Utah Utes mailbag: How would Utah's basketball programs fair in the Big 12?
Plus: How would basketball fair in the Big 12, who may leave for the NFL Draft, the Ja’Quinden Jackson experiment, and more
I’m watching this team, I’m asking questions, I’m absorbing the answers, I’m looking at and dissecting statistics, and I can’t help but think that something is missing. I can’t put my finger on it, but there is something off, even as the Utes have smashed four consecutive opponents after the loss at Florida.
Hypothetically, let’s say Utah leaves the Pac-12 for the Big 12. It wouldn’t leave alone, so let’s also say that Colorado, Arizona and Arizona State leave, pushing the Big 12 to 16 teams, assuming no more defections on that end. Honest question: Would that be regular enough? Four times in a 13-year span, with near-annual NCAA Tournaments sandwiched around them?Q: “Utah still has a very young two-deep. Other than Clark Phillips III, what other non-seniors might leave early for the NFL Draft? It doesn’t seem Rising is having an “early entry” type season relative to other QBs nationally.
For what it’s worth, an exact recovery timetable, which could help make this decision for Kuithe, remains unknown. A: With college basketball’s opening night looming on Nov. 7, I received a bunch of questions similar to this for the mailbag , so let’s do one of them. I think 7-4 is the floor, but let’s say 8-3 against that 11-game OOC slate. Is Utah going to be better than the 4-16 mark it put up against the Pac-12 last winter? On paper, I think this roster is better than going 12-19 overall, but I also thought last season’s roster on paper was better than 11-20 overall.
Q: “Isn’t Sagarin far better than a human poll? Who is smarter than a computer? At least for this week.” - @VegasUteUtah is No. 11 in both the AP Top 25 and AFCA Coaches Poll this week, but the Sagarin Ratings? The Sagarin Ratings have the Utes slotted at No. 4 this week, while this week’s opponent, UCLA is No. 32. Of course, the Bruins are 18th in the AP Poll and 19th in the Coaches Poll.
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