Big 12 · Morgan Scalley, year 2 (3-0) · Rice-Eccles Stadium · 51,444 · 51,488 avg in 2026
LastW 43–10 vs Arkansas · Sat Sep 12 · Devon Dampier 261 pass yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Nextvs Utah State · Sat Sep 19 · 3:30 pm ET · Rice-Eccles Stadium · Utah by 28 · series 73-28-4, won the last 3 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
Most Utah fans liked what they saw — but a real minority isn't convinced.
We may be trying for two more touchdowns before half
Welcome back to Utah football where the defense is soft and the offense is explosive
4Utah has reached elite-tier consistency — the 23-13 record over three seasons raises the question of whether Kyle Whittingham's 10th year can sustain a top-14% power rating with the market.
What moved it — last 14 days
Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling
The crowd’s loudest take by upvotes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.
Cohort sentiment is a source-weighted model read — never a quote pinned to a person.
Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.
~ our readUtah fans are leaning negative, but it's more feel than fact right now.
✓ counted We read 503 posts from Utah fans this week.
Press Pulse
13 quotes collected this season
What the beat said, in their own words.
I’ve seen Jaden practice and I know what it’s looked like. It didn’t really look like that today. I’m sure North Carolina had something to do with that…we just didn’t give ourselves a chance
Once adults become adults, if they don’t like bugs, it can be kind of hard to change their mind. But kids can be really open to bugs and learning about bugs
I like to gently remind people when I give public presentations that insects have a role and they fill an ecological niche and that they have value and sometimes they can be out of control, but mostly they’re doing what we call ecological services and helping us.
Five Lenses
What people are saying right now
Fanbase health · Utah
Audible (87 weighted voices in the latest week) and winning on the field (11-2 last season, 2-0 so far).
2 of 3 signals · on-field reading uses last season until 4 games are in · 0–100, bands at 26 / 51 / 76
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Fan mood across the 2025 season, both sides — our read
Shaded weeks show whose fanbase read warmer, our measure of what fans actually said, not a poll.
Fan claims · every quote verified verbatim
Never count out the Utes. LOVE me some Morgan Scalley. He's going to be an AMAZING head coach at the University of Utah.
Based on 2 comments from 1 poster across 1 thread · Aug 8, 2026 · via Big 12 Conference
The rivalry has gone through many phases and was at its best with Ron McBride and Lovell Edwards.
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Jul 31, 2026 · via CFB
Wtf is this defense? Slow reaction times, can’t tackle, can’t read any plays.
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Nov 28, 2025 · via CFB
Scalley didn’t study this week, that’s for sure. Why is every LB playing right above the Center? Cincy lives on outside runs!
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Nov 2, 2025 · via CFB
Last year really was just an awful off year. ISU, TT, Utah, and ASU all sit at the top with a sizable gap from everyone else.
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Aug 31, 2025 · via CFB
K-State just set a school record for rushing yardage in a game -- and on the same play, set a record for most rushing yards allowed by Utah.
Based on 1 comment across 1 thread · Nov 23, 2025
Why Utah is Winning the PAC-12 Championship Tonight Utah has the ability to control clock tonight with their run game and expose an atrocious USC defense. I LOVE Utah to take down USC tonight in Vegas.
Based on 1 comment across 1 thread · Dec 2, 2022 · via UtahUtes
Kyle whittingham and mismanaging the QB position. Name a more iconic duo.
So fucking demoralizing for the defense.
Fanbase health · Utah