Predictions:
Utah will go 10-2. Losses to only USC and Washington.
I anticipate Utah and USC to battle in SLC as undefeated at 4-0 each. It should be a Game Day game and if Utah wins that game, it could be a special season for the Utes.
This notion is supported by pundits from SI and ESPN. 4 different writers have Utah going 7-2 in the PAC and not losing an OOC game. One has us finishing the season at #13 in the final BCS poll.
This prediction of mine is also supported by these professionals who have also predicted it.
BYU will go either 7-5 or best case 8-4. Utah, BSU, ND and GT on the road will be tough. Washington State as an opener will light up the score board and if BYU doesn't it will be a loss.
Wild card games. USU and Oregon State. I don't expect either to be great but they will bring it at BYU. BYU shouldn't but could lose one of those games. So, with 7 games that run the gamut from tough to not a guaranteed win, I expect 4 or 5 losses for BYU in 2012. BYU won't lose all of those games but they certainly won't win the majority of them.