11-06-2021, 09:28 AM
(11-06-2021, 09:16 AM)PVTree Wrote: I attended the game and stayed to the bitter end. I doubt attendance was more than 10k.
From the first drive, it was easy to tell it was not going to be our night. Utah tan for 8+ yards per rush. When they needed to pass, their QB had plenty of time to pick an open receiver.
My group began to consider a play for no loss by us as a win. A first down was a big deal as we were unable to move the ball. I thought we were heading for a 30 point loss (didn't think we would get there by halftime).
We started going for small victories such as not getting shutout (yay, we accomplished that!) and we outscored the Utes in the 3rd quarter (7-0). At the end, we were hoping for Patu to get in the game (couldn't do worse) and we got to see it.
Completely disheartening game. We were badly beaten in every phase of the game. We started getting chippy (a couple of near fights). Seeing McKee on a crutch makes it hard to believe he will be ready for the River Rodents. In that case, I'm all for starting Patu to see what he can do. West is not a Division 1 QB. He's proven that everytime he gets on the field. Sanders is strictly a running QB. No choice but to go with Patu.
Only bright side that comes to mind is that it was easy to park and get out after the game.
If you really want to get disheartened about the upcoming game with OSU, consider the fact they beat Utah in Corvallis a couple of weeks ago.
I realize comparative scores don't mean much (especially in the Pac-12 this year), but still...

