Lotta talk about Barnes being off limits during scrimmage and that he is a clear number two AND that terrifies people. Friendly reminder that Barnes never prepared for a game in which he played. He was thrown into duty last minute in each appearance. You don't really know what you have in him until he has had a full preparation period.
I also don't read much into the Rose and Johnson were live when Barnes wasn't. Again, you know what you have in Barnes so why risk injury? You DO NOT know what you have in the other two so you need to give them the full effect to see who they are... They ABSOLUTELY should have been live.
I think it is all a moot point anyway because I think Rising starts game one. Why? Why not? Utah should adopt the CFP or bust mentality. Being a 3 time P12 Champ in their last year would be great but been there done that. The next step is a go at the CFP. You need a Baylor and Florida win to do that. A conference game loss with those wins keeps you right in the hunt.
All in or in the way.
I also don't read much into the Rose and Johnson were live when Barnes wasn't. Again, you know what you have in Barnes so why risk injury? You DO NOT know what you have in the other two so you need to give them the full effect to see who they are... They ABSOLUTELY should have been live.
I think it is all a moot point anyway because I think Rising starts game one. Why? Why not? Utah should adopt the CFP or bust mentality. Being a 3 time P12 Champ in their last year would be great but been there done that. The next step is a go at the CFP. You need a Baylor and Florida win to do that. A conference game loss with those wins keeps you right in the hunt.
All in or in the way.
