If he hired Kwiatkowski as well, that would be a pretty good combo.
No mention that his school is a filthy, dysfunctional cesspool.
He's obviously a solid coach, but Michigan fans are fairly expressing their doubts that he is elite and will get them back to winning the B1G. Time will tell.Kyle went back to the Utes in 2025 so he could wash off the stench of the 5-7 record in 2024 he felt gave him.
The last time he had losing season at Utah was in 2013.
Now that he proved himself still a winner, Kyle is moving on to Michigan to prove himself again.
I tended to put him down for leaving Utah and only thinking about yje glory that goes with a job like Michigan,
but after thinking about it, I feel the move was two-fold, 1) to challenge himself at a job that the risks are as high as the rewards and 2) making sure his assistant ( HC in waiting) took over for him instead of wondering if he ever would and leave.
So Kyle, in my opinion, was thinking about his assistant getting what was promised while he moved to a new challenge
He was forced out, he didn’t Utah leave voluntarily. He said as much. Timing is everything and now a great opportunity has fallen in his lap and we’ll see how he does.Kyle went back to the Utes in 2025 so he could wash off the stench of the 5-7 record in 2024 he felt gave him.
The last time he had losing season at Utah was in 2013.
Now that he proved himself still a winner, Kyle is moving on to Michigan to prove himself again.
I tended to put him down for leaving Utah and only thinking about yje glory that goes with a job like Michigan,
but after thinking about it, I feel the move was two-fold, 1) to challenge himself at a job that the risks are as high as the rewards and 2) making sure his assistant ( HC in waiting) took over for him instead of wondering if he ever would and leave.
So Kyle, in my opinion, was thinking about his assistant getting what was promised while he moved to a new challenge
Really liking UNM HC Eck. Playing Minnesota tough into 4th Quarter.He was forced out, he didn’t Utah leave voluntarily. He said as much. Timing is everything and now a great opportunity has fallen in his lap and we’ll see how he does.
He played tough at Oregon from FCS Idaho…24-14 and was close into the 4th. Respectable earlier this year against Michigan as well. 70+ new players this year at NM, most in the FBS.Really liking UNM HC Eck. Playing Minnesota tough into 4th Quarter.
I love this guy. Lobos just ran back a kickoff and go for two point conversion. A coach who returns kicks and goes for two points.He played tough at Oregon from FCS Idaho…24-14 and was close into the 4th. Respectable earlier this year against Michigan as well. 70+ new players this year at NM, most in the FBS.
No mention that his school is a filthy, dysfunctional cesspool.
He plays this character so well
He plays both sides well…"Never been prouder. . . ."Never really paid attention to this guy, but he and that other d-nozzle PatMcAfee cannot go away any faster. Hate seeing this guy stuff his ugly face with pizza.
Under the circumstances, this is the best they could possibly do.He's obviously a solid coach, but Michigan fans are fairly expressing their doubts that he is elite and will get them back to winning the B1G. Time will tell.
This article seems to agree with you and I take it, if the article's implication is right, that Utah was afraid of losing head-coach-in-waiting Morgan Scalley, so made him feel it was time to move on.He was forced out, he didn’t Utah leave voluntarily. He said as much. Timing is everything and now a great opportunity has fallen in his lap and we’ll see how he does.
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“I think the brilliance of Kyle Whittingham is there’s too many guys that have a job and they’re looking out for their next one. Kyle’s never done that,” said former BYU offensive coordinator Norm Chow, who was Utah’s OC for the program’s first year in the Pac-12 in 2011. “That’s the magic of Kyle.”This article seems to agree with you and I take it, if the article's implication is right, that Utah was afraid of losing head-coach-in-waiting Morgan Scalley, so made him feel it was time to move on.
But, then, Whittingham didn’t want to be “that guy.” He didn’t come right out and say that he was irritated by the nudges. He didn’t have to. He didn’t want to spoil or sully in any way his “good run” at Utah.
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Gordon Monson: Here’s why Kyle Whittingham is leaving the Utes — and it might not be because he wanted to
Why did Kyle Whittingham step down if he might not be done coaching? Here's what he said — and what it might mean.www.sltrib.com
But I would like yo know what he said that makes it look like he admitted he was forced to leave.
Was it him saying he didn't want to overstay his welcome??
Portnoy is such an ***. I do think it is a great hire for Michigan but if anyone doesn’t believe that offer wasn’t on the table when he stepped down from his previous gig…and his pizza choices are horrible. While I do like the bottom of the pie to have some char- I do want to do a proper NY fold. And I have no problem if some of the cheese causes the front of the slice to droop down a bit. And New Haven is not the pizza capital of tge world. And now so annoying to see anyone talking about pizza and the looking under the slice, no flop and hearing the crunch…just saying haha"Never been prouder. . . ."Never really paid attention to this guy, but he and that other d-nozzle PatMcAfee cannot go away any faster. Hate seeing this guy stuff his ugly face with pizza.
That was a scorched crust post. You have watched more DP than I have. Can't stand guys like him and McAfee. I eat my pizza in piece.Portnoy is such an ***. I do think it is a great hire for Michigan but if anyone doesn’t believe that offer wasn’t on the table when he stepped down from his previous gig…and his pizza choices are horrible. While I do like the bottom of the pie to have some char- I do want to do a proper NY fold. And I have no problem if some of the cheese causes the front of the slice to droop down a bit. And New Haven is not the pizza capital of tge world. And now so annoying to see anyone talking about pizza and the looking under the slice, no flop and hearing the crunch…just saying haha
He was hired Colorado St weeks ago. The OC has also gone to TCU.Surprised Mora hasn’t been poached yet
Dang- my bad…lolHe was hired Colorado St weeks ago. The OC has also gone to TCU.
The Toledo coach Jason Candle is at UConn now.
I like that hire hire and surprised that Candle took it.He was hired Colorado St weeks ago. The OC has also gone to TCU.
The Toledo coach Jason Candle is at UConn now.
“I think the brilliance of Kyle Whittingham is there’s too many guys that have a job and they’re looking out for their next one. Kyle’s never done that,” said former BYU offensive coordinator Norm Chow, who was Utah’s OC for the program’s first year in the Pac-12 in 2011. “That’s the magic of Kyle.”
Who are those some people that thought he was over staying his welcome...the admin? So he left as gracefully as he could even if he probably didn't want to go.