Dust in the Wind: BYU vs. Kansas

[LiveCoug]

Oh well. We knew we couldn't win em all.

Go beat Cincy!

[Bo Diddley]

Yeah, this game is over.

[Omaha 680]

Yeah, this game is over.

No we are going to block the FG attempt on 4th down and drive for the tying score.

[Bo Diddley]

No we are going to block the FG attempt on 4th down and drive for the tying score.

Help thou my unbelief!

[Omaha 680]

Help thou my unbelief!

Sorry.

[Bo Diddley]

Sorry.

I love your optimism. I lost faith when I shouldn't have. It's quite possible that loss tilted the Universal Karma in KU's favor.

[Omaha 680]

I love your optimism. I lost faith when I shouldn't have. It's quite possible that loss tilted the Universal Karma in KU's favor.

I'm the one who has attended every BYU/Utah football game starting in 1999 (with the exception of 2009 amd 2012) in spite of all the gutwrenching losses during the losing streak. That kind of optimism brings a lot of misery but it also made 2021 extremely gratifying.

[LiveCoug]

And UCLA can't do squat and now I'm double sad.

[beefytee]

BYU lost this with the turnovers and mistakes and couldn’t get back in it because the defense couldn’t stop the runs to the edge. Kansas called that over and over and BYU couldn’t stop it.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Disappointing but not depressing loss. The team looks better each week. A -3 turnover margin (especially when two of them are instant touchdowns) on the road against a decent team is almost certain death. Get a couple of OLs back and next week is at least promising.

[Bo Diddley]

Most concerning is that BYU can't establish a run game against a generous KU run defense. Deja vu.

[USUC]

Most concerning is that BYU can't establish a run game against a generous KU run defense. Deja vu.

I am terrified about the prospects of this season with the run game the way it is. One dimensional teams lose most games unless you are running the option in the 90s.

[byufan4ever]

So, we're definitely not a running team. Just go full-on Leach Air Raid. Pass it 90% of the time. Don't even try to establish a run game.

[Pelado]

I'm not bitter at all, but that fumble recovery for a touchdown - that's pretty much a demonstration of what is typically called targeting. You know, the kind of helmet-to-helmet hit that causes a concussion?

My recording skipped the first part of the game. When they showed a replay of that play, I assumed it was among the several penalties the Kansas head coach was bemoaning during his interview at the end of the first quarter.

The second turnover was also a missed penalty. Isaac Rex reached out for the ball with his right hand. He probably would have reached with his left, too, except his left arm was being held by the defender - starting right after the ball was put in the air.

The third turnover was a poor throw, but not necessarily a terrible decision. If Slovis gets more on that ball, it looked like it could have been a TD. Kansas did end up with slightly better field position because of the pick and return. If he had just batted the ball down (as defenders are taught to do on 4th down), the Jayhawks would have had the ball about two yards further back.

No push from the offensive line doomed this team. They couldn't run the ball at all. Not a recipe for success.

[USUC]

I'm not bitter at all, but that fumble recovery for a touchdown - that's pretty much a demonstration of what is typically called targeting. You know, the kind of helmet-to-helmet hit that causes a concussion?

My recording skipped the first part of the game. When they showed a replay of that play, I assumed it was among the several penalties the Kansas head coach was bemoaning during his interview at the end of the first quarter.

The second turnover was also a missed penalty. Isaac Rex reached out for the ball with his right hand. He probably would have reached with his left, too, except his left arm was being held by the defender - starting right after the ball was put in the air.

The third turnover was a poor throw, but not necessarily a terrible decision. If Slovis gets more on that ball, it looked like it could have been a TD. Kansas did end up with slightly better field position because of the pick and return. If he had just batted the ball down (as defenders are taught to do on 4th down), the Jayhawks would have had the ball about two yards further back.

No push from the offensive line doomed this team. They couldn't run the ball at all. Not a recipe for success.

I've watched some lot of college games the last couple of years, if DBs are playing aggressive from the start, they don't call a lot of PIs on them.