Lots of analysis on this thread, sums to an early realization: the teams are closely matched. UW’s nations best passing attack should have a very good outing on our pass D, subject to whatever trouble our front 4 might generate. Our offense against their D looks good on paper, but their experience level is likely to even out much of that gap. And our great special teams are pretty well matched up by UW.
Both teams had several games where they played below their best, and had to learn how to win.
Having watched the two Oregon games plus USC, I am biased as those were 3 of their very best offensive outings. As of a month ago, I didn’t think UT was of the same capability as UW, that we just didn’t look as good. Then we began to look real good. Tremendous bias on my part in the wake of those games.
Really hard to pick this game. But I have to pick UT straight up. The team has earned some confidence.