Oh the times we have had over the past year.  John and I have enjoyed every second we have spent with you the P1. And here are a few pictures to help you remember the times we have had.
John thinks he is funny making me where UofU gear. I dont know how they got these pictures, I bet it was a cell camera.


Never fails, we try to raise some money for homeless, and the Jazz bear nails us. Oops did I say nails us, I meant surpirises us.

I cant speak for these girls, I did hear the bear was paying cub support though.

John and I got a visitor, it was a champion beer winch. She served John a large beer and a terrible STD.

I can’t tell, are those fake?

I beat the crap out of Monsons 12 year old daughter in tennis, we coined it thin girl vs. big stud. Relax, its my blog, I can call it how I saw it.

Do any of you remember when John took a trip to Weiser and pissed off the chamber of commerce. He is no longer welcome in Weiser, I dont think that breaks his fat heart.

I want to send a big thanks out to the P1’s that brought in turkies to make me look like a turky. I had to wave this sign for 20 minuites.

John always loves the Utah games. He knows how to rip it up.

More friends of the show

The biggest BYU fan in the world loses a bet and has to go to the BYU game painted red. I dont lose very often.


I did lose to big buddah in the wing eatting contest, word to the wise, dont go against Big Buddah in a wing eatting contest.  He got to shave a 13 into the back of my head, it stood for Fox 13. He jacked me up with a permanent marker, that wasn’t part of the deal at all. PUNK!

Expectations are high as we brace for what could be an incredible season.  As camp gets ready to open up here is what I think are each teams strengths, concerns, opponent challenges and who is on the Hot Seat for the upcoming campaign.  Each team has many similarities.

BYU
STRENGTHS:
-Offensive weapons…Hall, Unga, Vakapuna, Collie, Pitta
-O-Line…4 starters return anchored by LT Dallas Reynolds and LG Ray Feinga
-D-Line…Jan Jorgenson…
-Bronco…His defensive system/mind to plug in 8 new starters and not miss a beat

CONCERNS:
-LB’s…To replace athleticism of Bryan Kehl
-Kicking game: Can Justin Sorenson beat out Mitch Payne (probably) and pick up where he left off at Bingham…
-DB’s…They are more athletic.  Are they disciplined enough to run system
-No early season stumbles…Last year it was losses to UCLA/Tulsa.  In ’06 it was Az/BC.  Can they avoid the same fate this year?

BIGGEST CHALLENGES:
-@Wash; UCLA; @TCU; @Utah (could lose 2 of those games)

ON THE HOT SEAT:
-Bronco…Another trip to Vegas would be a disappointment to fans.  It’s BCS or Bust and that’s exactly how Bronco likes it.

UTAH
STRENGTHS:
-Offensive weapons…Johnson, Mack/Asiata, Casteel
-O-Line…4 starters back anchored by RG-Robert Conley and LT Zane Beadles
-Kicking game…Sakoda
-Secondary…McCain/Stanford/Dale/Johnson/Smith
-Gary Anderson…ability to scheme & utilize personnel to maximize players potential

CONCERNS:
-Interior DL…DE’s should be solid with Misi/Kruger…interior DT’s question mark
-Can they stay injury free…That starts with Brian Johnson.
-Avoid letdown loss…Last year it was losses to UNLV, AF…In ’06 it was the Boise St blowout, @Wyo, @NM

BIGGEST CHALLENGES:
-@Michigan; Oregon St; TCU; BYU (could lose 2 of those games)…Letdown game could include @WYO; @NM; @AF (could lose 1 of those)

ON THE HOT SEAT:
-Andy Ludwig…Kyle is there as well but if the offense sputters again this season (even if injuries do occur) Ludwig will take the fall.

UTAH STATE ON LIST OF TEAMS NEEDING A HUG...Click here to see

PROOF THAT SOCCER IS SO BORING EVEN REFS NEED TO DRINK TO MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING

Carlos Boozer will leave us next off-season no matter what he says, get used to the idea now. He’s Kurt Russell in Used Cars. He’s Eddie Haskell when Beaver’s mom walks into the room, just ask the Cavs. He’s a bad actor who thinks fans are dumb and that we’re all buying his act. Sunday morning in the NBA notes section of the Boston Globe Boozer is quoted as saying,


“I live in Miami during the offseason. Obviously, they have a huge hole at power forward. I’m very good friends with [Heat owner] Micky Arison. So, the rumors are going to fly. We’ll worry about those [rumors] later. I don’t concern myself with rumors, rumors of being traded.”


That’s a far cry from last week’s quotes from Booze in the local papers where he said about returning to the Jazz in a cryptic tone:
”  “We’ve been talking about our combination . . . for two years already, so we already have our thing lined up.”
  Asked what “our thing” would be, Boozer winked and said, “You guys have to wait and see.”


