All things Utah

I would first like to apologize to my fans in Alaska. Being from Utah, most of my discussion will involve things pertaining thereto. Hopefully this does not detract you from continuing to follow my cutting edge sports analysis.

First, the Utes. Finally, the Utah Utes were forced to play a full 6o minutes of football. Final score Utah-28 Air Force-23. The outcome was pretty much par for the course in the Utah/AFA matchup. Seven of the past eight games have been decided by a touchdown or less. Props to the flyboys for helping prepare the Utes for what will be the biggest game to ever be played on Utah soil. ESPN College Gameday. #3 v. #5. TCU v. Utah (2010). I do not feel it necessary to say more than that with regards to that game.

Back to the Air Force game. The 6 games between the Pittsburgh and the Air Force games saw Utah pummel each opponent with varying degrees of destruction. Essentially, Utah was not forced to play a full game nor to feel uncomfortable. With Air Force, the Utes were forced to make a play or two down the stretch in order to seal the victory. They made the plays they needed to and pulled it off, and I'll say they did so comfortably. The outcome, though in doubt, never seemed in doubt. Take away those 2 big plays for Air Force in the second half, yes, those same two that went for touchdowns, and they really were not able to move the ball on the Ute defense. Indeed, the big plays were indefensible, but not indicative of the second half performance of the Ute defense as a whole.

Also, Coach Whittingham was ticked after the game. Watch the interview the immediately followed the game. Surely, the coaching staff is strenuously preparing the team for The Biggest Game to Ever be Played on Utah Soil, and not letting them get any satisfaction from a good victory over Air Force.

The Jazz. Domination, utter domination of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Where did that come from? CJ miles 8-13 from the field? Really? Paul Millsap 30 points and 16 boards. Al Jefferson living in the paint. Deron Williams not yelling at Gordon Hayward. Some team defense. Andrei Kirilenko and his long arms at least hindering Kevin Durant. Hopefully, these are indications of what the Jazz can do on a great night, and, hopefully there will be many great nights especially against division and conference rivals. Bring those numbers a little back to earth and the Jazz could still play with most of the teams in the league. We are only three games into the season, but the game last night against the Thunder increased my confidence in this year's Jazz team.

I have yet to decide if making fun of BYU will be a part of this blog. Time will tell.

Thanks again to my legions of loyal fans. To all you in Alaska, keep it real.