Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Utah 2014 Preview

What are your honest expectations of the Utah team in 2014?  Most people expect the Utes to get to a bowl game.  I hope that is more of a hope than an expectation.  But let's examine the schedule.  The Utes should beat Idaho State and Fresno State at home.  They should also beat Washington State at home and Colorado on the road.  In order for Utah to go to a bowl game in 2014, the Utes will have to win games that they are not expected to win.

Yes, they beat Stanford at home last year.  But if they had also beaten Washington State on the road, a game that they should have won, they would have gone bowling.  In addition to winning games that no one expects them to win, they should also win the games that they are supposed to win. 

Utah may end up with the toughest schedule in the country in 2014.  But if they do not win at least 6 games, they will be searching for a new coach in 2015?  Maybe.  Kyle Whittingham is the same guy who led the team to an undefeated 2008.  That will probably not go noticed.  This is a what have you done for me lately world.  And what has Coach Whit done lately?

But going back to 2008.  You looked at the schedule and thought that Utah was probably going to finish the regular season 9-3.  They were taking on Michigan in the Big House.  They had TCU and they had Max Hall and the same Cougars who beat them the two seasons prior.  Not only did Utah win these three games, but also surprised Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.  All that Utah needs to do in 2014 is find 2 more games they can win.

Thursday
Aug. 28
Bengals Idaho State Bengals
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
8:30 p.m. MT
Pac-12 Networks
Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Sept. 6
Bulldogs Fresno State Bulldogs
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
1:00 p.m. MT
Pac-12 Networks
Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Sept. 13
--- Open Date --- ---
Saturday
Sept. 20
Wolverines at Michigan Wolverines
Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Sept. 27
Cougars Washington State Cougars (HC)
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Oct. 4
Bruins at UCLA Bruins
Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Oct. 11
--- Open Date --- ---
Thursday
Oct. 16
Beavers at Oregon State Beavers
Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR
8:00 p.m. MT
FOX Sports 1
Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Oct. 25
Trojans USC Trojans
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Nov. 1
Sun Devils at Arizona State Sun Devils
Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ
TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Nov. 8
Ducks Oregon Ducks
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Nov. 15
Cardinal at Stanford Cardinal
Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA
TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Nov. 22
Wildcats Arizona Wildcats
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Nov. 29
Buffaloes at Colorado Buffaloes
Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
TBA Buy
Tickets

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