For the umpteenth time this season, that F The Mormons chant broke out in the stands, this time at Cincinnati. When will Big 12 commish Brett Yormark or the NCAA lay down the law? #religiousbigotry #cincinnatibearcats #byufootball #fthemormons #big12conference www.brianvsutah.com/p/f-the-what...

Down the stretch, Cyprus W Beckham Bayles took over, leading Pirates to 68-60 win, Friday. Also: boys/girls bball season previews for Granger, Hunter, Kearns, APA West Valley. #CyprusPirates #HunterWolverines #KearnsCougars #GrangerLancers #APAWVEagles westsidesportzz.substack.com/p/bend-it-li...

In yet another week of this dumb 12-team College Football Playoff projection, a one-loss BYU and a 2-loss Utah were bumped for a 2-loss Notre Dame and a bad 2-loss Miami. Why?!? www.brianvsutah.com/p/left-us-ou...

On the show: At Utah, and even at BYU, Utah State and beyond, large swaths of seats sit empty at local college basketball games throughout the Beehive State. www.brianvsutah.com/p/why-utah-c...

Now that Ace Bailey rid himself of that manager who was giving the Utah Jazz rook bad advice before he was drafted, is the No. 5 overall selection from Rutgers on a rocket ship to success? www.brianvsutah.com/p/3-reasons-...

Why Won't Jazz Give Collier Minutes? www.brianvsutah.com/p/why-wont-j...

This week, we’re honoring all the standouts from the Cyprus, Granger, Hunter and Kearns high school football teams. #UtahHighSchoolFootball westsidesportzz.substack.com/p/westside-s...

On a night when BYU had to have AJ Dybantsa carry them down the stretch, that's exactly what the freshman phenom did Monday vs Villanova in a 71-66 win, in his first college game. #BYU #AJDybantsa www.brianvsutah.com/p/age-of-aj

On this show: Hit piece hack Brett McMurphy used an anonymous source to target Utah’s Kyle Whittingham and other Big 12 coaches following Whit’s lead. #Big12 #injuryreports www.brianvsutah.com/p/who-cares-...

On this show: Even with a better roster, the club barely made the Western Conference Play-In and lost at Portland by the embarassing score of 3-1 in a one-game, win-or-go-home showdown. www.brianvsutah.com/p/what-happe...

The Cyprus Pirates returned to the state football playoffs for the first time since 2022 and showed courage in a 42-0 loss at Olympus, Hunter falls at home and Granger thumps Tville. #westsidesportzz #UtahHighSchoolFootball westsidesportzz.substack.com/p/westside-s...

Cyprus, Granger and Hunter all qualified for the 5A state playoffs. How do they and their opponents stack up against each other for Friday's first round games? #UtahHighSchoolFootball westsidesportzz.substack.com/p/westside-s...

Peeps called me crazy for this article from 2022; now? In a 116-111 loss to Portland, Brothers no-call of an obvious Flagrant-1 foul on Jordan Clarkson sent Hardy to the moon in anger, but is there more to this? #ChaunceyBillups #NBA #SportsGambling #Portland www.brianvsutah.com/p/oh-brother...

State Playoff Preview Show TODAY! 🏈🏴‍☠️⚔️🐺 Cyprus, Granger, Hunter & Their First Round Friday Foes! See ya then!! #HSFBSky #Utah #UtahHighSchoolFootball westsidesportzz.substack.com

BYU clocks in at No. 10. Get the latest from a former SID!

After a disappointing 24-21 loss to BYU, fans immediately called for Utah's longtime head football coach to retire. Is it the perfect time or too soon. Also: a Holy War edition of Grade School, and NIL expert @sid-sports.com explains the new transfer portal rule. www.brianvsutah.com/p/when-will-...

Unruly fan behavior on social media has overshadowed Saturday's rivalry between No. 23 Utah, No. 15 BYU. Alleged death threats from a local man resulted in his arrest. What can be done to stop this? Plus: All the position battles between Utah, BYU and we predict a winner #HolyWar #BYUvsUtah

The No. 3 pick in the 2022 NHL Draft just turned down a $76 million offer from the Utah Mammoth because he hates it here? Or is there more to this? And, our local F student this week gave up 99 points over the last two games and Texas Tech fans are dumb. #TusksUp www.brianvsutah.com/p/whats-up-w...

Check out my new old post! Holy War rivalry week is here. Will either Utah or BYU suffer the dreaded announcer homer curse? Take a look back at what almost happened to the Utes when Caleb Williams and USC visited three years ago. #GoUtes www.brianvsutah.com/p/brock-you-...

In football, Hunter is the King Of The Oquirrhs in a gritty, ugly 18-14 rivalry win over Cyprus marred by penalties and Granger and Kearns both suffer shutout losses. #UtahHighSchoolFootball #westsidesportzz #WestsidePride www.brianvsutah.com/p/westside-s...

As a selection of the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2022 NFL Draft, Devin Lloyd has barely registered a blip on anyone’s radar screen. Until this year. www.brianvsutah.com/p/3-reasons-...

What are the main reasons the Utah Jazz center has for being so surly? Well, there are several and most might be just as tall and talented. www.brianvsutah.com/p/why-is-wal...

In The War On 54 rivalry between Taylorsville and Kearns, the game came down to the final play. Granger pummels Hunter in Battle of the Ville and Cyprus loses an odd one at Hillcrest. #Utah #HighSchoolFootball www.brianvsutah.com/p/westside-s...

