I’ve been reading Utah fan comments on this board and another one and just thought I would give you my perspective as a long-time Pac 10/12 fan and Utah outsider:
1 – Sems like many Utah fans are frustrated with Kyle W but I thnk he is a very good coach. Utah’s talent based on recruiting ratings (which are improving) is somewhere towards the 2/3 or 3/4 end of pac, but Utah has excelled with the talent they have. I personally think he is one of the better coaches in college.
2 – Winning the Pac 12 (or any P5 conf) is tough, really tough. Even teams with elite talent and very good coaches still run into a game or two during the season where they lose or struggle (example USC losing to Oregon State under Pete C). It happens almost every single year, and in other conferences also.
3 – Even when you have all the right people, players and coaches, it still takes multiple shots to finally get over the hump. Seems like a team gets close one year and then with a boatload of returning players finally get the conf champ or natl champ. The point here is to keep expectations realistic based on talent etc. Which leads to my next point.
4 – Utah is close but really needs a tier 1 QB at the same time the rest of the team is firing on all cylinders to push them over the top. I like Troy Williams, clearly a talented athlete…but accuracy/consistency is a problem.
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