Rebels put Utah out of their misery, ending the 2010 season
And so it ends - just as it started - with an embarrassing loss.
The 2010 season wrapped up tonight in Las Vegas where the Utes were abused by a UNLV team they had managed to win two straight over in the regular season. If you had watched tonight's game, you're probably wondering how that was even possible.
I don't know.
Utah must've sold their soul for those two wins.
Or they were extremely lucky.
Regardless, in the game that counted, they lost. Which isn't a surprise because the Utes haven't looked all that great since their last win over the Rebels last month. This season, which started badly, saw little progression and now we're left hoping that next year there is fair improvement, or things could get dicey for the future of this coaching staff.
In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Jim Boylen shook things up after this debacle of a season. Surely there is pressure for some change.
Now that the season is officially over, I'll have a writeup on Boylen and the rebuilding process in the coming days. I think it'll be interesting to see what fans think of the program and its future under his leadership.
Right now, it doesn't look too bright.
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All I have to say is...
that I am about as sick of the negativity on this site as I can possibly stand. How exactly was that an embarrassing loss? They lost by 12 freaking points. On UNLV’s home court. Future not too bright? You have got to be kidding me. You do realize that before this year started that most of the players on the Runnin’ Utes team had ZERO Division 1 playing experience, right? Also, they lost the vast amount of their scoring and experience from the previous season to graduation. It takes time to develop new players and talent, especially when your returning players from the previous season that played significant minutes (Luca Drca and Kim Tillie) are not very good players or leaders. They were inconsistent, but they did show their ability to be good on occasion. I was basically expecting a year like we had. Granted, Utah has a lot to work on during the off-season (especially on offense), at least they have something to strive for. Each player should know now what they need to do to improve themselves and further develop their abilities. Take a hard look at the players on this season’s team that played SIGNIFICANT minutes this year: Chris Hines, Freshman (redshirt), no DI experience; Jace Tavita, sophomore, little to no DI experience; Marshall Henderson, Freshman, no DI experience; Jason Washburn, Freshman (redshirt), no DI experience; Shawn Glover, Freshman, no DI experience; David Foster, sophomore (return missionary), little to no DI experience (hardly played when he was a freshman); Jay Watkins, Junior (JC transfer), no DI experience. Again, the only players that even contributed to last season’s 24-10 team were Luca Drca and Kim Tillie (both Ray Giacoletti recruits), and both of them are simply not very good players or leaders. Whoever the person is that runs this site should be ashamed of him/herself. As of right now, I will never visit blocku.com ever again.
I think that's a bit harsh
I like the fact that Jazzy writes what is on his mind no matter how depressed (TCU loss in November) or happy (Sugar Bowl) he is. Sometimes I agree and sometimes I don’t. If I wanted an unbiased, statistical account of the game I’d go read the Trib’s synopsis. If I wanted unbridled sunshine blown up my ass regardless of how we performed, I’d become a byu fan. I appreciate the opinions, whether I agree with them or not, and am very thankful for this blog and all the work that goes into it.
Obviously...
you haven’t been watching the games. Every team in the Mtn. West is young this year. The Utes are no exception. Are the Utes going to get better? Probably, but so is the rest of the league. Sometimes the truth hurts. Don’t come on here and be a drama queen and whine and complain when someone is critical about a team that has shown a good reason to feel that way about it.
And don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

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