Like a few rogue Utah fans whose moods had turned from crimson to blue about the Utes’ disappointing finish at Washington on Saturday night, disheartened by a blown lead, a bad coaching decision to call timeout with 23 seconds left, a stoppage of play that contributed to the loss and now a 5-6 record, 2-6 in the Pac-12, after Utah started the season 4-0.
And then, as correspondence kept coming in, it became apparent that there really are more than a handful of fans who think it’s time for Utah to unload Kyle Whittingham. One of those messages stressed that if the Utes lose to Colorado this week, it will be the third time in the past six seasons under the coach that they will have wound up at 5-7.