I wasn't terribly surprised with that loss. A first-year QB playing his first real road game in one of the loudest stadiums in the country, and it showed...especially in the first half. I'm still not sold on Cain (dude can't throw downfield worth a lick), but I'll reserve judgement to see if/how he improves this year. Honestly though, I'm not all that dissapointed. We played one of the worst games I've seen in a long time, and were still in a position to pull that one out at the end. I think most Ute fans were predicting 2-3 losses this year, and this was one of them.
We all knew the 16-game win streak had to end sometime. It's just been so damn long since it's happened (our last loss was in 2007) that I forgot how much it sucks!
That's one of the biggest differences between programs like Utah and Bama. When we lose the conference POY at QB, our entire receiving corps, 3 NFL picks on defense (including 2 corners), the best kicker/punter in the nation, and both our offensive and defensive coordinators, we simply don't have the horses to reload the way you guys can. But don't worry, we're on the "every 4 years" plan with the BCS. We'll be back again in 2012.
BTW, nice win for you guys today. Good luck against Arkansas next week!