We had 8 guys miss all or part of the game last night. Also, Rose our potential backup QB is out. I cannot remember ever having that many guys on our team miss a game, even at mid-season.
The good news is that, as far as I know – none of these injuries are season-ending injuries. Can we continue to beat good teams without these guys? Probably not.
However, the silver lining to this is that guys are getting some valuable experience. I doubt there will be a lot of lineup changes for the Baylor game. But, If we can get most of them back by UCLA, we could still have an excellent season.
When I think about what our front seven were able to do (missing 4 key guys) I am astonished. We have now given valuable playing time to guys who may not have otherwise had the opportunity. Our depth is getting even better. In 1993 we had a ton of injuries. Guys got to play key minutes and developed into very good players. We reaped the benefits in the magical 1994 season.
Can we beat Baylor with 8-9 guys missing? It won’t be easy.
Go Utes!!!