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I dare think that if USC, Oklahoma or Auburn played Utah this year, Utah loses by 3 to 5 touchdowns.

It would be fun to find out.

Utah's offense is first rate, and can compete against anyone in the country. Utah will score at least 30 points against any team in the country. On the other hand, Utah would struggle defensively against a team that has a strong running game complemented by tall outsized receivers. Even at that, the defensive secondary are fast and have good hands (which has helped the Utes achieve a remarkable turnover ratio). If Utah scores 30 points, you're saying they would lose 51-30 or 65-30.

Those kind of lopsided scores would require a weaker Utah defense than it has and a lot more turnovers than its offense is accustomed to giving up. I don't see it. A more likely score would be 35-30.

Just three weeks ago everyone was talking about what a juggernaut Wisconsin was. In retrospect, a lot of that was reflected glory from the fabulous history of its conference.

I'm not saying the SEC, ACC, Big 10, and Big 12 aren't great, tough conferences. They certainly are. But I think there's a lot of wasted talent on some of the teams, too. And sometimes the hype about particular teams is just that: hype.