Utes vs. Huskies official thread

[DrumNFeather]

The one turnover that is still stumping me is the Wynn pick in the beginning of the second quarter. On the 13, out of shotgun. No pressure. Wynn has a receiver behind the D and instead of throwing it high and over the D, he throws it straight to the Dback. I mean right to him. That could have put us up 14-7 or at least 10-7. That was a mood killer and the thing that just keeps bothering me that there was no excuse for it. Our wr had the D beat by a step and a fade may have worked and the OLine was holding the D's charge off so Whnn had time. That play is bothering me tonight because it was a huge momentum changer. That and allowing the fg at the end of the second quarter because of 30 yards in penalties, are making me play the "what if" game tonight. Those were 2 huge gifts to Washington.

I thought we took the wins out of washington's sails from the TD on the opening kickoff with the Wynn to Anderson TD. These 2 moments definitely gave Washington an edge heading into the second half.

The play calling seems to change in the redzone...stick with what is working for you...roll Wynn out, run some misdirections etc...

[OrangeUte]

The one turnover that is still stumping me is the Wynn pick in the beginning of the second quarter. On the 13, out of shotgun. No pressure. Wynn has a receiver behind the D and instead of throwing it high and over the D, he throws it straight to the Dback. I mean right to him. That could have put us up 14-7 or at least 10-7. That was a mood killer and the thing that just keeps bothering me that there was no excuse for it. Our wr had the D beat by a step and a fade may have worked and the OLine was holding the D's charge off so Whnn had time. That play is bothering me tonight because it was a huge momentum changer. That and allowing the fg at the end of the second quarter because of 30 yards in penalties, are making me play the "what if" game tonight. Those were 2 huge gifts to Washington.

I thought we took the wins out of washington's sails from the TD on the opening kickoff with the Wynn to Anderson TD. These 2 moments definitely gave Washington an edge heading into the second half.

[Portland Ute]

I think we should spare a thought or two for those poor guys who went to the game and are now watching Priesthood Session on tape delay. Rough night for them.

You don't even know the half of it...

[BoylenOver]

Don't try and take away my hope that Utah never wins another game again.

It's really too bad we only have one more game scheduled against BYU

[BigPiney]

Meh... It might take a couple years, but both BYU and Utah can compete in the big boy leagues. Give em a little time.

Don't try and take away my hope that Utah never wins another game again.

[byu71]

The enjoyment of watching Utah get thoroughly dominated at home by a mediocre Washington team was tempered by the knowledge that BYU is going to a Big 12 conference that is vastly superior to the PAC 12. We are in trouble. I truly thought Utah could compete in the PAC 12. It's sobering.

Yep, I am beginning to think this independence thing is going to be great. Utah has to play ASU and Pitt and some other BCS teams. We get Idaho, Idaho St. San Jose St. and New Mexico St. We could be 7-2 and crying we aren't in the top 25 while the poor Utes will struggle to have a break even record.

[USCoug]

I went to this game, since a friend of mine had some extra tickets and invited me. Here's my take for what it's worth:

Utah seemed to be moving the ball pretty well, but redzone turnovers killed them. Redzone turnovers nearly cost the Trojans the game with the Utes, it's just huge. Utah seemed to lose steam in the second half. Washington had a few nice plays, which came at the right time. I think the adjustment for Utah in the PAC is hopefully going to settle in. Hearing from Utah fans about how they would immediately dominate in the PAC was getting a bit old.

Good luck against ASU. You are going to need it.

[CardiacCoug]

Yes.

[LA Ute]

The enjoyment of watching Utah get thoroughly dominated at home by a mediocre Washington team was tempered by the knowledge that BYU is going to a Big 12 conference that is vastly superior to the PAC 12. We are in trouble. I truly thought Utah could compete in the PAC 12. It's sobering.

Yeah, it is sobering, but it might not be as bleak as all that. Maybe it's only half as bleak. We need some more games before we know how wide the divide is. I think the biggest problem might be depth, just as Meyer always used to say and Whit still says. Our 1's may - may - be able to hold their own, but the dropoff at the 2 level seems pretty steep.

[LiveCoug]

The enjoyment of watching Utah get thoroughly dominated at home by a mediocre Washington team was tempered by the knowledge that BYU is going to a Big 12 conference that is vastly superior to the PAC 12. We are in trouble. I truly thought Utah could compete in the PAC 12. It's sobering.

Meh... It might take a couple years, but both BYU and Utah can compete in the big boy leagues. Give em a little time.

[BlueHair]

People keep saying that like it's a done deal. Did I miss something?

Yes.

[EuropeanFootballMale]

The enjoyment of watching Utah get thoroughly dominated at home by a mediocre Washington team was tempered by the knowledge that BYU is going to a Big 12 conference that is vastly superior to the PAC 12. We are in trouble. I truly thought Utah could compete in the PAC 12. It's sobering.

People keep saying that like it's a done deal. Did I miss something?

[BlueHair]

The enjoyment of watching Utah get thoroughly dominated at home by a mediocre Washington team was tempered by the knowledge that BYU is going to a Big 12 conference that is vastly superior to the PAC 12. We are in trouble. I truly thought Utah could compete in the PAC 12. It's sobering.

[LA Ute]

Please, I haven't seen any Ute fans claiming that the momentum wasn't turned by the turnovers in the BYU game. Of course the turnovers turned the momentum. What you have is Ute fans combating the complete horseshit from BYU fans that every turnover was completely because of BYU and Utah had nothing to do with a 54-10 victory.

Seems to me that the team that makes the fewest mistakes usually wins. Utah made lots of mistakes tonight (I counted 6 TOs, one that turned immediately into a TD and two others in the WU redzone as we were about to score) and Washington hardly made any mistakes. To me that means they outplayed us and thus won the game. They deserved to win. I just hope this game can be an important moment in the team's and the program's growth.

[byu71]

Wow. I got home when the game was in the fourth quarter, turned on the game to catch the score, and was shocked. I really thought that Utah would take this one. Sorry to all the Utah fans.

Is anyone in the state of Utah excited about college football this season?

The good thing about being in a BCS conference is you really can look forward to next week. The Utes can claim they are better than they showed and have a chance for redemption next week. I would be excited, although nervous, for the ASU game.

Us, we can blow out San Jose St. and still wonder if we are better than we showed so far.