You met quota, so give me your assessment there.

We'll start with what I think Vegas is saying, which depending on which books you look, depending on where you go, I think eight and a half wins is where a lot are, maybe eight.

And I think that that is pretty fair.

you know, a floor to me would still be a winning season.

I think Utah wins seven games and does so really without much trouble.

And part of that, Ben, is the schedule, right? They avoid Texas Tech.

They get BYU at home.

Brought to you by Called to Sweat, calledtosweat.com. What about the defense now, Porter? How are you guys feeling about the D?

You met quota, so give me your assessment there.

We'll start with what I think Vegas is saying, which depending on which books you look, depending on where you go, I think eight and a half wins is where a lot are, maybe eight.

And I think that that is pretty fair.

Yeah.

A floor to me would still be a winning season.

I think Utah wins seven games and does so really without much trouble.

And part of that, Ben, is the schedule, right? They avoid Texas Tech.

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What do you know about Kevin McGiven as a play caller? How similar or different will it look and feel on the offensive side of the football? And what does Kevin McGiven bring as an offensive coordinator?

Yeah, well, you know, you go watch his His play calling at Utah State and other stops, it is pretty creative.

It's a lot of pass.

It is an offense that I think a lot of the players are going to be somewhat familiar with.

There's a reason he was brought in when Devin Dampier and Bert Ficklin and some guys were you know, maybe not officially in the transfer portal, but there was questions about whether they would return or not.

There's a reason Kevin McGiven was brought in, because a lot of his terminology, a lot of his stuff is going to look similar to what we saw from Jason Beck.

I don't think you'll see as much, we call it eye candy, right? With Jason Beck, man, there were so many motions and distractions and Um, just these little, little parts of his, his offense that I don't know that I've ever really seen before in an offensive coordinator.

How do you think the Big 12 slate and the rest of the schedule sets up for Utah this season?

What do you know about Kevin McGiven as a play caller? How similar or different will it look and feel on the offensive side of the football? And what does Kevin McGiven bring as an offensive coordinator?

Yeah, well, you know, you go watch his His play calling at Utah State and other stops, it is pretty creative.

It's a lot of pass.

It is an offense that I think a lot of the players are going to be somewhat familiar with.

There's a reason he was brought in when Devin Dampier and Bert Ficklin and some guys were you know, maybe not officially in the transfer portal, but there was questions about whether they would return or not.

There's a reason Kevin McGiven was brought in because a lot of his terminology, a lot of his stuff is going to look similar to what we saw from Jason Beck.

I don't think you'll see as much, we call it eye candy, right? With Jason Beck, man, there were so many motions and distractions and Um, just these little, little parts of his, his offense that I don't know that I've ever really seen before in an offensive coordinator.

How do you think the Big 12 slate and the rest of the schedule sets up for Utah this season?