To take something David Locke said about multi-game road trips in the NBA as gospel that can be applied to a road trip every other week in college football is just stupid. I'm not going to even entertain the idea that somehow playing on the East Coast is so hard because you have to spend extra 75 minutes on a chartered airplane compared to playing California. If your team is so soft and weak that 75 extra minutes on an airplane makes you lose, then go G5. Looking at BYU's schedule game by game as played by Utah:

Utah beats BYU by 25 points on the road (and yes, I count the mercy kneel at the end of the game as a touchdown), so being conservative and reversing the three-point home-field advantage most oddsmakers grant, Utah wins by 31 at home.

Tennessee was complete garbage. They lost the week before to an FCS team. Only in the bluest-goggled fantasy land does Utah not beat Tennessee. I mean come on, it took a miracle, but even BYU beat Tennessee.

Utah lost to USC on the road by a touchdown. If Utah plays USC at home, it's not unreasonable to say that they win, especially since they've won the past three USC games at Rice Eccles. But if you need it, I'll give this to you as at least a possible loss.

Utah beat Washington by 5 (12 before a last-minute TD) on the road after Washington had a bye week to prepare. Utah plays Washington without a bye week at home and wins by far more. BYU got run out of their own stadium by Washington.

Toledo and USF. Really? If your only argument is that a flight to Florida and wherever the heck Toledo is would cause the #7 team in the country to lose to these garbage G5 teams, then may Urban Meyer have mercy on your soul. These teams with basically no passing game beat BYU by running the ball for hundreds of yards. Good teams are struggling to run for 50 yards against Utah. There is no way Utah loses to either team.

Boise State at home with their third string QB. I don't see any rational reason that Utah wouldn't be favored by 14 points, especially given how Boise struggled against San Jose State. Utah played #17 Arizona State at home and were favored by 14.5 points. This would be similar. Utah wins.

Utah State in cow town. Utah State barely scored 14 points on BYU's defense that has leaked points like a sieve all season long. This would be a shutout. 42-0, Utah.

Liberty, Id State, UMass. Don't be silly.

San Diego State. The team that lost to Utah State is going to beat Utah. Sure.

Now, play this same game with BYU playing Utah's schedule, and Salami Karate gets fired.