Airwolf84 wrote:

Are you going to honestly tell me that BYU was the better team in that game? Utah led 10-9 with 1:30 to go in the 4th quarter. BYU and Utah are two pretty evenly matched teams.

Yep, Utah led with 1:30 to go in the 4th quarter. But they only led for one minute out of 60. Are you honestly going to tell me that Utah was the better team in that game? The better team would outplay and out-execute the other team. Utah did not do that. BYU outgained them offensively both in rushing AND passing, Hall had a better QB efficiency rating, BYU equaled them on turnovers, AND BYU outscored them. Our offense was better (five trips to the blue zone resulting in four scores, as compared to Utah's three resulting in two), and our defense was better in that we allowed far fewer yards. In NO way was Utah a better team than BYU on Saturday. And, if Utah wasn't better than BYU....then that means that BYU was better than Utah. And they have a victory to prove it.

Utah is good, no doubt about it. They were indeed missing some critical components to their team, but those replacements weren't exactly boiled cabbage. Don't forget that BYU also had significant injuries as well, the most notable being the decimation at the safety position as well as Vakapuna.

And to add to all of this, had Unga not dropped that 4th down pass with about 9 minutes to go, he would have scored, and Utah's TD, IF it had happened would have been meaningless. There were at least two occasions where BYU had easy TDs that for one reason or another didn't happen. This game shouldn't have been close, and the fact that it was had nothing to do with Utah's execution or good defensive play.

Great point! Couldn't agree more!

Dock me all you want etyotx. I put no stock in it!

etyotx wrote:

Now let's talk about something important/relevant for a change.

Somebody make a case for Unga over Chad Hall as offensive POTY.

Good point...can freshman win that award?

Well said, good man. Well said. Clearly BYU moved the ball better during the game. Utah only really moved the ball on one drive, one that resulted in their only TD. BYU moved the ball very well with the run and pass but Utah's defense showed that they are good by keeping BYU to field goals. Kudos to Payne for going 3 for 4, but here's to Sorensen next year and field goals from 65 yards!

Airwolf84 wrote:

Stupid coaching by Kyle on two plays has cost Utah 2 wins over BYU.

Funny thing is, Whit doesn't call the defense like Bronco does. That's Gary Andersen's job! You can't pin this one on Whit. Andersen even fessed up to his mistake after the game!

Zhenkar wrote:

Great point! Couldn't agree more!

Dock me all you want etyotx. I put no stock in it! :)

To be fair, I think etyotx said he actually boosted your karma, if I'm not mistaken. His point was that he wanted to dock Airwolf, but had already used the karma button to boost yours, so he now has to wait. Either way, I'll give you a karma point for your posts here ... here you go.

Airwolf's post is based on flimsy logic and is not supported by the black and white stats. BYU outplayed Utah in every category, but was unable to finish many of its drives for touchdowns. Otherwise, it would have been a blowout.