This Is The Place Sports

07/07/2024

I am so damn close to 500 YouTube subscribers for my silly little podcast endeavor, SLC Puck. If you’re curious about hockey amd maybe don’t know a ton about it, you’re exactly the kind of person I’m making it for. Check it out, maybe you’ll be the one to get me to 5 hunno.

The gloves are off...NHL hockey is coming to Utah.

05/07/2023

06/04/2023

We made this to share with you guys, but we also mostly made this for ourselves.
Sammy and Mom joined Austin to share a few memories about Dad. Hope you enjoy it.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/UjNE-FBkXyg

A few weeks ago, Dad passed away. Austin sat down with his sister, Sammy, and his mom, Kirsten to share a few memories, laughs, and tears.We really love and ...

17/03/2023

So many beautiful tributes have been done about my dad. I hope mine can build on his incredible legacy. There is still so much to say. I really love him.
https://www.thisistheplacesports.com/post/i-wish-my-dad-could-see-this

Lots of people lose their parents but I imagine very few get to feel the love of an entire community when it happens.

22/01/2023

"Boo." That's Dirk Facer's reaction to the news that the Salt Lake Bees are moving to Daybreak.
COLUMN HERE:
https://www.thisistheplacesports.com/post/salt-lake-city-striking-out-with-bees-move-to-south-jordan

Boo. That’s my reaction to the Salt Lake Bees' announcement that the franchise is moving to a new stadium at Daybreak in 2025.

17/01/2023

Called it. https://www.thisistheplacesports.com/post/austin-facer-the-sun-is-setting-on-smith-s-ballpark-for-the-salt-lake-bees

My opinion is that the Salt Lake Bees will soon call Daybreak home.

02/01/2023

While we're all excited for the Utes to play in the Grandaddy of Them All, bowl season as a whole has become a shell of its former self, writes Dirk.
https://www.thisistheplacesports.com/post/gutterballs-going-bowling-isn-t-what-it-used-to-be-in-college-football

Once a reward for success, the gluttony of games has turned such contests into more of a participation trophy event.

23/11/2022

Zach Wilson is in danger of being the next Mitchell Trubisky. Austin isn't sure there's room for two of those guys in the NFL.
https://www.thisistheplacesports.com/post/once-the-pride-of-draper-zach-wilson-needs-to-grow-up-quickly

Wilson’s benching comes just 18 months after he was drafted second overall by the Jets in the 2021 NFL Draft.

16/10/2022

What a night. It's hard to put the feelings this win created into words.
https://www.thisistheplacesports.com/post/two-man-advantage-utah-beats-usc-on-an-unforgettable-night

02/10/2022

The Utah Jazz are entering a river of unimaginable foulness this year. And if you remember right, that was the setup for one of the best movie endings ever, writes Austin Facer.

I see this descent to the bottom of the standings the same way I see the escape scene from The Shawshank Redemption.

21/09/2022

Enjoy professional baseball in SLC while you can, says Austin Facer. The Salt Lake Bees could call another city - 22 miles to the southwest - their home in a few years

My opinion is that the Salt Lake Bees will soon call Daybreak home.

05/09/2022

How sad should we be to see Donovan Mitchell in a different uniform? Austin Facer responds:
https://www.thisistheplacesports.com/post/donovan-mitchell-was-great-but-he-was-no-batman-responding-to-a-jazz-fan-s-tribute-to-spida

Let’s be careful with how sad we choose to be. Let’s remember the good days and look to the future with hope...