The news release from the University of Utah on Friday simply said: "Effective immediately, Coach Whittingham will not make any further comments regarding Utah's move to the Pac-10 until the season is over."
That's it. No more talk about divisional alignments. No more speculating on how the Utes will fare in the Pac-10.
Hoping for a comment on how playing in the Pac-10 will affect recruiting?
Forget about it.
He's done talking about it until next year.
I've traditionally been in favor of the free market system. Media ask the questions and coaches answer them — however many times they get asked. But in this case, I'm siding with coach Kyle Whittingham. Enough already!
He commented when the announcement was made. He commented for the next month, then spent the conference media day commenting on the Utes' move to the Pac-10.
I can't say that I blame him for wanting to think about the task at hand: Winning this year's Mountain West Conference title. Besides, this repetitive stuff can get really old. When Karl Malone split Isiah Thomas' eye with an elbow in the early 1990s. Malone was answering questions about that play for weeks. Same thing after he expressed reservations about playing against HIV-positive Magic Johnson. The story came and went in Salt Lake, but when the Jazz went East to play, he had to answer the same questions on every single stop. That went on for most of the season.
Back in the day, information was harder to get. You might want to get a comment, but you had to get it yourself. But in this Internet era, quotes are easy to find. You don't have to wait until a player or coach comes to town.
Want to know how Whittingham feels about the Pac-10?
Look it up.