Have to disagree with you Dante.
CSU is 2-2, with wins coming against Cal (good win, but really should have lost that one) and 31-7 vs. Weber State (D1AA). Losses to CU 42-35 (CU not good this year) and Miami OH at home last week 41-21.
Everyone knows about Bradlee Van Pelt and he is a good player, but CSU's Achillies heel is they just do not have much of a defense. Throw out Weber State and teams are averaging more than 35 PPG on them. The Rams' offense is merely good, not great.
With Utah's power running game, I believe they can control the clock and field position in this one. I can't help but think that the line is a result of both teams comparative success against Cal (CSU 2 pt win on road, Utah 7 pt win at home).
Lubick is a good coach, but sometimes I think he gets more credit than he deserves. His team's laurels rest mainly on beating CU 3 of the last 5 years, but seems as if the Rams annually run out of gas as the season goes on )witness last year's loss to UNLV in the final reg season game, then that pitiful bowl performance vs. TCU). Not to mention Hughes Stadium only seats roughly 32K and is not exactly the most intimidating of locales.
Good luck if you play the Rams, but I am already on the Utes +7 in this one.
Also forgot to mention that the last game Utah has played was Sept 11, meaning they have had 16 days to prepare for the Rams.
CSU is 2-2, with wins coming against Cal (good win, but really should have lost that one) and 31-7 vs. Weber State (D1AA). Losses to CU 42-35 (CU not good this year) and Miami OH at home last week 41-21.
Everyone knows about Bradlee Van Pelt and he is a good player, but CSU's Achillies heel is they just do not have much of a defense. Throw out Weber State and teams are averaging more than 35 PPG on them. The Rams' offense is merely good, not great.
With Utah's power running game, I believe they can control the clock and field position in this one. I can't help but think that the line is a result of both teams comparative success against Cal (CSU 2 pt win on road, Utah 7 pt win at home).
Lubick is a good coach, but sometimes I think he gets more credit than he deserves. His team's laurels rest mainly on beating CU 3 of the last 5 years, but seems as if the Rams annually run out of gas as the season goes on )witness last year's loss to UNLV in the final reg season game, then that pitiful bowl performance vs. TCU). Not to mention Hughes Stadium only seats roughly 32K and is not exactly the most intimidating of locales.
Good luck if you play the Rams, but I am already on the Utes +7 in this one.
Also forgot to mention that the last game Utah has played was Sept 11, meaning they have had 16 days to prepare for the Rams.
