Utah will have that opportunity this year. Just noting there are some substantial differences in teams and circumstances. Byu got into a bowl by winning 4 games with teams ranked 100+ they beat a bad MAC team... Utah got their blank handed to them in the second half of a bowl (had Utah not played a top 25 team and lost and instead played a weak MAC team and went 10-4 it would be inflated optimism) You're making my point. I think the entire squad saw how close they we're and is ready to go. 4 NFL caliber players came back to as you put it trudge forward to victory...