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Post by Aggie84025 » January 6th, 2022, 10:34 pm

Craig is really struggling at Utah. Lost to a very bad Oregon State team and tonight lost to a not good Washington team. They were up 14 points in the 2nd half and lost. Going to be a long conference season from Craig.
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Re: Utah men's basketball

Post by papaj » January 6th, 2022, 10:55 pm

Watched as a UW fan (the school, not necessarily the team), and was surprised by how completely empty the Huntsman Center looked. Is that normal?


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Re: Utah men's basketball

Post by Aggie84025 » January 6th, 2022, 10:56 pm

papaj wrote:
January 6th, 2022, 10:55 pm
Watched as a UW fan (the school, not necessarily the team), and was surprised by how completely empty the Huntsman Center looked. Is that normal?
It has been that way for a while.
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Post by aggies22 » January 6th, 2022, 11:08 pm

Aggie84025 wrote:
January 6th, 2022, 10:34 pm
Craig is really struggling at Utah. Lost to a very bad Oregon State team and tonight lost to a not good Washington team. They were up 14 points in the 2nd half and lost. Going to be a long conference season from Craig.
Good.
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Re: Utah men's basketball

Post by Aggie19 » January 6th, 2022, 11:13 pm

8 minutes before tip-off tonight 😳 A ghost town

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Post by ProvoAggie » January 6th, 2022, 11:38 pm

Aggie19 wrote:8 minutes before tip-off tonight Image A ghost town

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And that's just the lower bowl. They draped of the upper bowl a few years ago to make it look more full.

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Post by flying_scotsman2.0 » January 6th, 2022, 11:51 pm

Where's that 3 milly per year coming from these days?



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Re: Utah men's basketball

Post by 3rdGenAggie » January 7th, 2022, 12:29 am

May the U always struggle, but particularly with Smith at the helm.
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Re: Utah men's basketball

Post by AggieFBObsession » January 7th, 2022, 7:50 am

ProvoAggie wrote:
January 6th, 2022, 11:38 pm
Aggie19 wrote:8 minutes before tip-off tonight Image A ghost town

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And that's just the lower bowl. They draped of the upper bowl a few years ago to make it look more full.

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Does UVU get more fans at their games than Utah?



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Post by AggieFBObsession » January 7th, 2022, 7:51 am

3rdGenAggie wrote:
January 7th, 2022, 12:29 am
May the U always struggle, but particularly with Smith at the helm.
Krisko was pretty bad. I dunno. Can I hate them always?
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Post by ProvoAggie » January 7th, 2022, 7:53 am

AggieFBObsession wrote:
ProvoAggie wrote:
January 6th, 2022, 11:38 pm
Aggie19 wrote:8 minutes before tip-off tonight Image A ghost town

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And that's just the lower bowl. They draped of the upper bowl a few years ago to make it look more full.

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Does UVU get more fans at their games than Utah?
It's pretty close honestly.

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Re: Utah men's basketball

Post by QuackAttackAggie » January 7th, 2022, 7:58 am

ProvoAggie wrote:
AggieFBObsession wrote:
ProvoAggie wrote:
January 6th, 2022, 11:38 pm
Aggie19 wrote:8 minutes before tip-off tonight Image A ghost town

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And that's just the lower bowl. They draped of the upper bowl a few years ago to make it look more full.

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Does UVU get more fans at their games than Utah?
It's pretty close honestly.

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They claim 6,900 fans at that game. Maybe it filled up late or maybe that's a stretch.


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Post by treesap32 » January 7th, 2022, 8:36 am

QuackAttackAggie wrote:
January 7th, 2022, 7:58 am
ProvoAggie wrote:
AggieFBObsession wrote:
ProvoAggie wrote:
January 6th, 2022, 11:38 pm
Aggie19 wrote:8 minutes before tip-off tonight Image A ghost town

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And that's just the lower bowl. They draped of the upper bowl a few years ago to make it look more full.

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Does UVU get more fans at their games than Utah?
It's pretty close honestly.

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They claim 6,900 fans at that game. Maybe it filled up late or maybe that's a stretch.


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I'm guessing it's "Paid Attendance"



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Re: Utah men's basketball

Post by SLB » January 7th, 2022, 9:14 am

I watched a game. I do miss the Craig Smith play everyone approach and very aggressive on the rebounds. Smith's Utah team lacks the forwards to keep it going in the game, and I would say Quinn Taylor could have been starting on that Utah team.



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Re: Utah men's basketball

Post by bpd » January 7th, 2022, 10:10 am

I didn't think they would be good this year, but I didn't have them losing to a horrible Missouri team, a horrible Oregon St. team, and one of the worst team by far in the PAC 12 Washington.... at home. Wow.



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Post by aggieguy13 » January 7th, 2022, 10:12 am

Craig Smith saying he wants the basketball team to take after the football team and then blowing a 14-point second half lead just like the football team blew a 14-point second half lead is just *chef's kiss*
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Post by OKAggie » January 7th, 2022, 10:14 am

bpd wrote:
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I didn't think they would be good this year, but I didn't have them losing to a horrible Missouri team, a horrible Oregon St. team, and one of the worst team by far in the PAC 12 Washington.... at home. Wow.
A UW team that lost at home by 15 to Utah.....Valley.....


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Post by ViAggie » January 7th, 2022, 10:21 am

Even we'd beat udah this year ;-)

I've said this before, I was a student at the U for two years, never stepped foot in the Chemical Center until the day I graduated. I was like "woah what's this place?" LOL


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Post by FeartheFro » January 7th, 2022, 10:25 am

Slamming on the U for losing at home to a P5 school when we lost to UC Davis at home.


