2012 College Football Futures Play of the Year

2012 CFB Futures Play of the Year

Large Risk = Large Opportunity

2012 COLLEGE FOOTBALL FUTURES PLAY
PACIFIC-12 “CONFERENCE of CHAMPIONS” 

Seldom does Media Day provide any NEW revelations, as 
PAC-12 Coaches & Players proved once again yesterday with: 
“M.O.T.S.” (More Of The Same)

The general conclusion from the overall narrative yesterday?

Despite collective efforts of PAC-12 Writers to facilitate equivalent coverage, & 
Try as they might to remain somewhat impartial & 
Including all PAC-12 Teams in overall reporting

Most discussions & focus inevitably dovetailed into 
Everything associated with 
The 2 undisputed, unilaterally favored Divisional PAC-12 Teams:

• Southern California Trojans -175 Odds to Win PAC-12 Title
• Oregon Ducks +160 Odds to Win PAC-12 Title

Obviously, opens door to payout possibility... 
IF a LEGIT Darkhorse team exists among PAC-12’s ten “small-chips”

Does it? For my money, it does…in Salt Lake City

2012 UTAH UTES

Simply put, Utah has a helluvalot going for them in 2012

• UU experience on all 3 sides of ball
• UU talent on all 3 sides of ball
• UU depth on all 3 sides of ball
• Few (if any) significant UU team weaknesses
• UU superb, established coaching 
• UU better than good...GREAT Schedule

EXPERIENCE?

UU tied for 5TH Most (FBS) SR’s in 2-Deep (15)

OFFENSE?

Biggest Question about Utes in 2011:
How much can Utah improve Offensively?

Hard to imagine a Team such as the 8-5 Utes of 2011
Putting up the worst Offensive Yardage output in the PAC-12 

Yet, UU was #12 of 12 (#104 FBS | 298 Avg Conf)
Though, Utah Offense was LAST in the PAC-12 in Total Offense 

UU was hampered w/o QB Jordan Winn for much of 2011 
UTAH Jr Winn Returns in 2012 for Year-4 in SLC

UU also returns remarkable 96% of 2011 O-Ydg Output (#2 FBS)

ACE IN THE HOLE?

UU brings back PAC-12’s TOP Returning Yardage Runner 
UTAH Sr RB 5-8 | 186 John White (1520 Yds last year)

O-LINE?

ALL UU’s OL’s are Upperclassmen 
3 SENIOR VETS & 2 Serviceable Jr Tackles

With Utah’s offense almost certain to succeed,
How will Utah’s Defense perform?

DEFENSE?

Utah Defense returns 7 of 11 Starters
FROM the PAC-12 TOP Scoring Defense 

Phil Steele lists Utah’s DL #1 in the PAC-12
If 2012 is anything like 2011, 
Utah’s D will be exceedingly difficult for PAC-12 Offenses to navigate thru 

SPECIAL TEAMS? 

UU Returns SR Kicker (Peterson) 
UU Returns SR Punter (Sellwood)

TRUMP CARD?

GEM of the 2012 Utah Season? 
GREAT SCHEDULE

• UTAH SKIPS Oregon
• UTAH PLAYS Southern California in Salt Lake City 
• UTAH PLAYS RIVAL BYU in Salt Lake City

UPSETS?

Another contributing factor:

PAC-12 South Rival So Cal Trojans’ 
SC’s inevitable propensity to lose at least 1 game/year to a heavy underdog
(& SC still has a few questions at RB) 

COACHING?

Pure Game Management Skills, 
SC Kiffin is playing checkers to UU Whittingham’s Chess
(Humble Opinion)

Again, this is just a calculated play, based on so many UU positives here 
Weighed vs. Utah’s overwhelming underdog odds 

2 UNIT | 2012 CFB Futures Play of the Year
PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE WINNER
UTAH UTES +2500 (sportsbook.ag)

All the best, guys.