Imagine how it must feel to be a Utah Ute this Sunday morning.
The football team you have loved well and wholeheartedly for some number of years is clearly at or near a historical peak. After a couple of magical undefeated seasons a decade ago, with a cometary coach establishing an incredibly high bar and a planetary one confirming that it was reachable in the first guy’s wake, the Utes — who began the 21st century by playing just their second season as a Mountain West team — have acquitted themselves nicely as one of the Pac-12’s acquisitions, putting together three 10-win seasons and nothing worse than a 5-7 mark since bumping up to their toughest competitive environment.