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Post by AggieFBObsession » January 7th, 2022, 11:31 am

FeartheFro wrote:
January 7th, 2022, 10:25 am
Slamming on the U for losing at home to a P5 school when we lost to UC Davis at home.


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Isn't Utah supposed to be so high and mighty in the PAC 12 though?



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Post by ProvoAggie » January 7th, 2022, 12:32 pm

FeartheFro wrote:
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Slamming on the U for losing at home to a P5 school when we lost to UC Davis at home.


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Until today UC Davis was actually ranked in NET quite a bit above Washington. They have home losses this year to Northern Illinois (303), Winthrop (188), and Utah Valley. UVU blew them out.



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Post by Yossarian » January 7th, 2022, 12:49 pm

I'ts been years since I was at a game at the Huntsman Center. The games I attended there were just so lifeless. It was a bunch of white-haired men with their outdated red sweaters accompanied by their wives with too much makeup and jewelry on. They would have fit better at a Glenn Miller concert than a basketball game.


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Post by bwcrc » January 7th, 2022, 1:23 pm

Yossarian wrote:
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I'ts been years since I was at a game at the Huntsman Center. The games I attended there were just so lifeless. It was a bunch of white-haired men with their outdated red sweaters accompanied by their wives with too much makeup and jewelry on. They would have fit better at a Glenn Miller concert than a basketball game.
Or possibly a Lawrence Welk show.



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Post by FeartheFro » January 7th, 2022, 1:35 pm

ProvoAggie wrote:
FeartheFro wrote:
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Slamming on the U for losing at home to a P5 school when we lost to UC Davis at home.


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Until today UC Davis was actually ranked in NET quite a bit above Washington. They have home losses this year to Northern Illinois (303), Winthrop (188), and Utah Valley. UVU blew them out.
I understand that Utah is not good and can’t deny I’m quite happy about it. Just seemed strange mocking a school for a bad home loss. Pot meet kettle.


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Post by Aggie formerly in Hawaii » January 7th, 2022, 1:57 pm

This year was always going to be terrible for Utah, but the future doesn't look bright either. He has no commitments for next season and has been a loser in recruiting; Collin Chandler to byu, Zach Keller to Wake Forest, Jaxon Koehler to Michigan State, etc. . .

Krysto had a terrible first season at Utah, but his first full recruiting class was pretty good and his second was even better that set up their Sweet Sixteen run. Smith just isn't a good recruiter and he won't have success at Utah because of it.



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Post by pilotaggie » January 7th, 2022, 6:06 pm

The huntsman center is a terrible home court. It is especially bad if you can't get fans to the game. If you were told to build a neutral court that's what you would create. Honestly it is one of the worst out there. I remember liking the video board a lot of years ago when we played there but after that it had zero redeeming quality.

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Post by TheAKAggie » January 7th, 2022, 7:06 pm

ProvoAggie wrote:
Aggie19 wrote:8 minutes before tip-off tonight Image A ghost town

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Put they pull them down for gymnastics meets!


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Re: Utah men's basketball

Post by Kevincurtisforlife » January 8th, 2022, 5:33 pm

Someone please tell Rollie he can come back!! How long are we all giving Smith at Utah? It must kill him he went from a packed Spectrum to an empty Hunstman Center.



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Post by trevordude » January 8th, 2022, 9:18 pm

I wish Craig good health and a just enough wins at Utah so they don't pay him out and he has to coach a lifeless program
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Post by CaptainChaos » January 9th, 2022, 10:23 am

Aggie19 wrote:8 minutes before tip-off tonight Image A ghost town

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This looks like a fun atmosphere!


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Post by CaptainChaos » January 9th, 2022, 10:26 am

pilotaggie wrote:The huntsman center is a terrible home court. It is especially bad if you can't get fans to the game. If you were told to build a neutral court that's what you would create. Honestly it is one of the worst out there. I remember liking the video board a lot of years ago when we played there but after that it had zero redeeming quality.

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I agree all the seats seem like they are angled oddly and you’re forever away from the court even in close seats. Is it a good venue for gymnastics at least?


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Post by bwcrc » January 9th, 2022, 10:33 am

In a way, it would be great to troll utah's basketball program with the Captain Smith twitter. I 'm sure it would not be all that hard to come up with great material.



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Post by GameFAQSAggie » January 9th, 2022, 3:19 pm

The reason I want it to not work out with Smith at Utah is that it being a disaster with him there would traumatize them enough to not want to take a coach from here again, especially if we don't get any NCAA wins out of him, and maybe even if we DO get some NCAA wins. Just as, though it's a different sport, the one school we were always safe from losing Blake Anderson to, and will be safe from for a while, is Texas Tech cause of how traumatized they are by Wells. A few Aggie fans went as far as, even though it was 20 years ago, using Dave Arslanian as a reason to not want us to hire Jay Hill.

OTOH, Smith does well enough to go somewhere bigger, they think they can go after our guy again for a second time if it works out well the first time.



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Post by bpd » January 9th, 2022, 3:55 pm

Follow up the bad loss to Washington by getting blown out by Washington State. Ouch.



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Post by LKGates » January 9th, 2022, 10:54 pm

Kevincurtisforlife wrote:
January 8th, 2022, 5:33 pm
Someone please tell Rollie he can come back!! How long are we all giving Smith at Utah? It must kill him he went from a packed Spectrum to an empty Hunstman Center.
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