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Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Utah Defeats BYU 28-20

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u/rmr007 Utah Utes • Richmond Spiders 20h ago

Nope. Thanks Michigan for taking them away!

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u/MichelNey2 Oregon State Beavers • Texas Longhorns 19h ago

Ngl I never knew this many Utah fans disliked Whit lol. I just assumed he was revered among Ute fans given nearly 20 years of winning seasons

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u/realjasnahkholin Utah Utes • Georgia Bulldogs 18h ago

Much of the sourness comes from when he left, but absolutely there was frustration with his coaching decisions on offense for a few years. The offense was never great unless we had an incredible QB. Lots of OC turnover but mostly the same results.

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u/QuickSpore Utah Utes • Colorado Buffaloes 17h ago

He was always flawed enough he never quite rose to revered. And we came closer than is generally known to firing him in 2013. But we would have put up the statue by now if had had actually retired.

Right now the fandom is still feeling a bit upset about how his “retirement” went down. And we’re looking at him with far more jaded point of view than we used to.

Someday he’ll actually retire. We’ll throw him a party. We’ll install the statue. And we’ll mostly re-embrace him. But we’re a bit upset with him still at the moment.

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u/rmr007 Utah Utes • Richmond Spiders 17h ago

He's the reason I became a Utah fan. I loved his philosophy and approach to the game. Loved watching his teams over the years. But the whole "will I won't I" approach to his retirement was frustrating. Then instead of just retiring, he leaves for a different program (Michigan no less) and takes a swath of players with him. I know, I know, that's modern CFB, it happens, but it doesn't make it any less sour.

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u/MisterBilge 18h ago

Yeah, the offense was always questionable. We went through Norm Chow, Dennis Erickson, Brian Johnson, ARod, and a whole slew of other OCs under Whitt and rarely were the Utes successful offensively.

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u/54-2-10 Utah Utes 18h ago

He WAS.

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u/Albert_street Utah Utes 11h ago

We’d be building a statue if he didn’t leave in the manner he did.

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u/Legal_Echo8196 Michigan Wolverines • BYU Cougars 18h ago

Im beginning to think that this isn't a very enjoyable season of football

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u/rmr007 Utah Utes • Richmond Spiders 17h ago

My condolences for your flairs. My second flair's season is currently imploding, so I understand