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@BartleKSLsports Does d like have any dudes that will demand double teams or get an inside push. Still have nightmares from last games of season where teams ran right up the gut.

It's been a wild and busy few days for the Bartle household, so a new Blockcast episode will drop tomorrow, not today... I'd be interested in getting some questions from you guys for a Q&A type of segment. Hit me with em...

@BartleKSLsports Echo question above re bray. Also Johnson. How can offensive co use them without having it be so obvious that a sweep will be used. Can they both be used in regular play calls?

@MissyAMarlowe Generally, a president doesn’t have that much control over gas prices. Of course, starting a war in the Middle East is one way a president can cause an increase. Still not sure what the goal was in Iran.

Utah gas is $3.94 AT COSTCO today. F*ck U Republicans, podcasters, talking heads, and everyone else trying to pivot when we knew who this madman would be 15 years ago.

@Rogue_SS @J_batacao @BartleKSLsports There are absolutely legal ways to enforce it. And if there is something you want that isn’t enforceable don’t pay 13.5 million for help with a transition if the coach can take your assistants and players. What did Utah get for 13.5 million?

@glither6 @J_batacao @BartleKSLsports Because that would affect the other people. They can leave regardless, so there’s no way to actually enforce such a contract.

New: in a statement to the Tribune, Bruce Tollner — Whittingham’s agent and attorney — said:

@VoteTrevorLee Football teams are diverse with players of different sizes, speeds, and abilities. Same with basketball teams. At companies, you don’t have a team with all sales and nothing else. So your examples kind of suck.

Diversity is not our strength. "The less we have in common, the stronger we are!" Said no successful team, company, or society ever.

@BartleKSLsports Couldn’t buy a bucket last 10 minutes. Too bad, because defense was dialed in.

HALF - Utah 20, Cincy 29 Cincy's got all the momentum at halftime... Utah could not buy a bucket over the final three minutes. They looked and sounded worn dow as defensive communication faded, and Cincy has surged ahead.

@BartleKSLsports Ultimately Utah put this roster together, and it lacked size, defense and scoring. If donors and coaches can’t buy a better team why did we move on from smith?

HALF - Utah 33, Baylor 53 It's a 20-point hole at halftime but somehow it looked and felt much worse. Body language, effort, etc just not looking great.

@joewheat27 BYU is only 23rd in kenpom now because the computers are overemphasizing early games. Right now they don’t look like a top 50 team. Even with just aj and rw they should be better.

Like… say making BYUs first sweet 16 in 15 years and being a projected 6 seed in a year with 6 rotation guys out for the season? BYU isn’t exactly 2025 Rutgers guys come on

@hatch_shane @BasedMikeLee 8 billion people seems fairly replenished.

@BasedMikeLee God said to multiply and replenish the earth. That commandment is still in place.

🇺🇸 U.S. births (CDC preliminary data): January 2025: 303,686 babies January 2026: 289,085 babies That means this January we’re *down* by 14,601 babies—4.8% The numbers are sliding further down This has been happening year after year—for decades America needs to overcome the baby recession This is a critical issue for the future of our country

@elonmusk Pretty sure their population is also at least 40% more than USA end EU combined.

Electricity output is the single best proxy for industrial capacity

@BartleKSLsports Tough to watch. Can’t play against a zone. And big men fumble catches. Wish I could find more reasons to be optimistic for next year. Hope at least 3-4 contributors stay. Dawes, TB especially.

Don McHenry finally knocks down a 3-pointer to end Utah's 8+ minute scoring drought.

@mattvanswol Free healthcare for illegals is mostly a lie. They get emergency care / like treatment for a heart attack. And that’s it. A ton of the rest of this is also a lie. If you have to pay taxes feel grateful to be in higher bracket and doing well.

I got my first ever bonus from work today. I worked super hard, was so stoked. I opened my check… …and 30% of it went straight to taxes Probably to some 3rd world fraud program All this time I’ve been saving, going to school, working hard… For what? Somali fraudsters. Luxury hotels in NYC by FEMA for illegal aliens. Free healthcare for illegals. Free housing for illegals. Free cell phones and FULLY FUNDED DEBIT CARDS for illegals. I work my ass off and have worked my ass off for years and years… So much of my tax dollars, maybe all of it, went to fraud. Was stolen. Didn’t help a single American. It’s incredibly demoralizing. We shouldn’t be paying taxes until this is fixed.

@BartleKSLsports I sure thought the foul should have been called on the floor. Tough loss, but another great effort by an undermanned team.

FINAL - UTAH 71, UCF 73 The Knights win on a couple of free throws. Utah had 3.7 left and no timeouts, they had an opportunity but Brown missed a double-clutch shot from the top.

@BartleKSLsports And other than those free throws, Traore was amazing. Maybe his best game of the year?

FINAL - UTAH 61, WVU 56 The Utes breakthrough on the road with a big win over West Virginia! This is a big one for the guys, it's been an absolute grind, and these guys battled all night. They almost gave it away but they EARNED this one!

@BartleKSLsports Impressed the team is still Fighting with their record. And they are still getting better.

@BartleKSLsports Need to work on closing out games. But what a win!

Traore at the line... MISSED BOTH!.. but WVU throws it away!!! 3.5 left in this one, Brown is fouled with 1.6 left

@appraiserjacob @spencechecketts Man listen to your hate. According to you BYU and its fans are not perfect. Wow - what a newsflash. Meanwhile, you claim Utah fans suck and are vile. Sorry, you don’t get to post hate filled comments and then claim byu is not “perfect”. The fact is that both schools have bad fans

@spencechecketts BYU as an institution is not perfect. Its players are not perfect. Its coaches are not perfect. Its fans are far from perfect. But many Utah fans suck. They’re so vile. In these moments, this is bigger than football or rivalries. Multiple people’s lives are at stake.

The Parker Kingston story has brought out the ugly side of the Utah vs BYU rivalry. This isn’t a football story. There is a potential victim who’s alleged very serious charges, and Parker deserves due process like every other citizen in this country. Tough stuff. #BYU #BYUFootball #parkerkingston #holywar

@BartleKSLsports @Ebrough25 Can you give us a hint on the best estimate as to how many will stay? I hope at least 4 stick around.

@Ebrough25 I am but it’s still way too early.

Utah basketball’s 2026 class provides some clarity on the qualities Alex Jensen & Wes Wilcox want to build the program with. kslsports.com/ncaa/utah/utah…

@_johnleone @Merrnick_ Would love him to stay, but perhaps lower his usage and increase his efficiency. Focus a little more on defense and passing etc. But we can’t keep turning over the roster every year and Dawes and TB could be solid.

@Merrnick_ Honestly I would bring Terrence back as a sixth man, but not as a starter. He’s too one-dimensional to elevate Utah in the Big 12. With that being said, there’s no way TB stays if he doesn’t start.

Priority list: 1. Dawes 2. Langarita 3. Sanders