OUR 100TH EPISODE! 🥳 The powers that be at NCAA HQ dropped a one-time-only transfer portal rule on college football. NIL expert @sid-sports.com explains. Also: BYU, Utah & Utah State receive unique grades, talk about sports journalism today & shame on the MUSS www.brianvsutah.com/p/rip-old-wi...

Do they really deserve that No. 16 ranking after Saturday’s ho-hum 31-6 win at unranked Wyoming? Also: Grade School has a new A-student and yet few are going to their home games, and the #whatarewedoing talks about coaches attacking reporters. #GoUtes #Utah www.brianvsutah.com/p/are-these-...

Two of our teams score the first points Friday night but only Hunter gets a dub, 35-34 in overtime at Hillcrest. Also, Granger wins easily but Cyprus, Kearns struggle and lose. #UtahHighSchoolFootball #HighSchoolFootball #WestsideSportzz www.brianvsutah.com/p/westside-s...

We should never let our politics divide our friendships.

Tua is trash. Quinn Ewers isn’t any better. Is the time to eat now for Zach Wilson in Miami? #zachwilson #miamidolphins #byufootball www.brianvsutah.com/p/3-reasons-...

Decimated by defections to the transfer portal, this Wildcats football team looks more like a junior college at the moment than a team in FCS. And, an unbeaten team gets an F while Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas cheats to win on Friday night: www.brianvsutah.com/p/what-shoul...

Four years in the making. A Utah high school sports talk show FOR Westsiders ... BY Westsiders. Ladies and gentlemen (especially alums of Cyprus, Hunter, Granger and Kearns -- and APA West Valley during hoops season), welcome to...Westside Sportzz!!!!!!!! www.brianvsutah.com/p/westside-s...

Having left BYU due to an Honor Code that levies suspensions for premarital sex, Jake Retzlaff was again facing adversity Saturday at his new school and won. And, Utah State has farm fresh shirts, while Utes fans should sit tf down. www.brianvsutah.com/p/jake-has-t...

At Utah State, the days of an athletic director from out of town appear to be over for the first time since the early 2000s. www.brianvsutah.com/p/aggies-all...

With just 6 goals in 3 years, and three in 207 very recent Leagues Cup minutes, Real Salt Lake midfielder Braian Ojeda pulled the ultimate jerk move this week. Also: grade school is back with a new A student and so is Jaxson Dart, in our What Are We Doing ... www.brianvsutah.com/p/why-did-br...

The drowning of 22-year-old basketball standout Deng Mayar of Salt Lake City was not the first of a student-athlete at a Utah reservoir. What can be done to prevent another? Another MLS ref spites Real Salt Lake on a game-changer & the return of my book review. www.brianvsutah.com/p/trouble-in...

On this BVU SHOW: Few actually know what the Aggies are doing this season, including the fans. And, a new segment called "Grade School." #AggiesAllTheWay www.brianvsutah.com/p/what-about...

New article! Now that Washington State QB John Mateer is being accused of gambling on two PAC-12 games in 2022, and says it was only a joke, here’s why it’s not: www.brianvsutah.com/p/3-reasons-...

Griffin Olah joins the show to discuss the House settlement. And, I mourn my friend, Utah Jazz superfan Clint Peterson who died from heart failure, preventable had Medicaid paid for his LVAD so he didn’t have to work full-time and could receive a transplant. #RIP www.brianvsutah.com/p/what-does-...

Every year, some Utahns scoff when deaths occur at Speed Week. What does that say about us? #BonnevilleSaltFlats #SpeedWeek www.brianvsutah.com/p/snide-week

The BVU SHOW is back. In this episode: Could Utah, BYU, USU all go bowling? Anything is possible based on the schedules each team has either at the beginning of the season or down the stretch. www.brianvsutah.com/p/could-utah...

THE BVU SHOW will be back on August 1, along with the newsletter you enjoy. See ya then!

please meet Alex the Great, a therapy bunny who works at the San Fran airport and now Giants games to help people who are overwhelmed LOOK AT HIS TINY BALLCAP. LOOK AT IT.

The legendary Utah Jazz coach passed away this week at age 93, shaping the state and this community like no one before him. www.brianvsutah.com/p/frank-layd...

Several trades appear to have improved the new-look Utah squad, but two fellow countrymen from Russia might make the final roster, too. #TusksUp #NHL www.brianvsutah.com/p/three-reas...

Apparently, when a player is near stardom he's sold to the highest bidder. Or transferred before he has a chance to fully develop. All that and more in this action-packed episode: www.brianvsutah.com/p/when-did-r...

The Utah Jazz guard made an impact here in more ways than one. Was he more important to the franchise than Donovan Mitchell? www.brianvsutah.com/p/5-reasons-...

After eight Achilles tendon injuries in the NBA this season, the Utah Jazz might have been doing their players a favor by not playing them as often. #Achilles #AchillesInjury #NBA #UtahJazz www.brianvsutah.com/p/did-the-ja...

In a state known for giving its top athletes the silent treatment when scandal strikes, it appears BYU senior QB Jake Retzlaff is now learning this firsthand. #RapeCulture #Rape www.brianvsutah.com/p/where-is-j...

On this BVU Show, part 2 of my rant: It is getting to be that time where the Utah Jazz could be ready to trade someone, and pick up a big name. Also: Utah State football starts summer workouts, + the Club World Cup is here in the US and is as nutty as you think. www.brianvsutah.com/p/big-names-...

In a disturbing manner, the number of reported r@pes has increased at universities across Utah. What will stop this alarming trend? #RapeCulture www.brianvsutah.com/p/rpe-vultures

On this BVU Show: National media says so, but others at college football powers disagree. Where do you stand? #NIL #HouseVsNCAA www.brianvsutah.com/p/house-vs-n...