even on the Ute message boards - which is where most of the irrational fans live - Ute fans are quite comfortable with where you are at. In fact neither on Utehub.com or on Utefans.net will you find a single fan who thinks Utah should be #4.
So either your Ute fan friends are complete morons (which doesn't reflect well on the friends you keep) or you are lying. I think it's the former, but I can't rule anything out on the internet.