah and TCU over the Cougars nearly every time.

by JazzyUte on Aug 10, 2009 9:16 PM MDT up reply actions