wasn't a CFP team, it meant the entire conference was G5 — while all the other conferences were dominant. Then they equated all other P4s with the top of their conference.

Then they overvalued Utah's recent losses to high end schools as if they were relevant.

So...when projecting Utah in the Big 12, they didn't picture a typical schedule of CU, BYU, AZ, ASU, Houston...they pictured every game as if it was Utah vs. Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, @Florida, @Oklahoma, @Texas....

They saw 4-5 wins at best.

I'd see arguments like, hey, Utah is 11-1 vs CU, 9-1 vs. BYU, 3 straight vs. ASU, 5-1 vs. AZ. It's not like changing logos will suddenly make these schools into the Sooners.

People just want to see what they want to believe. My guess is Utah will likely run through the schedule 10-2 or 9-3. But anything above 8 wins will be markedly higher than the haters' expectations. That should make it fun.