The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Week 1 Part II

The University of Utah, hail to the victors...(University of Michigan Fight Song for those of you who didn't know):

The Good:
Offense: Passed for over 300 yards. Completed over 60% of their passes. Scored 25 points on what many thought would be one of the best defenses in the Big 10.
Defense: Allowed only one possession of over 35 yards. Forced 8 punts. Held the University of Michigan to 203 yards at their own place. Stopped Michigan on the important plays and possessions (2 point conversion and potential game-winning drive in final two minutes). Forced 3 turnovers.
Special teams: 4 for 4 on field goals. Sakoda averaged 47 yards per punt.
Miscellaneous: Won in the big house. Huge time of possession disparity. Earned a ranking because of their performance.

The Bad:
Offense: Averaged less than 1 yard per carry. 3 total yards and 2 fumbles in the second half.
Defense: Not a whole lot of bad, really. They gave up as many yards rushing as they got?
Special teams: Blocked punt. Fumble on a punt return that led to a Michigan TD.
Miscellaneous: They always get up for the big game. This is further proof of that but doesn't tell us anything about whether they can step up against the CSU's, SDSU's, and UNLV's on the schedule. Even after this game, the national media focused on how bad the situation is at Michigan, not how good the situation is at Utah.

The Ugly:
A 4th quarter meltdown that included a blocked punt and a fumble. The Utes have lost games because of these types of mistakes in the past. They seem to have a knack for clutching defeat from the jaws of victory. Perhaps even more disconcerting than that is the continued inability to make any sort of half-time adjustments. This nonexistent adjusting kept Michigan in the game long enough to capitalize on Utah's mistakes and put the outcome in doubt.