So, I was listening to the radio and some guy from PAC-12 networks (Kennedy, I t

[Utah]

So, I was listening to the radio and some guy from PAC-12 networks (Kennedy, I think) was talking about how the PAC-12’s only hope at a playoff berth was Washington or Stanford.

So, I looked up the QB’s of Utah, Stanford, UCLA, Washington and Colorado (Colorado I put both their QB’s together), the top 3 RB’s of each team and the top 2 WR’s of each team. This is what I found:

QB’s:

62.5% – Troy Williams (Utah)
70.5% – Browning (Wash)
62% – Stanford
61% – Rosen (UCLA)
66% – Colorado (but Colorado is misleading. Luifau is really good. He was well over 70%. Their backup was in the 50% range)

Not too bad. Browning at Wash is by far the best, but Troy stacks up really well with the rest.

Yards:

993 – TW
904 – JB
402 – Stanford
1165 – JR
1218 – Colorado

Again, TW is right there with the rest. Stanford? Wow. We think Whitt set passing back? lol.

Total TD’s:

7 – TW
15 – JB
3 – Stanford
6 – JR
13 – Col

All over the place. Browning’s numbers are insane. But, Troy comes in third. Not too shabby.

QB Rating:

141.8 – TW
194.9 – JB
130.5 – Stanford
132 – JR
170-ish – Colorado

Again, Troy is right there in the thick of things.

What does all this mean? Who knows, but at least at this point, our QB is right in line with the other QB’s of the top teams in the PAC-12. Granted, we’ve faced the easiest schedule if you look at opponents record, BUT, that is misleading as well because USC has lost to Stanford, Utah and Alabama and BYU has lost to West Virginia, Utah and UCLA. No other two opponents have faced that tough of a schedule yet.

Washington has the next easiest schedule with opponets at 6-8.
Stanford: 5-5
UCLA: 9-6
Colorado: 8-6

UCLA may still be a very good team. Heck, they could win it all, as their losses are to an undefeated A&M and Stanford.

[Utah]

Top 3 Running Backs:

Utah top 3: 112 att/596 yards for a 5.3 average/carry and 5 TD’s.
Wash top 3: 114/681 for a 5.9 average and 3 TD.
Stan top 3: 107/552 for a 5.1 average and 3 TD.
UCLA top 3: 101/406 for a 4.0 average and 5 TD.
Colo top 3: 120/584 for a 4.8 average and 8 TD.

Again, Utah is right there in the thick of things. Not too bad considering that Shyne and Moss didn’t even really play vs SUU, Utah’s weakest opponent.

Our run game is just as good as any other team’s, and we’ve faced a tough BYU team and a tough USC team.

Whereas Washington has faced: Rutgers, Idaho, Portland State and Arizona. Wow, that is TERRIBLE. lol.

[Utah]

Top 2 WR’s:

Utah: 29 catches/500 yards, 17 yards a catch, 6 TD (and Butler-Byrd missed two games)
Wash: 29/464, 16 yds/catch, 9 TD
Stan: 22/231, 10 yds/catch, 3 TD
UCLA: 23/378, 16 yds/catch, 1 TD
Colo: 39/646, 16 yds/catch, 7 TD

Again, we are right there. And, Butler-Byrd is our second leading receiver and he missed SUU and BYU.

[Utah]

My takeaways:

Offensively, we are as good as any of the top teams in the conference. And, we’ve played maybe the toughest defensive teams so far. And Patrick and Butler-Byrd? Holy cow, we have some very, very good WR’s. VERY GOOD.

Stanford may be like Utah the last two years. Really good defensively, but if McCaffery (Booker) gets hurt, they may start losing a lot of games fast.

Who the frack knows what Washington is. They have looked amazing…vs HORRIBLE teams. This Friday will be fun. Stanford is battle tested but do not look great on offense. Washington looks amazing but isn’t tested at all.

Colorado…wow, you look good. But, Michigan worked you over and who knows what Oregon is.

UCLA could be for real. Or they could not. I was surprised at how bad Rosen has looked so far statistically. Same with UCLA’s run game. But, they have faced the best opponent’s record so far.

[UteStuckInSeattle]

Thanks for the info!

Utah is right there in the mix and can definitely compete for the P12 title.

What Utah’s chances hinge on are our ability to take care of the ball, continue to improve on offense, tighten up on defense and, for hells sake, stay healthy!

I we can come out of our pre-BYE schedule 8-1 or better (with that loss possibly coming from either UW or UCLA) then I like our chances at making it to the title game.

GO UTES!

[Wilson’s Mustache]

This is actually pretty interesting insight. Not to mention UW has had by far the easiest schedule in the PAC-12 so far.

Sefo might have been (is?) the best QB in the PAC12

[Anonymous]

The big mystery or problem is our KO returns. Utah is last in the PAC-12 with a 13 yard average. We’d be far better off if the returners took a touchback on every possible opportunity.

[Utah]

Yeah, our ST coverage teams have been terrible this year.

[ironman1315]

Our punt team has been pretty good, but that is mostly because Mitch the “holy hell that ball has contrails coming off of it I hope it doesn’t crater the field when it lands” Wishnowsky kicks the ball so hard I am surprised it isn’t flat by the time it lands.

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