What I Want, What I Expect – Oregon

We find ourselves once again facing a Friday afternoon, slowly watching the clock turn to Saturday night. What do you get for it? My list of what I want to see, and what I expect to see, from Utah at Oregon:

What I want:
1. Travis Wilson starting and staying healthy for the entire game;
2. 300+ yards passing;
3. 150+ yards rushing, 100+ of which coming from Booker;
4. +2 turnover margin;
5. No open Oregon receivers behind our DBs;
6. Oregon at less than 100 yards rushing, and less than 300 yards passing;
7. And, naturally, a Utah win.

What I expect:
1. Travis Wilson will start, and hopefully stay healthy throughout. I will be nervously waiting until he takes his first big hit, however.
2. We will get 250+ yards passing, but not 300+. I want to believe our offense is vastly improved, and that Oregon’s defense is suspect, but until I see it I’m just not sure about it.
3. We will get 100+ yards rushing, but I don’t expect it to be much more than 100 and it won’t all come from Booker. Oregon’s defense will be playing Booker first, quarterback run second, and passing third.
4. I expect we will get 1 or 2 turnovers, but give up 1 or 2 turnovers….making us even on the turnover margin.
5. I expect our DBs will get beat at least twice, even if the passes don’t connect. I think it has happened every game this year.
6. I expect our defense will hold Oregon to under 100 yards rushing, and under 300 yards passing, but it will be close on both counts.
7. I expect Utah will win a hard fought, perhaps ugly at times, battle.

Utah 34, OU 24.

Book it!