I'm seriously not too concerned.
Honestly, being a spread team with a good QB and speed is basically what UF was. EXCEPT, replace good QB with amazing QB. Tebow is one of the best quarterbacks to play the college game, and is one of the most talented to come around in a long while. He was surrounded by a team with incredible talent and speed.
I'm not saying Utah isn't a good team, and I don't think we will demolish them. But they have nowhere near the sort of talen UF possesses as far as overall talent and speed, and they don't have a QB that can come close to Tebow's talent and ability to change the game. Without him, UF would not have won that game.
You can talk numbers all you want but I believe UF's defense is better than Utah's from what I have seen.
I'm don't believe im being overconfident or giving Utah no respect, but that are a far worse team than Florida. And I believe if we can hang in there with UF until the 4th quarter when we had opportunities to win, we can definitely beat Utah. We are also a far better team than Utah IMHO-sorry Ute fans on the board.
Sure, you can have the whole damn Great Wall of China on your shoulder for all I care. But this is BAMA football. We are one of the most disciplined, hard-hitting, relentless, and well coached teams in the NCAA. We will also have a chip on our shoulder. In case you have forgotten, we just missed out on the closest shot we have had to the NC in 16 years. Not to mention we have been riduculed, prosecuted, and disrespected by the media and NCAA for years, including this one. Ute fans, don't think you are the only ones playing with a grudge and something to prove.
I admire your fans and teams confidence and determination, and am not underestimating you. I will guarentee that Coach Nick Saban will not either. He will have the boys ready, and I am confident that the Tide will show up, and be rolling all over the Ute's spirits come the fourth quarter when you are down and faced with stopping the best backfield in the nation from winding down the clock. Goodluck.
That being said, I hope the Utes come to play, and may the best TEAM win.