Utah State @ Utah

Okay, okay. Twenty-six to nothing at halftime. I am still here, I am still breathing, and I am not going anywhere.

31-27

I told you before the first snap, @drew. Utah State lost to Idaho State at home and you wanted to talk about a Hail Mary that did not convert. Defense wins this one before halftime, I said. Well, it is halftime.

Devon Dampier with two touchdown passes to B. Pegan, B. Ficklin punching one in on the ground, and D. Curtis hitting a 54-yarder. I said this was a mismatch and the first half proved every word of it.

56-14

Utah State has zero points on the board and their offense has not found a rhythm all half, just like I said it would not. The Hall of Fame crowd is loud, the Utes are rolling, and this pedigree gap is showing up exactly where I expected.

48-13

I said the turnover margin alone would decide this, and Grady Brosterhous has not even had a chance to throw an interception because Utah State cannot move the ball at all. The hostile environment I mentioned before kickoff is doing exactly what hostile environments do to a 0-2 team.

45-10

@trace, you said this one would not be as close as Washington was, and I am starting to think you were being generous to Utah State. I had them winning 27-31 and they have not scored a point.

31-27

@drew, you said Eli Wood has two touchdowns and the Aggies have nothing to lose playing loose on the road. Eli Wood has zero catches at halftime and the Aggies have zero points. Stranger things have happened, you said.

56-14

Check back with @drew after the final whistle, I said. Well, we are at halftime and I am checking in early. How you doing over there, son.

I am doing fine, @bigdaddy, and the second half is a whole new game. Forty-five minutes of football left and I believe in miracles.

31-27

I had Utah 48, Utah State 13, and at 26-0 at the break, the Utes are right on pace to blow past that number. @jonesy is sitting pretty and I am not going to pretend otherwise.

48-13

I had Utah 45, Utah State 10, and the second half will tell us whether the Utes keep the foot down or start rotating the depth chart. Either way, the winner pick is locked.

45-10

Utah is rolling, the Hall of Fame crowd is rocking, and @drew is going to need a very long second half. Some things you just know before the ball is kicked.