It would be interesting – if someone had the ability – to track the predictions over the course of a year and compare that with your poll. Utah exceeded my expectations for 2021 as I only had them at 8-4 and getting into a mid-tier bowl so I am very satisfied.
At the same time, I saw a lot of 11-1 or 12-0 with a berth in the playoffs before the season. And then after the 1-2 start, I saw a lot of predictions that Utah would only win 2 or 3 conference games, or would be lucky to end up at 6-6.
Without trying to call anyone out on their predictions it would be interesting to chart how effective we as a group were at guessing the end of season record on a weekly basis. I think SB Nation did something along those lines a few years back with a standardized list of questions that the same people answered each week.