Wilner not drinking the Utah Kool-Aid

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- 08/22/2016 at 10:13 AM #11111
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  89ute
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  Hard to disagree with him if you look at our Utes pragmatically. Seeing that he has us losing at Cal hit way too close to home.
  
  The issue with Utah is quarterback play. (I know: Stop the presses!) Everything else about the roster is upper-tier at the Pac-12 level and has been for several seasons. But the QBs? Still feels a little Mountain West-ish, to be honest.
  
  Will it be any different this season with transfer Troy Williams at the controls?
  
  The Utes haven’t earned anyone’s faith in this regard. We’re not going to assume Williams is good enough, week in and week out to make the plays that alter the course of division races.
  
  I think the Utes are headed down the same path we’ve seen in the past:
  
  Strong start, well coached, good running game, sound at the line of scrimmage … but not quite capable of finishing strong.
  
  Pac-12 football: Utah game-by-game predictions for 2016
- 08/22/2016 at 10:47 AM #11112
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  I wouldn’t fault the players for that more like offensive play calling that becomes easy for PAC12 teams to scheme for. Or is it as most people say? The coaches make the calls based on their players abilities so they are doing the best with what they have?
- 08/22/2016 at 10:50 AM #11113
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  cbmute
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  I dont like saying this but I agree with what he said. I have the I’ve got to see something from the QB position before I’ll believe it. I have more hope this year, but certainly I have my reservations.
  
  And I really don’t think we will know much about the QB until usc, unless Williams plays really bad before that point.
- 08/22/2016 at 11:02 AM #11114
  
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  I dunno, I just checked last year and he had us at 5th in the Pac-12. We will have to see though.
  - 08/22/2016 at 12:20 PM #11115
    
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    I think the optimism from certain pundits has me more worried than bullish pundits. Didn’t Cowherd say Utah will win the South?
    - 08/22/2016 at 4:35 PM #11142
      
      Wilson’s Mustache
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      Cowherd has Utah winning the Pac-12 & #10 in the country.
      - 08/22/2016 at 6:25 PM #11150
        
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        Kiss of death usually from that guy. Ending the year at #10? Or currently tenth?
- 08/22/2016 at 12:21 PM #11116
  
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  I don’t see us losing to CU or Cal (we beat them last year and they lost a #1 draft pick QB) but I think he makes a pretty good case otherwise.
  - 08/22/2016 at 6:48 PM #11153
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    CU scares me every year. They’ve come very close to beating us (and did so in 2011) every year since we got in.
    
    They’re getting a bit better every year too. Still, some of my friends act like we’ve blown them out every year and we don’t hardly have to show up to beat them. I don’t get it.
    - 08/23/2016 at 1:29 PM #11238
      
      KiYi-Ute
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      I agree. CU plays us very tough every year. That squad definitely has heart. It may just develop into a small rivalry eventually.
- 08/22/2016 at 2:15 PM #11124
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  As much as he’s discounting Utah due to QB play, he gives Oregon the nod on a road win when they’re fielding an FCS graduate transfer at QB?
  
  Agree that UCLA will probably be the game that decides it, but it will be like every year where every game matters.
  - 08/22/2016 at 9:33 PM #11194
    
    rbmw263
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    he probably gets a lot more clicks in Oregon and is pandering
- 08/27/2016 at 7:29 AM #11474
  
  Anonymous
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  Wonder how Wilner is feeling now about his prediction that Cal will beat Utah? I mean that Cal defense looked stout.
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