Plus: The women’s team hosting NCAAs is a tremendous advantage, Runnin’ Utes’ NIT hopes are fading.
Whether or not what’s happening now is sustainable is an interesting question worth diving into fully once this season ends, but for starters, this team has no seniors. Portal defections are always possible, but bringing back everyone from a 25-plus win team means Utah is going to open 2023-24 likely ranked inside the top 10. From an on-the-floor perspective, yeah, this is sustainable, at least in the short term.
I think there are certainly new fans buying into the product and are likely to show up more, but some of the same problems will persist, specifically the Pac-12 playing games on Sunday, which is going to be a tough sell in this market. That’s an uphill battle any sport on that campus will have a tough time winning.
Let’s close this up with a thought in response to the initial thought that prompted me to write this. That strikes me as just a colossal advantage for the teams hosting, right? No planes, no buses, presumably no hotel, the ability to sleep in your own bed, using your own on-campus facilities, etc. The Utes should be a sizable favorite to win twice and get to the Sweet 16, but Thursday’s loss adds an interesting wrinkle.
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