Let's say they get end up in the PAC10. Most Ute fans say they will be fine, because look at their record vs the PAC10 even with the disadvantages of being in a non-AQ league. I say... look how many of those wins came in "big" games, with tons of emotion filling your stadium.

The Utes thrive on emotion.

You can't get that kind of emotion going from your fans or players week in and week out. Remember that Black out vs Oregon State a couple years ago? That home game that OSU practically gave to you? Remember how exciting that was? A "big" game, on Thursday night against a PAC 10 team. Well, in the PAC 16, games like that become middle-of-the-road games. It's like playing CSU or Air Force now. How "big" are those games now? Will the Utes be able to win the games they've won in the past when those games are no longer big games and they aren't riding a wave of emotion?

I think that will be Utah's biggest problem.