Let's start with some national media folks.

Joel Klatt

“Death, taxes, Utah football. This is my pick in the Big 12,” Klatt said. “Utah is really good, really tough.”

“I know the Big 12 teams are not going to want to hear this, and I understand that some of those places are tough to play in, but Salt Lake City — and Utah — is now the toughest place to play in the Big 12. Period. Period,” Klatt said. “That home-field advantage is real. They are incredible at home. This is one of the best teams in the country.”

“What should make us think that this will be anything different in the Big 12? It won’t. It won’t.”

"Utah should win the Big 12, and they’ll be in the playoff,” Klatt said on Monday. “They’ll have a top-four seed in the playoff, so wrap your heads around that. Utah, most likely, at the end of the year, is going to have a bye and a top-four seed in the College Football Playoff. They’re the best team in the Big 12."

Dan Mullen

RJ Young

This is a bet on Kyle Whittingham and Cam Rising.