I was originally going to clarify that I meant UT State has been more competitive and exciting, respectively, but since
@RUfinally2008 so kindly posted the Massey rating link in the other thread, I went back to the year-end rankings for each year since 2012, and we topped them exactly once. Even in our solid winning years, like 2014 and 2012, they were above us, well above in 2012.
So no, I have no reason to think we're better over that stretch, or now. And they definitely know how to score actual points and have QB play I only dream about seeing here.
We might be favored based on conference (though not too confident with our horrific rep), but I would not mark it as an auto W at all.
Full disclosure: Utah State is among my other fave teams behind RU ...but that's why I know they've been largely more exciting, less frustrating over a good 10+.