Comments about ‘High school football: College commitments’

I thought Mulitalo (sp?) is going to byu, not Utah?

It's funny how BYU got most of the recruits, but the U of U was easily the better team this season. I wonder if any of those signees want to change their decisions now.

Mulitalo is going to BYU. Once again, the D-News got it wrong.

It's not a good thing that most of the State's recruits are going to BYU. Utah's recruiting class has some real standouts from California, Texas and Arizona. Check out the new California quarterback that Utah just recruited. He is the 8th best high school player in the nation.

BYU maybe needs to look outside of Utah a little more.

How did BYU miss out on Heimuli?

What are you talking about "he is the 8th best high school player in the nation." Uh, according to whom? He isn't listed as one of the top 300 players in the country from either Scout or Rivals. In fact, none of Utah's commits are in the top 300.

If you remember BYU did look out of state for a couple of years for their recruits. Do you remember the Gary Crowton years? BYU unfortunately will always have a hard time recruiting out of state athletes because of the "code".

Whoever the Utes recruit or whatever they are doing is goin better for them than what the Cougs are doing

good to see so many strong athletes staying in the state to play ball.

Now the truth starts. Whittingham has to start playing with his own recruits. And they haven't been exactly stellar recruiting classes since Urbie left. Watch what downward spiral starts next year.

It's funny how much one year will change everyone's opinion on recruiting. Everyone will now say that Utah can do no wrong (@To BYU fans). Remember your team went 9-4 and 5-3 in conference last year with basically the same team. One year of recruiting doesn't change much. Three or four years of recruiting will.

a year makes. Utah wins the conference once in the past four years and all of a sudden they are head and shoulders above all of the competition. Keep thinking that way. It won't last long. You'll be back down to 3rd of 4th in the conference next year, but enjoy the limelight while it lasts by all means.

Long term all of you Cougar fans who cheered for Utah in the BCS in order to get mutual respect (or respect for the MWC or whatever), will rue the day since the U and Y recruit from the same pool of LDS kids in the west and more and more these players will pick an outstanding Utah program over a lazy, mediocre, Sunday-school-like BYU program. At least Utah knows how to win in the post-season and with flair and confidence, something NEVER seen at BYU in the 30 years they've been playing (barely) in bowls.

Wait just a minute pal. Utah has the top rated junior college defensive end in the country (James Aiono), he is a 5 star recruit, the first and only 5 star recruit to ever commit to a MWC school. Also, Yner, take a look at our two QB's we have coming in this year. A JC guy by the name of Terrance Cain (4-star). It looks like Utah has taken over the "QB University" status from the little sister down south. Just go to rivals and take a look at our recruiting class, it is stellar!! Utah is getting faster and more athletic as the years go by!! Can't wait for next fall, or spring for that matter!! The Utes will win at least 10 games next year.

BYU missed out on Latu because he didn't want to go to BYU to be a nose tackle. Those guys disappear at BYU. Do you remember Manaia Brown? He started for Nebraska, then transferred to BYU and disappeared. Latu knew he had to be somewhere that plays a 4-3 defense because he is smart and does his research. That's why it came down to Utah and Florida.

Wrong!!!!

Utah high school players are a great talent and totally underexposed. With the right D1 coaching you will see alot of great in state athletes at the college level.

These are some of the Ute's Recruits. None of them rank lower than 138 in the nation. The Ute's quarterback is actually ranked #14 (see below). If I was a BYU fan I would be shaking in my boots. ESPN said this was the best recruiting class in Utah history. Take a look:


Kapua Sai (HI) OG #13
Siosaia Tuipulotu(TX) DT #39
Jordan Wynn (CA) QB #14
Chris Washington(UT) S #93 76 Verbal
Latu Heimuli (UT) DT #57
Chris Brown RB (CA) RB #101
Jarrad Stewart (TX) S #138
Vyncent Jones (UT) OG #130
Beau Burton (AZ) RB #135
Eric Dago (TX) OLB #124
Colby Goodwin (TX)TE #104

"It looks like Utah has taken over the "QB University""

I love casual football fans. You don't recruit qb's every single recruiting class. BYU has two 4 star qb's on missions right now, and is at the front of the line for next year's No. 1 overall qb Jake Heaps. The real QB Factory has plenty of raw material to work with. Tell me again how many qb's the mole hill has sent to the NFL?

But all of those stars are only perceived potential. I can't even begin to count how many times 4 and 5 star recruits haven't panned out in college. I think it's due to those guys getting babied, coddled, and worshipped hand and foot. They quit working, quit trying, believing everything is supposed to be handed to them. Next thing you know it's the 2 and 3 star recruits who've had to work their butts off to even be on the team in the starting positions.

Wow, don't know much about recruiting, do ya?! Whittingham's been recruiting for the U for 15 years - why do you think Utah's defense has been so consistently strong?

Yes, Meyer was the head coach for 2 years, but the assistants are way more involved in football recruiting than in basketball. So to assume that since 4 years have passed since Meyer's departure and now the U's program is headed downhill is flawed logic, not to mention ignorant of reality.

There are only 2 senior starters on D, and 1 of 5 O-line starters, so even if your logic held, none of the rest can be considered Meyer's recruits anyway.

Life's good when you see it all through that royal blue prism, isn't it?!

Go UTES!!

let me help you out, I know things can get confusing with that u of u education.
The number to the right of their names is their rank according to position their overall rank.

Kapua Sai (HI) OG #13
Siosaia Tuipulotu(TX) DT #39
Jordan Wynn (CA) QB #14
Chris Washington(UT) S #93 76 Verbal
Latu Heimuli (UT) DT #57
Chris Brown RB (CA) RB #101
Jarrad Stewart (TX) S #138
Vyncent Jones (UT) OG #130
Beau Burton (AZ) RB #135
Eric Dago (TX) OLB #124
Colby Goodwin (TX)TE #104

Not so stellar now is it. If I were rating them the same way you were, the Y would have the number 3 and number 4 players in the nation.

Byu has had several 5 Star commits over the years so Im not sure what top 300 guy is smoking.

As far as QB U, just wait, BYU will sign Jake Heaps the number one overall recruit in the nation next year. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

And as far as Tuipulotu, I would not count my chickens until they were hatched...You will see what I mean soon.