I understand having 12 in a playoff, but every year by the end of the season we're hard pressed to have 4 really good teams. Utah, assuming they make the playoff next year, is built to play physical teams and hold their own. Kyle Whittingham was meant to coach in the Big 10.
Utah is more Big10 than USC. USC is just soft, and that’s not Big10 football. Utah has a better chance to get to the CFP out of the Big12 before USC out of the Big10z