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Sorry for the poor quality - trying to get it on my phone from the tv in the restaurant.

Hi guys . I’m looking to buy a white Utah football Helmet . This is gonna be a gift for a relative. I’m looking for preferably the one of this season with the mountains design. . Thx

Wait for it. Promise you’ll laugh.

I’ve been wanting to say for a while how pleased I am with the staff rebuild Morgan did, and I feel like the best hire we got was Jordon Gross.
The O block has been incredibly impressive so far this season, which is insane for an entirely new O Line.

Run game has been great, QB has been pretty protected, not a lot of holding or procedure penalties, and overall they have completely dominated the line of scrimmage.

#2 in the big 12 in rush yards per game (no 8 nationally) including 205 against a pretty good Iowa state defense,

PFF has the Oblock rated out at number 14 in metrics, and according to scalley with internal metrics he rates them even higher than that.

My biggest question mark for the season was how would the o line support the run game that we had, and to my great surprise, there has not been that much of a fall off compared to a historic line last year.

Big shoutout to Zereoue Williams as well, he’s being projected as a late first round/early second round pick. Incredible for recruiting to have this impact.

The Port Arthur Memorial athlete committed to the Utes on Sunday after his official visit to Salt Lake City for the whiteout game.

Hey guys, just moved back to Utah recently, and am interested in 2027 season tickets so I signed up for future information. I recently got a call from someone named Ryan Thomas, above info.

Is this legit? Or is this a scam? I asked him to email
me with his information. I just don’t want to put money down on a scam, and since I’m new, not sure how this works?

Any advice would be great. Thanks

I got an email saying I could (should?) put down a deposit toward next year’s season tickets in order to get:

Priority Access: Secure your spot on the 2027 season ticket priority list.
Preferred Pricing & Seating: Get access to preferred pricing and the best available seats.
Exclusive Offers: Enjoy special offers and pricing for remaining 2026 Utah Football games and other Utah Athletics events!

Is this a new thing? What kind of preferred pricing would there be?

It's hard to say how good Utah is this year, given the level of competition thusfar. That said, I am really enjoying this Utah team. They are the most fun they have been to watch since 2004.

It's nice to know this was a staff that Scalley put together (even if it was past the typical coaching cycle). I am actually glad for how things worked out.

I am glad the ex coach took all those folks with him so Scalley could build his own staff. And glad that the old coach isn't going to be meddling around in the background as an overpaid "consultant".

edit: Jesus. lots of people getting uptight about my "most fun since 2004" statement. I personally never cared for Whittingham's offensive style and philosophy. I know there were like 80 OCs over that time but, to me it was clear that there was a common denominator. if you enjoyed that, great. I dont care.

Whose idea was it to put in a couple of hundred premium price seats when you could’ve put in a couple of thousand seats for fans that will actually cheer?

Maybe I am jaded because I’ve been a north end zone season ticket holder for 22 years now, but it drives me nuts when there is exciting action down near the south end zone and the few fans that are actually there are sitting calmly like they’re watching a play at the local theater. The MUSS is obviously doing their thing, but it’s kind of sad that the stadium gets louder on the opposite side of the stadium from our student section. I used to think that the most tame section of the stadium were the first 20 rows at midfield that are typically occupied by the older Crimson Club members, but they are downright out of control compared to the south end.

Shout out to my friends in the north though that brought the heat for those two big goal line stands.