Is this the Weekend that Utah Turns the Corner?

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- 11/14/2024 at 11:40 AM #233606
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  The Miami Ute
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  The reason I ask is because, since its first loss, Utah has been losing games by an ever closer margin.
  
  Arizona – 13 points
  ASU – 8 points
  TCU – 6 points
  Houston – 3 points
  BYU – 1 point
  
  Who knows, maybe this is the weekend that Utah gets on the positive side of the ledger. I have to think that the players and coaching staff have a lot of aggression to get out of their system. Maybe Colorado will the receptacle of all that. I’ve often seen situations like this happen in the NFL and college football.
- 11/14/2024 at 11:45 AM #233607
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  Tony (admin)
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  No. This isn’t the weekend that Utah turns the corner.
- 11/14/2024 at 11:57 AM #233610
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  2008 National Champ
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  hee-hee. If you are standing on the North Pole and turn the corner 3 times, you are right back where you started
- 11/14/2024 at 12:02 PM #233611
  
  RoboUte
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  No I don’t think it is. But all hope is not lost. I think we have a good chance of taking one of our remaining
  - 11/14/2024 at 12:21 PM #233618
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    UteThunder
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    I don’t see it.
    
    @ Colorado and vs Iowa State will be two of the best teams we have played all year and we are coming off of a heartbreaking rivalry loss.
    
    @ UCF on a short week the day after Thanksgiving with nothing to play for but pride, most likely.
    - 11/14/2024 at 1:19 PM #233645
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      2008 National Champ
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      I don’t see how Utah gets up for the UCF game unless it’s to get bowl eligible which requires winning against Colorado or Iowa State. And if Utah isn’t motivated, UCF could end up with 400 yards rushing since that has been the Utah D weakness this year.
      
      Everything pointed to a potential UCF loss when the schedule came out. But it would be so 2024 for that to be the one game this season where the “real” Utah showed up in all facets and dropped fitty on them.
      - 11/14/2024 at 1:23 PM #233647
        
        The Miami Ute
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        Who knows, that might be this weekend’s game…I’m sure the players are really tired of hearing of how wonderful Colorado is, about their triumphal march to the CCG and the CFP, and Travis Henry’s Heisman Trophy winning season.
        
        11/14/2024 at 1:58 PM #233658
        
        2008 National Champ
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        Good teams can use that outside stuff to motivate them, just like Michael Jordan used to create controversies in his own mind. If bad teams focus on anything besides fixing their own internal issues, they are setting themselves up for failure. And Utah is the textbook definition of a bad team right now.
- 11/14/2024 at 12:22 PM #233620
  
  EagleMountainUte
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  Depends. I think this week Utah will actually not score at all offensively and might get 200 yards of total offense with maybe 3 first downs. That is how bad I think it will be. It’s turning a corner and then backtracking in the bend.
  
  I just wonder if Utah’s defense will finally fold. They have problems but they generally do more than enough.
- 11/14/2024 at 12:23 PM #233622
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  utefansince79
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  We’re so short-manned, down FOUR QBs (if rumors of Wilson are true) and 2 of our best receivers.
  
  Hard to see any wins this season I’m afraid, unless defense scores few times.
  - 11/14/2024 at 12:25 PM #233624
    
    Rick Walker
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    Defense doesn’t score this year, they’ve made that apparent
- 11/14/2024 at 12:32 PM #233628
  
  Jim Vanderhoof
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  A victory or at least a close game will reveal the culture of the program. If Wilson can get a win it would be huge boost for him going forward and show his character as a leader.
- 11/14/2024 at 12:34 PM #233630
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  DataUte
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  I’ve learned that the answer to any question posed in a headline is usually: No.
- 11/14/2024 at 12:41 PM #233633
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  Jim Vanderhoof
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  Lots of eyeballs on this game being the early Fox time slot and CU. Exactly what players want.
- 11/14/2024 at 12:54 PM #233636
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  The Miami Ute
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  Well, I think I’ll have to break out my santeria/voodoo magic on the Utes’ behalf. Eagle knows what I’m talking about…he saw it happen in 2022…
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