No one objective would blame or discount Rising as a QB for getting hurt in those games...and then for Utah losing.
BYU fans try too hard to hate on Utah / Rising.
Do the AP pollsters, Phil Steele, Athlon, Mandel, CFN, Joel Klatt and dozens of CFB experts and Big 12 media all have Utah / Rising wrong while the small segment of BYU guys have it right?
That's what makes it fun. We shall see on the field.