This will be the best game, but ESPN will be pumping the crappy South Carolina game and the later USC game against Hawaii. I could see either team winning, and it should be close. I give the edge to Utah because it is at home and Pitt is starting a new QB, but if Dion Lewis is able to rip off some big runs then Utah could be in trouble.

Really. These are completely objective votes.

I wonder if Utah will do well once the conference games get started here. They might even come in fourth.

Sounds reasonable and could go either way. I don’t expect a blowout from either team.

I think people underestimate Pitt’s talent, especially on offense. They have not been great in first games, at Utah will be tough so . . .

Given Pitt plays at Utah I think Utah maybe has an edge that on a neutral field I’d say was a push.

Thing about Utah was they did not have a bad offense last year, but they had too many series of absolute futility that looked unimaginative play-calling wise—tons of three and outs in big games that left the opposing D fresh and with great morale. They have not picked up a new OC so Brian Johnson will have to have a huge impact coaching-wise for them to have improved measurably, and they have to keep their D off the field more.

One other item: Pitt got about 10% of the penalties Utah does (in games I watched at least)—that could be trouble for da Utes.

to Pitt fan sites to make it even

Utah does not have an ESPN contract (nor does the MWC).

The game will be on the nationally distributed versus.

Any word on where ESPN Gameday will start the season? ESPN has picked games they don’t have the rights to.