Cornellcoug wrote:
Here is an article that lists both Utah and UCLA as potential rising stars or next year's Missouri. http://cfn.scout.com/2/734343.html
"Utah- ...loaded with the Mountain West's best offensive line, a fantastic backfield, with QB Brian Johnson and RB Darrell Mack returning, and the defense welcoming back three of the four starting defensive backs from the league's best pass defense... the team will be really, really good."
Max Hall was vastly superior to Brian Johnson last season.
Unga was better than Mack, and had more skill and experience behind him (Tonga, Vakapuna, plus DiLuigi this coming season).
BYU, it should be easy to say, had the best O-line last season and will again this season.
Statistically, I'm pretty sure that Utah's pass defense was among the bottom half of the MWC last season, and BYU was in the top (along with TCU and Wyoming). This should be easy to settle with some statistics from the end of last season.