Diary of a Utah Fan

The Streak is over.

Going into the Vegas Bowl against Boise State I knew it was going to be tough. Boise St. had everything going for it this year. Outside of a couple botched field goals they could have been playing for the BCS Championship. Instead they were playing the Utes. Lucky us...

When the game started there was a weird vibe. The Utes D was fired up and quickly caused a fumble giving us the ball in the red zone to start the game. It was just the break the Utes needed. A chance to take an early lead. Then the offense sputtered. The FG was missed and the opportunity to start on top was gone.

The next series the Utes had another chance to score. But this time Brooks dropped the ball. He was wide open and he dropped the ball. It could have been 10-0, but no such luck. Our missed chances were mounting.

From Yahoo!

After an INT the Utes were again poised to head into the end zone. But after a huge penalty (another theme for the game) we could only settle for a field goal and a 3-0 lead. When you should be up by at least 13 or more and you're only on top by 3 that's a problem. Just like that the game changed.

Boise got on track and never looked back as the Utes turned the ball over repeatedly. When we finally made a good play, it was brought back with a holding penalty. In the end we couldn't hang with the Broncos and the final was 26-3. An ugly way to end a pretty good year.

And so it ends.  The 2010 season had some tremendous highs, and some ridiculous lows.  I never thought this team could reach number 5 in the polls.  Now I'm sure they'll finish just out of the top 25.  I guess where they're ranked doesn't really matter at this point.

This season was all about preparation.  Getting ready for the Pac 12.   There are some big questions going forward into the new league.  Questions about Jordan Wynn.  Is he a leader?  Can he perform in the big game?  Question abou the offense.  Will our conservative play calling work about the big boys (don't think so)? What about running back?  Will we have the athletes to compete with the likes of Arizona, USC, Oregon, Stanford?

It's been a great year and it will be fun to see how things change as we move into the big time of college football.  GO UTES!