Both teams finished the season with a record of 9-3, but it can be argued the University of Utah may have deserved a better bowl than the Las Vegas Bowl. Typically the 6th best team in the Pac-12 gets invited to the Vegas Bowl and Utah was 3rd in its conference. At the same time, it's actually the "6th choice" that goes to the Vegas Bowl and it appears the Utes were 6th choice, so maybe they're in the right bowl. Regardless, even if the bowl should have been different, this is a matchup that has fans and media alike buzzing.