The only way I see us missing BO is if, hypothetically, he had played his freshman year, skipped the mission and continued his development as a quarterback and possibly won a Heisman or something great. As it is now, he did not play football for a long time (I know, same for Max) and has battled injuries and inconsistency. So in short, no, we don't miss him.

The only one missing anything is BO. He really missed out on a chance to compete for a starting job at a great QB school. He's also going to miss out on a shot at the NFL.

I've not had a lot positive to say about Ben Olson since he signed on with UCLA. OTOH, there haven't been a lot of positives about his performance. Do I miss the Ben Olson that I've seen? No. Would I rather have him than John Beck and Max Hall? Absolutely not! He's where he wants to be and they are where they have wanted to be.

Given that, he could have a substantial season this year, if...
A - He's healthy
B - Norm Chow decides to start him
C - Chow keeps things simple enough for him.
http://www.presstelegram.com/moresports/ci_8790867

According to this article, Chow will, so the rest is up to points A and B

Besides the injuries, I have noticed two characteristics about Olson. One, he does have a very lively arm. Two, he has appeared extremely indecisive, and, when he made up his mind, the decision often seemed the wrong one. The article above could go a long ways towards explaining why. If that is true then Ben Olson could be very productive this year.

That said, I'd still rather have John Beck and Max Hall. Even when John was struggling through multiple offensive schemes, coordinators, QB coaches and program turmoil, his efforts and determination never slacked off. He was always detemined to lead the team to success. With Max, he is often more dangerous when he's upset. It lights up the competitive fire in him and he focuses more tightly and knows he's going to find a way to beat the opponent. It's their response to adversity to defines them. Olson hasn't yet shown that leadership and determination to me; lacking that, all his raw potential won't make me want him as BYU's QB.

I have missed Ben Olsen as the starting quarterback for UCLA and hope he gets the start at LES. I hope he has a great season after getting throttled by the Cougs. I also hope Norm Chow looks like an idiot, even though I like the guy.

Bronco has established that if you don't want to play for BYU, we don't want you and we won't miss you.

That being said, I do wonder about what could have been if he had bought into system and put his heart into playing for BYU. There may be a lot of missed opportunities for him. He could have learned behind Beck for a couple years and he would have likely been the front runner for that starting job last year, but now we've got Max for three years, and with the pieces in place on offense, these could be some amazing two years.

Who? Never heard of him.