Feels to me like a last ditch effort to save face.

Nov 14, 2024
12:52:52pm

runningfoo Contributor

By all measurements, Harlan has been an epic failure of an AD for Utah. He's lashing out in frustration and deflecting the problem. You're right - his outburst wasn't really about one call in one game.

Report problem with this ad

runningfoo

Bio page: runningfoo
Joined: Feb 1, 2006
Last login: Nov 14, 2024
Total posts: 787 (0 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

What you saw on Saturday is Harlan partially saying the quiet part out loud.

macdizzle

9:05am

Bingo. Those days of getting artificially inflated preseason rankings are over

O Gaucho

9:08am

Well they were artificially ranked to start this year...

BYUFam1

9:27am

Pac 12 hangover. That will be gone now. No one is going to defend Utah after

O Gaucho

9:54am

What about the best defense we will face all year?

Plantagenet

2:12pm

It's not just their preseason crowd noise that's artificially inflated.

Ripliancum

1:25pm

A fourteen year head start all erased in one season. They no longer have the advantage. It’s a great time to be a Coug.

Busting Coveys

9:10am

Actually we have a 1 year head start on the P4...it is only their first year 🙂

BYUFam1

9:28am

In before BigUte. Ackshually, they had a 12-year head start.

Abe Froman

11:34am

And now recruits see byu as

niqmadu

11:55am

Give me a break!

Iman23

9:10am

RE: Give me a break!

Pangare

10:08am

Break me off a piece of that fancy feast. Nope that's not it.

TheRefsStink

12:31pm

RE: Break me off a piece of that fancy feast. Nope that's not it.

Cletus the Fetus

3:08pm

This is 100% correct it has been spectacular their fall from grace. Complete

johnnybyu

9:15am

Wait til they go through one season of Big 12 basketball ... OUCH!

IBe_WhyYou

11:33am

Harlan is probably really bad at making lemonade out of lemons

MajorZeus

9:19am

Totally and completely agree

Duce

9:34am

This. Not only did we win. We extracted the tantrum heard round the world

cajuncoug

5:15pm

I still remember the day the news broke that Utah would be going to the PAC12. I was sitting at work, the U, absolutely

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

9:34am

The cancel BYU culture was in full force. It almost worked untill it didn’t

fan32

1:50pm

TH still doesn’t fully understand who the real Utes really are.

fan32

1:52pm

He's still operating under the belief that we are partners.

VACOUGFAN

2:14pm

The Board of Directors wants to be and thinks we should be partners

BYU Fan

2:21pm

No he’s not. He knows exactly what’s up, but he’s a representative of Christ.

7FootRussian

3:26pm

Yeah, there's no way Holmoe doesn't understand exactly who they've been

cajuncoug

5:21pm

They are trying to be Christians but also know how to deal with idiots

7FootRussian

8:08pm

RE: What you saw on Saturday is Harlan partially saying the quiet part out loud.

yorksama

9:45am

This 1000%

Socrates Johnson

9:46am

This looks like the narration script for a video clip showing preseason hype,

OldFogey

9:46am

Read by Morgan Freeman

macdizzle

9:49am

Exactly who I pictured, too.

OldFogey

10:28am

Or Dennis Haysbert. Maybe we can get Adam to ask his brother to narrate for us.

robin

1:58pm

Final straw: learning they are still BYU's little brother

korihor

9:54am

It's amazing how a little delusion built up over time can derail your future

Mitty

9:57am

A lot of truth there, but some things a little overstated, if you'll pardon me

StoneyCurtis

12:14pm

I agree they had success. I'm just saying, it was fueled by using BYU as a

Mitty

2:39pm

Some good insights - I feel like we learned some hard lessons this last dozen

StoneyCurtis

6:06pm

RE: It's amazing how a little delusion built up over time can derail your future

Ammoncougar

2:22pm

If Utah is smart, they get rid of Harlan and kindly encourage Whittingham to

brazilcoug

10:07am

Narrator: "they weren't."

