The Utes, who entered the Pac-12 Championship Game against Oregon dreaming of the College Football Playoff or, at worst, the Rose Bowl, now find themselves on the outside looking in. Hello, San Antonio. So what went wrong against the Ducks? And how will the Utes respond when they face an unranked 7-5 Texas Longhorns team in the Alamo Bowl? One thing Ute Insiders Dirk Facer, Mike Sorensen and Jody Genessy agree on is the ‘Horns shouldn’t be taken lightly’ (remember the fight they put up against both LSU and Oklahoma?). They also talk Pac-12 all-conference honors (there were many for the Utes) and revisit Utah’s comeback victory over BYU on the hardwoods. That and more on this week’s episode.

<p>The Utes, who entered the Pac-12 Championship Game against Oregon dreaming of the College Football Playoff or, <em>at worst</em>, the Rose Bowl, now find themselves on the outside looking in. Hello, San Antonio. So what went wrong against the Ducks? And how will the Utes respond when they face an unranked 7-5 Texas Longhorns team in the Alamo Bowl? One thing Ute Insiders Dirk Facer, Mike Sorensen and Jody Genessy agree on is the &lsquo;Horns shouldn&rsquo;t be taken lightly&rsquo; (remember the fight they put up against both LSU and Oklahoma?). They also talk Pac-12 all-conference honors (there were many for the Utes) and revisit Utah&rsquo;s comeback victory over BYU on the hardwoods. That and more on this week&rsquo;s episode.</p>

Longtime Deseret News Ute beat writer Dirk Facer leads a weekly discussion into the world of University of Utah athletics.

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