Utes want nothing more than to beat buy, by 54 if possible, and would be exceptionally happy to get the win. However, they also know that the consequences of losing to BYU are devastating. That is why you don't want to play.
BYU fans have been told over and over again by yewts how much bigger and better they are now. To lose is far worse than not making the Rose Bowl (something that was never going to happen anyway).