I've been racking my brain to try to find an explanation why the Utes would let an important game like the game last week vs Oregon get away from them. Oregon should have not won but they did. Why? It was a combination of basically 2 things. First, Utah seemed to lack concentration and focus. That's something like the flu that goes around among the players. I don't know who started it but it spread like wildfire around the team and almost everyone's game was off. Second, Oregon's defense played well. I see this in part at least as a response to the first reason because Oregon players noticed that Utah was vulnerable and it caught on. Everyone has a bad day once in a while and for the Utes last Saturday was a bad day.
At some point the confusion will lift. It's a matter of time. But the team could still be vulnerable to it recurring again and what triggers it could be anything, a stupid mistake etc. Anyone with some experience playing organized sports knows what I'm talking about. It's a head trip like a slump. But the thing to remember is that most teams are subject to an occasional funk.
That being said, I like...
Colorado -10/Utah
Liufau is good for a couple of TDs running the ball himself, maybe more.
At home the Buffs are a force to be reckoned with. They take no prisoners.
After a season has gone by, I am impressed with the completeness coach
MacIntyre has created. Hardly a weakness on the whole team.
More to come...
OR St. +3½, USC -17, CAL +3½ and SDSU -11½ to call them as I see them now.
At some point the confusion will lift. It's a matter of time. But the team could still be vulnerable to it recurring again and what triggers it could be anything, a stupid mistake etc. Anyone with some experience playing organized sports knows what I'm talking about. It's a head trip like a slump. But the thing to remember is that most teams are subject to an occasional funk.
That being said, I like...
Colorado -10/Utah
Liufau is good for a couple of TDs running the ball himself, maybe more.
At home the Buffs are a force to be reckoned with. They take no prisoners.
After a season has gone by, I am impressed with the completeness coach
MacIntyre has created. Hardly a weakness on the whole team.
More to come...
OR St. +3½, USC -17, CAL +3½ and SDSU -11½ to call them as I see them now.