Suggestive, but like any good politician who doesn’t want to be burned by being held to past quotes, Boozer doesn’t say anything incriminating. You see Carlos Boozer has been through this before and has learned a thing or two about being caught in lies. Why would Boozer, just a week after making Jazz fans feel good, let slip to a Miami reporter about his good freindship with the Heat owner to send Utah fans back wondering what he thinks about staying or going? Just look back at his recent past.


DATELINE CLEVELAND JULY 2004:


Carlos Boozer July 1, 2004: “I want to be in Cleveland. I like it here. I want to be with the Cavaliers,” he said. “Good things are happening. My wife and I are very, very happy here.”Keep this quote in your back pocket over the next year when you want to tell yourself he really wants to be in Utah.


LeBron James July 2004: “It’s a hell of a blow,” James said of Boozer’s move to Utah. “Anybody knows that. My feeling was that Booze was going to be around.”


That’s what Deron Williams thinks now. That’s what Jazz fans want to believe, that’s what LeBron James, the games best all-around player thought in 2004. If Booze will leave The King, he’ll leave D-Will. Keep this quote in mind when he lets it slip that he wouldn’t ever leave the “Best up and coming point guard in the NBA.”


Here is a recap of the story that made everyone in the NBA question Boozer’s truth telling abilities and integrity after looking a blind man in the eye and saying, “trust me” when telling the Cavs that if he let him out of the last year of his deal in Cleveland that he would resign with the team:


The Cavaliers had an option year remaining on Boozer’s contract at the bargain-basement price of $700,000. But Boozer averaged 15.5 points and 11.4 rebounds. Acknowledging he was worth way more than that, Cavs general manager Jim Paxson supposedly shook hands with Boozer on a deal in which the team would forgo the option and let Boozer become a restricted free agent. In exchange, Boozer would sign with Cleveland for $41 million over six years.
Shortly afterward, however, the Jazz stepped in with an offer worth $27 million more, one the Cavs couldn’t afford to match. Boozer accepted that deal and the debate began: Did Paxson get bamboozled, and if so, was he at fault for taking the player’s word? Did Boozer act with malice by breaking his promise? And was there a promise made to begin with?


“There was no commitment, no handshake,” Boozer insisted this week, stating correctly that it would have been illegal under the collective bargaining agreement. “I’m a man of my word, and the only commitment I gave was to Utah, and I kept that commitment.“It disappoints me the way some people have reacted to the situation, because I pride myself on my integrity and my honor,” Boozer said. “I want people to perceive me as a man of my word and a man of great integrity.”


Here’s the most interesting part of the Boozer story and reveals who was telling the truth….......


SFX, the company that represented Boozer through the Cavs ordeal, fired him. A move that hadn’t been done before and not since and spoke to the bad public relations it must have received in the wake of the contract. The agent who worked out the deal, Rob Pelinka, resigned from the company, as well. SFX didn’t take a dime from the new $68 million dollar deal Utah gave Boozer. They were entitled to nearly $3 million but walked away from Booze, FIRED THE PLAYER because they were so disgusted with him for telling the Cavs one thing and running off to Utah. One Cleveland paper even said that Booze wouldn’t return Duke head coach K’s calls during the ordeal because he knew he would tell him that what he was doing was wrong.


Cavs owner Gordon Gund took an ad out in a Cleveland newspaper after the botched negotiations and said this on July 14, 2004:


“Both Carlos and his wife responded that they wanted financial security now and therefore were anxious to pursue the second option of entering into a long term contract with us as soon as possible and that they would live with any consequences from this decision.Carlos’ agent then said he wanted to go to another room to talk with his client and his wife alone which they did. When they returned, his agent said he had again explained everything to them so that they understood everything involved and said that their thinking had not changed. Jim Paxson then told him, “We’d like to begin, as soon as permissible, to negotiate an agreement that we can sign on July 14th.” Carlos responded, “That’s exactly what I want. I want to get this done as quickly as we can.”  Over time Carlos had told Jim and me repeatedly, “If you show respect for me, I will show respect for you.” So, in the June 30 meeting, I reminded him of that and said, “We are all counting on what you said in earlier meetings and again today.” He responded, “That’s right and you can trust me on that.” I asked if we could all trust each other? Carlos, his wife and agent each responded “Yes.” At that point, believing so strongly in Carlos, I said we would not pick up his option. Our intent, as soon as we could do so, was to re-do his contract. The quotes you saw in the media July 1 about his desire to remain here were entirely consistent with what he told us.
In the final analysis, I decided to trust Carlos and show him the respect he asked for. He did not show that trust and respect in return. That’s what happened. I wanted you to hear it directly from me. The decision was mine and I take full responsibility.


Carlos Boozer to Cavs owner Gordon Gund July 2004: “If you show respect for me, I will show respect for you.”