Socrates Johnson

10:29am

The plan Utah set in motion by naming Scalley as the coach in waiting only works

SurfCoug

2:10pm

Agreed

Blue Heart

3:30pm

It’s the most beautiful train wreck I’ve ever seen in sports. Im filled with

JosephAllenMaldonado

10:08am

SPOT ON! Couldn’t be said any better than that. You are 100% correct!

Coug-Ida

10:54am

This is one of those posts that El Jefe should canonize in CB liturgy

SaturdaySpecialDay

11:23am

Hubris

jxncoog

11:52am

Thomas Hardy is vindicated again: "Character is Fate" - 12th grade English class

StoneyCurtis

11:56am

Plus they used that advantage to try and marginalize BYU's program

fan_byu

12:00pm

The cherry on top is that they're now not only despised by the Big12

YOHONOMOTO

12:00pm

Absolutely 100% spot on.

Hawk Talons

12:04pm

Do you think they really expected a Big10 invite forcoming?

JuicyJam

12:10pm

Yes, they really think they will be in the conversation for next teams

Huge Manatee

12:18pm

Be patient

taylorcoug

12:18pm

Throw in an upcoming basketball season with BYU getting buzz and Utah not.

Jacob

12:28pm

RE: What you saw on Saturday is Harlan partially saying the quiet part out loud.

KYU

12:33pm

Wow, well said. Someone should make this post into a movie.

GRCoug

12:36pm

Nice post mac. Good job. I think you're on to something there!

Borg

12:40pm

pretty much sums it up. They're mad they're losing, & that'll happen more in B12

zerome4sooners

12:44pm

I was going to write a post like this one.

Norge Coug

12:47pm

It was not just a lack of Big XII excitement, it was a general lack of respect

Traveling Coug

12:51pm

Feels to me like a last ditch effort to save face.

runningfoo

12:52pm

I still think they were probably going to announce Kyle's retirement

YOHONOMOTO

1:00pm

I'm convinced (they thought) there was something much bigger at stake which is

Ripliancum

2:02pm

Still there is zero excuse for doing what he did. It's a huge embarrassment to the school and program.

Colorado

12:59pm

Absolutely the best meltdown and humble

BYUvermont

1:07pm

100%

Idacoug

1:43pm

Absolutely nailed it 👏

Honor Code

2:00pm

Mike Drop MacDizzle. Boom

CT98

2:05pm

The silence of Ute apologists is deafening.

kiyoshige

2:13pm

I wouldn't be surprised if the Big 10 gave them some goals to hit and maybe then

Cougarite

2:16pm

Yeah I'd rather stay in the Big 12 than go to the B1G

acadian8

6:37pm

Hard to dislike a few more million a year and stability

kiyoshige

9:04pm

lol.

macdizzle

9:23pm

100% agree and add this thought...

SoggyBB

2:56pm

Kyle coming back is a risk. They play it off like it was a string of bad luck

YOHONOMOTO

3:02pm

I think Kyle only came back this yr because he thought he had a championship

Cougarite

3:15pm

Idk. What a brutal way to go out.

YOHONOMOTO

3:29pm

Very few go out on top. Most retire a shell of what they once were.

ldssdl

4:01pm

Yeah I wouldn't blame him. I'd love a Maui beach house.

acadian8

6:39pm

I’ve seen many Ute fans comment to others about BYU, “just wait until you get to

ballen

6:11pm

RE: What you saw on Saturday is Harlan partially saying the quiet part out loud.

WillsPitStop

3:10pm

And Whit said the quiet part out loud about the holding call

I'mBatman

3:12pm

Yep…and that has to stop. Call it until they stop

Borg

6:07pm

I love this whole narrative 😁

BlueLine

3:56pm

And it has been so beautiful to watch BYU this year! Go Cougs!

Cougar TD

3:56pm

RE: What you saw on Saturday is Harlan partially saying the quiet part out loud.

Resurgens

4:16pm

The only thing I would add is that BYU has shown it can outperform Utah in NIL,

Posting on CougarBoard