Comments about ‘Utah Utes football: Lacy making transition from 'O' to 'D'’

It seems to me that the Utah-BYU relationship is much like that between Mexico and the U.S. when it comes to soccer. Utah (Mexico) is obsessed with the matchup and noted for their complete hatred of all things BYU (USA). With BYU or USA soccer, a few of the fans dislike Utah (Mexico), but most are more concerned with the program as a whole and not specifically with their matchup to their rival.

Thoughts?

Rivalries are a part of the sport and they are what make the state of college sports in general more entertaining than its professional counterparts. It is one reason of many that American's enjoy their collegiate sports programs. I'm not saying there is no rivalries in the professional arena, but not as many fans are as dedicated to the said rivalries as they are in the collegiate levels. Ask any Michigan fan ... #1 goal is to beat the Buckeyes. Duke beat NC. Texas v. Oklahoma. Auburn - Bama. The list could stretch for miles

There are some BYU fans (not all), like 'A Comparison' @ 2:17am who are clearly up all night stewing about the Utah-BYU rivalry. I do not know any Ute fans who hate ALL things BYU... Overwhelmingly, their perspective is: they love to see their college TEAM perform well, and they really enjoy years when they can beat their rivals down South. It is such a fun & compelling rivalry because both teams have up years & down years. Yet, when it comes to the rivalry match-up... it could be anybodies game.

GO UTES!!!

With all due respect, the first post above makes a funny/silly/bad comparison [trying to be diplomatic here] that shows a significant misunderstanding of the importance of futbol in Mexico versus the United States as well as the Holy War Rivalry.

Sorry, don't have time right now to go into the details.

3 of those 4 listed are in the NFL now. And the other is starting at CB now. It's funny how we rag on ybU for having issues at CB but how we are not very deep this year. Albeit, I'd take our shallow pool of corners over the slow, white BYU guys. With our history of defense and speed, we'll be fine. Our DL and LB are stellar and will help get the defensive backs ready by them having less pressure at the beginning

that current Safties coach Morgan Scalley was also switched from offense to defense. He was easily the biggest offensive threat coming out of high school and Whit asked him to play defense. Now he is the leader of the defensive secondary and could have been working in Florida under Meyer for the past few seasons if he wanted to.

What this article tells us is that Utah cannot be trusted to keep their promises made during the recruiting process. Buyer Beware!

Are you planning on posting the same thing on every Utah or BYU article? I've seen it on two already. Just curious so I don't waste my time reading it. Interesting to note, though, that there is one parallel with comparing Utah-BYU with Mexico-USA. Utah and Mexico both have overwhelming leads in the overall series between the teams.

What or who has told you that anyone during the recruiting process made any promises on positions that would be played? Buyer Beware is right! I'm sure Sean Smith and Paul Kruger would echo that statment too. They would probably say: "If you "buy" Utah, you could be headed to the Sugar Bowl to play vs. Alabama and then head off early to the NFL to make millions of dollars."

You talk like you were in the room for any of these recruiting visits. If one thing has been proven, its that Whitt can spot the talent in an individual and identify the best spot on the field for that person.

Yes because it's much better to stay at your recruited position and get buried on the bench than to make the switch like all those mentioned and get drafted to the NFL.

And every team does this maybe you should go back and see what your "keeps promises" BYU did this year to try and get some speed in the secondary.

Why don't you put that on a t-shirt for this years slogan. "We let you play your recruited position. Unless we don't"

Kyle brady..

The Utah coaching staff has the recruiting thing right. They look for the best athletes to recruit (ie. Weddle that was listed as "athlete" when recruited) then find them the position that best matches the skills they have. In high school football, the best players usually are found in the quarterback, running back, and wide receiver spots....the skill positions. So, it makes total sense that Utah would continue to recruit a 4.3 speed guy that played WR and put him at DB....especially if they are loaded at WR. Utah's defense is totally predicated on lock down DB's, so it makes complete sense that the best athlete's on the team play these positions. Plus, with the recent success the Utes have had in putting the DB's into the NFL (McCain, Smith), I'm sure that has to be a selling point for these guys, especially with the focus that will be placed on the position.

a comparison?: get some sleep you insomniac.

liar: yes, most people would rather sit the bench at their position then make a move to get more playing time. Thank you for your insight. Please now take a minute and head down to your local library. I hear that they are having a puppet show today! Maybe you will get a bag of candy, and someone will read you a nice story!

Moving on to real things and real people, I am excited for Ryan Lacy, I think he has what it takes. I also really like how Brandon Burton will get some major experience this year and be a player for us down the road.

sounds like you both were bench warmers!

Utah's coaching staff never mandated any position changes. The decision to switch was always ultimately the player's to make. Louks had the option to ride the pine as #3 on the depth chart, or possibly see more time on the field at safety. Louks weighed his options and decided to transfer. Kruger also weighed HIS options and decided to stay. Now Louks is off to Reno, and Kruger is off to Baltimore. All by way of their own choices, and with the blessing of the Utah coaching staff.

GO UTES!!!

Do you honestly think your kewger coaching staff keep every player in the position they played in high school?

Do you remember Daniel Coats? The ONLY reason he chose byu over many BCS teams was because they promised to play him at wide receiver. All other schools wanted him to play tight end. Coats was moved to tight end once he signed.

It turned out great for Daniel anyway, he is currently the starting tight end for the Bengals.

All teams move players around to fill holes. Players also continue to grow and develop and end up better suited for other positions (i.e. Coats and Kruger).

Toss your hatred aside and use your brain!

I suspect guys like Morgan Scalley, Paul Kruger, Sean Smith, Bryce McCain, etc. etc. etc., are pretty happy about the switches they made.

Utah recruits athletes, and finds ways to make them better football players and get them on the field.

Nuff said.

Ryan Lacy is a good player and a good guy HE will be the FACE of this PROGRAM sooner then LATER !!!! BET THAT!!!!!