Here are the outcomes we need to reach the conf title game along with the current betting line and percentage chance given by ESPN:
Utah (-29.5) over Colorado — 98%
UCLA (-10) over Cal — 69.8%
Washington (-2.5) over Washington State — 52.6%
Oregon State (+3) over Oregon — 42.6%
Not at all trying to jinx the Utes (plus I don’t believe in that stuff anyway), but this feels an awful lot like the first year in the PAC12 where everything we need to have happen will and then 4-7 Cal will beat UCLA. Hope I’m wrong.
Yes, the bitterest outcome would be another inexplicable loss to Colorado to keep us out of the championship game. In 2012, everything beyond Utah’s control worked out perfectly – but Utah failed to beat a crappy Colorado team. Let’s hope that history does not repeat again this year.