Season Predictions for the Locals (Post 3 of 3)

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- 08/10/2018 at 2:50 PM #62825
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  UteThunder
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  Here is how I see the season playing out for the three local schools . . .
  
  And finally, Utah
  
  vs Weber State – W
  
  @ Northern Illinois – W
  
  vs Washington – W
  
  @ Washington State – W
  
  @ Stanford – L
  
  vs Arizona – W
  
  vs USC – W
  
  @ UCLA – W
  
  @ Arizona State – W
  
  vs Oregon – L
  
  @ Colorado – W
  
  vs BYU – W
  
  Overall Record: 10-2 – I’ve been slowly coming around on our potential for this year. I think that Washington game is what sets us up for a big year. We were so close to beating them last year, I just have to believe we pull off the upset at home this year. Stanford and Oregon are both winnable games, but I just can’t see us going undefeated. Likewise, the USC game is certainly lose-able. The rest of our conference opponents should be somewhere between mediocre and bad so I feel comfortable that we win those. Assuming we stay relatively healthy, I think we go 9-3 at worst.
- 08/10/2018 at 2:55 PM #62826
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  EagleMountainUte
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- 08/10/2018 at 3:08 PM #62830
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- 08/10/2018 at 3:17 PM #62832
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  Ute Bc
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  Man do I love that optimism!!!
  
  I am VERY nervous about the Washington game. They have reloaded, their QB returns and Sports Illustrated has them at #4 in the country. That will be a season-defining game in my opinion for both teams.
  - 08/10/2018 at 3:24 PM #62834
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    EagleMountainUte
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    I don’t think Peterson liked Utah early in the year like that. It is a hard schedule for Utah still but early upsets at Home have been done before.
    - 08/10/2018 at 4:21 PM #62847
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      Johnny80
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      BGU- wasn’t our upset over #5Stanford something like week 4? I just remember the opening kickoff/play and Stanford scoring. I thought to myself that it would be a long afternoon. We took them to the wire. So awesome. One of my top five memories in RES/ Rice stadium.
      - 08/10/2018 at 4:41 PM #62850
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        EagleMountainUte
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        Slaying Giants
        
        IMO that game is why you never fire Whitt and it elevated Wilson to top five QB in Utah football history.
  - 08/10/2018 at 4:29 PM #62849
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    UteThunder
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    More season defining for us than for them, in my opinion.
    
    Win or lose that game, Washington will just chug along to the North title.
    
    If we win, the implication for us is that we are legit contenders for the South and Pac-12. If we lose, we are behind in the race from the get go and doubts can creep in that we aren’t quite good enough.
- 08/10/2018 at 6:22 PM #62855
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  noneyadb
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  Pac-12 Football – Each team’s toughest three-game stretch in 2018
  
  UA—USC, Cal, Utah
  ASU—Stan, USC, Utah
  Cal—UW, WSU, USC
  CU—ASU, USC, UW
  UO—Stan, Cal, UW
  OSU—USC, Stan, UW
  Stan—UO, ND, Utah
  UCLA—UO, ASU, USC
  USC—Stan, TX, WSU
  Utah—Stan, UA, USC
  UW—UCLA, UO, CU
  WSU—UO, Stan, Cal
  
  — SuperWest Sports (@SuperWestSports) August 10, 2018
  
  Utah catches Stanford, UA, and ASU all on back end of difficult stretches.
  - 08/10/2018 at 6:27 PM #62857
    
    noneyadb
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    Have to disagree with Washington’s stretch. @Auburn, North Dakota, @Utah should be tougher than @UCLA, @UO, CU
    - 08/10/2018 at 6:54 PM #62861
      
      EagleMountainUte
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      Yeah that makes no sense at all Kelly is going to take some lumps again this year.
    - 08/10/2018 at 7:35 PM #62867
      
      RedLine
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      Was looking at the Trojan’s schedule for 3 game stretches. Gotta say, their schedule looks easy compared to Utah’s this year. Not gonna bitch after their scheduled bye week from last year. But assuming Texas is overhyped, here’s hoping Cal raises some eyebrows on expectation. Guess the old axiom is relevant, wanna be the best, gotta beat the best. Go Utes.
      - 08/11/2018 at 9:10 AM #62897
        
        Utah
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        Their schedule is so easy. It’s why I think Helton is fires if they don’t win the PAC-12 or even make the playoffs.
    - 08/10/2018 at 7:55 PM #62869
      
      UteThunder
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      I think it is hard to select any stretch that includes an FCS opponent.
      - 08/11/2018 at 1:31 AM #62880
        
        noneyadb
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        Which team does UW score more points against North Dakota, UCLA, or Colorado?
        
        08/11/2018 at 10:01 AM #62902
        
        UteThunder
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        Which of those three teams does UW play their 2nd and 3rd string most of the 2nd half while trying to just run the clock out without embarrassing their overmatched opponent?
        
        UCLA and Colorado would both beat North Dakota pretty easily.
- 08/11/2018 at 8:06 PM #62958
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  UtMtBiker
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  I like it but I swap the Washington and Stanford win and loss. I also think we lose to UCS but win the south with USC dropping a couple early with the new QB.
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