Originally Posted by
Joe_Shabadoo
I understand the issues with Utah; those were in my thought process as well. Believe me, I know. John Hays is not a competent D-1 QB, but, last season against Boise in the MAACO Bowl nonwithstanding, Kyle Whittingham is a master planner when time is on his side. Norm Chow is still a great offensive mind -- he's just having to make due with a paucity of talent at the QB position with Wynn going down early in the season. Utah's receiving corps. is extremely talented, and go almost 8-deep. So, if outside chance meets a bit of execution in the passing game, Utah can put up some splash plays. They're rooted in a strong offensive and defensive front, though. I also believe that the veer concept is just similar enough between the last 10 years of game-planning for Fisher DeBerry and Troy Calhoun's iteration on the triple-option so as to get this defense back up to speed with Tech's philosophy. I revere what Paul Johnson does as a coach, and for his demeanor, but until he can get back to that seminal moment of fielding the right QB for his attack such as when he put his trust in Josh Nesbitt or Kaipo back in the West Point days, Tevin Washington will have this team way behind schedule and drive counts. Utah's defense is damn-good, and their D-line rotation is robust. I like getting a good return on the moneyline here.