four of those regional rivals (using the word loosely). Now they are at a disadvantage facing ALL FOUR of them - in addition to having lost two straight to their main rival that they used to own.

KW has a history of resilience and I wouldn't ever bet heavily against him - but the factors now arrayed around them are all bad at the moment.

After this season you could easily make the case that Utah is the fifth strongest program in the mountain region at the moment. Heck, even UNLV looks like it could be catching and passing them.