Bob Finnan Akron Beacon-Journal July 11, 2004: (I did some not too fancy editing to show you what this quote will look like in Gordon Monson’s article on July 11, 2009) “If there was one player whose word seemed to mean something on the Cavaliers’ (Jazz) team, it was the well-spoken Duke product. He fooled everyone he came in contact with. Everyone thought he was honorable and had such high character. But now, you see that his word doesn’t mean spit. Enjoy yourself in Salt Lake City, (Miami) Carlos.”


This guy put into words four years ago how I view Boozer now, which means he hasn’t learned a thing about his ordeal in Cleveland. In the media we interview Carlos hundreds of times per year. I’ve been doing this 12+ years and have interviewed thousands of athletes so I’ll take the liberty of calling myself an expert when it comes to reading what these guys are saying and who can be trusted on what they say and who cannot. Carlos Boozer cannot be trusted and it doesn’t have to do with what happened in Cleveland. When Deron Williams talks to the media, you may not like the answers, but they’ll be truthful as they can be. Sometimes a player won’t tell the full turth for varying reasons. I trust Williams as much as I can. Boozer has a non-sincere glow about him. He’s Eddie Haskell when Beaver’s mom shows up in the room. He’s the “That’s the Ticket” guy portrayed by Jon Lovitz. I want to be in Utah for the rest of my life….yeah, yeah….That’s the Ticket!


Aaron Goodwin, LeBron James agent, July 2004: “LeBron’s disappointed, It’s unfortunate, because Carlos gave them his word, and the Cavaliers gave him their trust. They were just trying to do something good for the team.”


Think what you want, believe the used car salesman, but know this: When she cheats on you once, shame on her. When she cheats on you twice, shame on you. Shame on us already for believing anything he says regarding this situation. His integrity is as high as I can jump and his word can be trusted as far as I can throw Hans. Just trying to get you prepared with a quick history lesson. These quotes will be the same ones we’ll all recite a year from now though the names and teams will be changed to protect the suckers.

You can see all the numbers here. I think you will be suprised to see how few minuites Boozer had, and how few points Jason Kidd had. It does look like they are going to be the next true dream team.
http://www.usabasketball.com/seniormen/2008/08_msnt_exh_01_box.pdf
This makes me wounder, how would old do against new?  Please call and REACT!
OLD

NEW

CJ reacts by giving the finger in a very discrete way.

  To me this is a hold back decision.  I feel that CJ had an opportunity to excelle in a different environment, with a different coach, and a whole new bunch of teammates.  But the Jazz decide to match the bill that was offered by Oklahoma city, and now what do they have?  A backup to a backup to a backup to a backup.  Where does this increase the Jazz’s opportunity to win a championship?  How does this effect CJ’s future?  It all comes out to a negative equation from my point of view. With a one year no trade clause hooked onto the deal the Jazz are now stuck with a bench guy, and an expensive one at that.  There has to be something bigger on the horizon for this team.  Dumb decisions like this will never get this group to a championship. Now you have a guy that doesn’t want to be here and has proved it by his attitude towards the organization. He will continue to be a distraction, and if I hear Jerry complain about CJ not participating in the review one more time I’m going to tell him to shove this CJ signing right up his @#$!

Peace out beehotches!
HAYBALE…..

First it was Danica and now the WNBA chicks are going at it. Of course Detroit is involved and so is Karl Malone’s daughter who ripped up her knee and left in a wheel chair…........

Kevin Graham here live from Las Vegas with the MWC media predictions on the standings and All-Conference team:


Pre-Season standings:


1)    BYU (29)
2)    Utah (5)
3)    TCU
4)    New Mexico
5)    Wyoming
6)    Air Force
7)    San Diego State
8)    Colorado State
9)    UNLV


MWC 1st team:


Offense


WR Austin Collie BYU
WR Ryan Wolfe UNLV
OL Nick Charles Air Force
OL Ray Feinga BYU
OL Dallas Reynolds BYU
OL Blake Schlueter TCU
OL Robert Conley Utah
TE Dennis Pitta BYU
OB Max Hall BYU
RB Harvey Unga BYU
RB Rodney Ferguson New Mexico


Defense:


DL Jan Jorgensen BYU
DL Paul Kruger Utah
DL John Fletcher Wyoming
DL Ryan Kemp Air Force
LB Ward Dobbs Wyoming
LB Russell Allen San Diego State
LB Jason Phillips TCU
DB Brice McCain Utah
DB DeAndre Wright New Mexico
DB Stephen Hodge TCU
DB Robert Johnson Utah


Specialists:


P Louie Sakoda Utah
PK Louie Sakoda Utah
Ret. Devin Moore Wyoming


Offensive Player of the Year: Max Hall
Defensive Player of the Year: Jason Phillips TCU
Special Teams Player of the Year: Louie Sakoda