Utes Picked to Finish Third in MWC
Quick update, now that the preseason polls have been released.
Frankly, I'm surprised the BYU Cougars were such an overwhelming favorite to win the league. Not that the Cougs are an indefensible choice; far from it. But I thought the first-place votes would be more widely distributed -- perhaps to even more than five teams -- than they were in reality.
Five teams received first-place votes, but the Cougars received 15 of the 22 that were cast. The Utes received two -- that surprised me, too, quite frankly -- and were picked to finish third, higher than the fourth or fifth that I expected.
All of that just goes to show that either I'm right about this being an especially unpredictable season, what with five new coaches and so many top players having departed, or that I have no idea what I'm talking about. We'll see what the Utes have to say about it here in a little while.
Frankly, I'm surprised the BYU Cougars were such an overwhelming favorite to win the league. Not that the Cougs are an indefensible choice; far from it. But I thought the first-place votes would be more widely distributed -- perhaps to even more than five teams -- than they were in reality.
Five teams received first-place votes, but the Cougars received 15 of the 22 that were cast. The Utes received two -- that surprised me, too, quite frankly -- and were picked to finish third, higher than the fourth or fifth that I expected.
All of that just goes to show that either I'm right about this being an especially unpredictable season, what with five new coaches and so many top players having departed, or that I have no idea what I'm talking about. We'll see what the Utes have to say about it here in a little while.
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