I noticed today that Pitt is picked to win the Big East this year which gets me a bit more excited for Utah's season opener.
It seems like it has been a while since the Utes opened at home with a legitimate opponent. Utah has opened against Oregon St. (07), Michigan (08), and UCLA (06) in recent years but those games were all on the road. It will be fun to have the favorite in the Big East come into Rice Eccles to open the season.
My only worry is that Utah tends to come out a bit rustic in its opener. Even last year it started slow against Utah St. before waking up to win going away. Utah did not look good opening at Oregon St. in 2007 and at UCLA in 2006; both were fairly bad losses. It beat Michigan in 2008 but that Michigan team was not that good. Nonetheless, I like opening against a legitimate opponent. It makes it that much more exciting.
