At least they held there at the end. Before the season began I had them going 8-4 and figured they would more likely finish 7-5 than 9-3. I figured there was no chance at 10-2. USC has way more talented recruits, it was on the road and the injuries byu is dealing with are pretty crazy. Last night they were down Isaac Rex (great starting tight end), Neil Pau'u (leading receiver), Gunner Romney (one of their top receivers), Harris Lachance (starting lineman), Barrington (starting lineman), James empey (starting lineman and all american candidate). Puka got banged up, Algier got banged up and was unable to finish the game. Thats just the injuries on offense. (I think im missing another O-lineman injury too)
I dont think its been a atypical year. USC is usually a measuring stick for us but they were really bad, still not sure why they let Helton go so early in the season. It happened that our two biggest threats in the south were home games(ucla and arizona state, ucla was missing their qb). I think Utah still has a lot to prove in the conference title game. The south winner history in that game is abysmal. Hopefully a ton of Ute fans go and it will feel like a home game.
I don't know if the Utes can travel that well but Utah State definitely can. The Aggies are playing the Aztecs in Carson, which is 2 hours away from San Diego. It is easy for visiting teams to make that stadium feel like a home game. Just ask the Chargers.
