Utah vs. Arizona 9/11
Obviously I am not a homer, I think Arizona will be a better team this year, but not by much, and when it comes to money I don't let my personal emotions become involved. That said, Utah will beat Arizona by more than 13 bank on it. If Utah can put up points early and their D can hold Bell to under 100 yds, this will then put pressure on the pass game and Heavner who is very inexperienced at QB. If this happens I predict he will fold like a house of cards similar to the OSU/Boise St. situation tonight. He will start to force and throw interceptions. Similar to OSU he has very few recivers that he can work. I predict all of Arizonas completions will be to 3 different people one of whom is Bell ... thats it.
The key is for Utah to work the run game and then pass over the secondary. U of A has two freshmen starters here, they're fairly fast but don't have a lot of experience. If this happens and U of A gets down by a couple of touchdowns early it's game over. The offense will force and make mistakes. I have watched Heavner play for 2 years now and I think he has a long way to go. (Personally I would rather see Ohara at the QB postion. I believe he has more talent and would be better for AZ in the future) Arizona has had trouble with the QB position for a few years now and I don't believe this year will be any different.
The bright spots for Arizona are their coaching (Stoops has made some positive changes and their defensive coach was at Utah last year). This will give them some inside knowledge on Utah that may prove helpful. Secondly their run game does seem to be slightly improved along with the O line, but I don't think this will be enough to cover against Utah here. Listen to me or fade me but that is my analysis. We'll see if I was right in less than 24 hrs.
I'm looking for a 31 to 13 Utah victory.
Obviously I am not a homer, I think Arizona will be a better team this year, but not by much, and when it comes to money I don't let my personal emotions become involved. That said, Utah will beat Arizona by more than 13 bank on it. If Utah can put up points early and their D can hold Bell to under 100 yds, this will then put pressure on the pass game and Heavner who is very inexperienced at QB. If this happens I predict he will fold like a house of cards similar to the OSU/Boise St. situation tonight. He will start to force and throw interceptions. Similar to OSU he has very few recivers that he can work. I predict all of Arizonas completions will be to 3 different people one of whom is Bell ... thats it.
The key is for Utah to work the run game and then pass over the secondary. U of A has two freshmen starters here, they're fairly fast but don't have a lot of experience. If this happens and U of A gets down by a couple of touchdowns early it's game over. The offense will force and make mistakes. I have watched Heavner play for 2 years now and I think he has a long way to go. (Personally I would rather see Ohara at the QB postion. I believe he has more talent and would be better for AZ in the future) Arizona has had trouble with the QB position for a few years now and I don't believe this year will be any different.
The bright spots for Arizona are their coaching (Stoops has made some positive changes and their defensive coach was at Utah last year). This will give them some inside knowledge on Utah that may prove helpful. Secondly their run game does seem to be slightly improved along with the O line, but I don't think this will be enough to cover against Utah here. Listen to me or fade me but that is my analysis. We'll see if I was right in less than 24 hrs.
I'm looking for a 31 to 13 Utah victory.
