I have always found the psychology of fandom to be interesting. I think that the recency bias is more prevalent in sports because fans get so emotional. We ignore what our team has done over the course of the season and freak out over mistakes in our latest game. It’s in our nature, but I think it is good to take a step back and look at the entirety of the season.
After the Oregon State game people were far too worried about our offense, and after the UCLA game people are far too worried about our defense. We have weaknesses on offense (redzone efficiency), and we have issues on defense (thin linebacker corps), but our offense and defense are fairly solid when you look at the entirety of their work.
We have an exceptional run blocking o-line, a much improved receiving corps, a quarterback who throws a beautiful deep ball, and a couple solid running backs despite injuries. If we get Tim Patrick back soon we will see an improved throw game.
Our defense definitely missed Tauteoli and Williams today, but Fogal stepped up and had a fairly solid game. Our defensive backfield was burned, but they also came up with some huge interceptions. In a game that tested our depth, we still came out with the win. Our pass rush was subpar this game, but the D-line has been solid most of the year, and I expect them to be solid in the future.
We should appreciate this team while we have it. This is a great year, and it’s amazing to see how much our depth has improved since we joined the Pac 12. Can we beat Washington? I guess we’ll see next week when Game Day comes to town, but I do know that this is one of the deepest and most talented teams I’ve seen at Utah, and I’m going to enjoy watching them play every week.
GO UTES! BEAT WASHINGTON!
Utah Tech @ 
Utah 
.
