Comments about ‘When it rains, it pours — Ute loss goes from bad to worse’

Fire Wittingham!!!!!!!!

And firing coach Wit will do what? Turn back the clock? Make it so somehow Asiata and Johnson WON'T get hurt?

Nice post Brent. I'm in CA so I couldn't see the game, but I am equally enraged that Wittingham broke Asiata's leg and then separated Johnson's shoulder. How can the University tolerate that kind of behavior? Move over Bobby Knight!

Maybe try logging onto the internet BEFORE you hit the Jose Cuervo next time.

real intelligent comment brent! fire whittingham after a road loss to a tough pac-10 team in which the 2 best players were injured? did coach whit personally go out and break asiatas leg? or seperate johnsons shoulder? hopefully you are a coug fan because you are not wanted amongst ute faithful!

Utah needs a new offensive coordinator, 196 yards? Utah state had more yards in their game. If Wittingham wants to keep his job he better get rid of Ludvig. Even with the injuries Utah had way too much talent and experience to make this pathetic effort. And its not as if the offense was rolling when Johnson was in anyway. Ya they scored a touchdown, but for almost two quarters of playing they should have done better. Now with a bad offense and an inexperienced defense I think this will be a long season for Utah fans, and even longer if BYU does well again.

No Brent, Wittingham is restoring the Ute tradition. Let him continue to restore the Utes as a laughing stock of college football :) :) :) :) :)

You're stuck with Wittingham! You had to stretch the budget just to hire him and there is no way you have enough money to pay him and another coach! It's beautiful.

your right, he broke Asiata's leg and tore up Johnson's shoulder, nice reasoning!

So because your team lost the game and many of the problems are outside the control of the coach you want to fire him. How shortsighted can you be?

I agree with Brent. When your star players get injured, the only logical thing to do it fire the head coach.

This was too bad for the Utes. Believe it or not as a Cougar fan I actually prefer to see Utah do well, just not when they play my team. And this really stinks for the MWC. Don't start calling for Whittinghams head yet. Few coaches or football teams could overcome the injuries to key players they were plagued with last night. Give him a week to game plan and adjust to limited personelle. Whittingham could still save this season to be at least a winning season and get to a bowl game where Utah generally does well. But, if he doesn't save the season it may be time for a new HC for Utah.

Asiata and Johnson were the keys to Utah's having a great season. Typical fan, fire the coach. I disagree. Kyle will do okay.

I love it!
I wish that Urban would have stayed another season to experience the "fire Urban" comments. He would have been in the same boat that Whit is right now. Wouldn't have made a difference. When are the Utah fans going to get it that you need to stick with a guy long term? If he is doing OK, building a program and keeping discipline the wins will come. 2 Years ago I predicted that Utah football would return to the days of 3 and out... 3 years and you fire the coach. BYU on the other hand has gotten soundly behind Mendenhall and he is doing a terrific Job. After the first 2 losses last year you did not hear "Fire Mendenhall." Why are we hearing this in Salt Lake City. Kyle is a great coach. If you fire him he will go somewhere else and beat you. I look at the great coaches who have left the U and gone on to great careers. The U has been foolish to fire many of these guys. Urban was a freak deal. He landed at the right time. He is a good coach but he hasn't stayed anywhere long enough to establish a real track record. If he stays in Florida we will see what happens. Whittingham is doing a great job and the Utes will recover from this. I predict drama up until the last game in Provo and then Matt Asiata will strut on the field... of course a game time decision.... Brian Johnson will, through miracle, play the game of his life... and the Utes will lose by 14. You will once again yell fire Whit... who you loved 2 years ago. What a short sighted bunch you are. Three hundred Words exactly! Right On!

Me thinks Brent was being a bit tongue in cheek. I hope. Nobody is that dense. Oh . . . wait, he's a Ute fan. Never mind. Carry on.

A BYU fan who was hoping Utah would pound OSU. Oh, well.

Typical Utah fans! The Utes will be fine. They will beat Air Force next week and be 1-0 in the conference. Grady will be ok until Johnson returns. Problem is no running backs. OSU is a good team. These people who blame Wittingham are the same ones who blamed Bush for Katrina. Dumb!

They aren't beating the AFA. Air Force will destroy this soft group of pansies. I've never seen a tema in poorer condition to start the year. Injuries, cramps, and poor wrapping up on tackles plagued the Utes. When those things happen repeatedly to the same team, it's a conditioning issue.

I was glad to see this soft group of wusses go down in flames. Utah thought they were ready for the big boys when they had a great coach. I guess two years isn't enough time to call yourself among college football's elite. There's nothing better than seeing all the Ute fans crawl back in to the woodwork and putting their little Utah car flags away. Keep them away too, it's going to be a long time before you need them again

Another Cougar fan who wanted to see the Utes win big. Do any Ute fans actually cheer for the Cougs to do well? The Utes are my 2nd favorite team and I am bummed to see the injuries. Grady would be starting at Oklahoma right now had different decisions been made - maybe he can take that potential and keep the Utes afloat. What if he leads the Utes to 3-4 straight wins? Do you immediately put him back on the bench when Johnson returns? Go Utes - win all the rest - until we see you in Provo that is!

Hey Brad did you pull the wings off butterflies. You have become such a curmudgeon. Over the years you have always been a leaner to the RED side but now you seem to hate everybody. This is a single loss not the end of the world. From your tone we should stop the season and fold the tents. These young men of UTAH deserve more and though I am from out of state we would never beat up so bad so soon. I do hope Utah rebounds and show all you winers what true grit is.

people are not saying fire whittingham because people got injured, people are saying fire whittingham because people got injured and the other half of the 'best quarterback duo in the country' couldnt come in and move the ball. or do anything.

2007 Utes: No running game + poor QB play + weak offensive line + solid Defense = 7-5. Mediocrity never looked better in Red!!!