My $0.02:
Football, as a team game, has some parallels to golf as an individual game. All aspects must be at championship level to bring home a championship, and consistently.
Football has the big three: offense, defense, special teams. Each of these consist of more sub-aspects, like blocking, catching, throwing, timing, selling fakes, etc on offense and defense and special teams each have their sub-parts as well.
Golf is similar with driving, irons, and short game. Each has sub-parts as well. The difference, obviously, being every aspect contained within a single individual versus 11+ indivuduals coordinating into a single team.
The point is that anyone who has played either, or any complex game for that matter, knows that every part and sub-part must be “on” consistently to compete and win a championship. Inconsistency to any significant degree in any one part or sub-part decreases those chances.
If driving is just slightly off on one or two holes a round, that could be the difference between 1st and 10th. Same with punting or catching or tackling etc.
Golfers know how frustrating it can be to have days when driving and irons are deadly, but 5 footers are just slightly off. Then another day everything but 10-50 yards out are deadly.
The Utes have some of that going on, but it is generally limited to one or two aspects. Otherwise, consistency is generally damn high.
So it comes down to maintaining what is “on” while also boosting what is inconsistent. I have zero doubt that Whit is fully aware and working on those inconsistencies. And this fall we’ll get to see if the latest iteration of potential improvements works.
We are so very very close. Just lots of parts and sub-parts that all need to be on for an entire season.
Utah @ 
Oklahoma State 
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