He's 60 years old and is unloading a bunch of seniors. It will be at least a couple years before he's even stocked up enough to make another run at it, and the rest of the Pac-12 South won't be garbage forever.
Either way, Utah has struggled with the North. Can't get it don't most of the time. 2 wins all time versus Washington. Utah won this year for the first time in five tries against Washington State. Every time I pay attention to a Utah/Oregon game the Utes blow up spectacularly (dude that dropped the ball at the 1, this year's implosion).
I've been saying this all season. Regardless of what happened last night, this was their best chance for the foreseeable future.