The Official BYU vs Utah rivalry thread........

[San Juan Sun]

Anae's failure to approve of Jake led Bronco down the 2-QB debacle, and directly impaired Jake's progress by denying him reps.

What we have is a suspension of belief in our players. If Anae can't trust Heaps at this point, I doubt he ever will. Settling for a long FG (with timeouts interspersed between each run allowing for reconsideration) over letting your young QB go win it tells me all I need to know about Anae's makeup.This was a microcosm our our entire year.

There's a reason why Max had to audible so much last year.

Bottom line, Anae is not an innovator or an attack dog. He gets tight. He relies execution at the expense of innovation. He may be a good man, but he's not the guy to lead BYU's offense into the independent wilderness.

[LiveCoug]

Jerome Brooks: "I hate BYU. I hope they go home crying".


Think the media will even care about this? Do you think Ute fans will think it is inappropriate and demand he apologize to BYU fans?

[New Mexican Disaster]

When Bradley got the pick, how many off you instantly jumped off your couch shouting "GET DOWN! GET DOWN!!!!!"?

Me.

[BoylenOver]

BYU played their guts out. They are a 9-win team next season, and will probably be better.

Utah didn't deserve to get those two breaks on the last TD drive, but with all of the breaks BYU's had over the years, we were due.

Wynn looked a lot better after getting benched. And for whatever reason, that got the ground game going.

Question for those at home: the helmet-to-helmet hit and the possible horse-collar on Wide. Were those called correctly? I don't know.

BYU has a lot to be proud of.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

When Bradley got the pick, how many off you instantly jumped off your couch shouting "GET DOWN! GET DOWN!!!!!"?

For a guy with ZERO career interceptions it seems reasonable that he has no idea how to run with the ball. I think he should have pitched it.

[BoylenOver]

Jerome Brooks: "I hate BYU. I hope they go home crying".


Think the media will even care about this? Do you think Ute fans will think it is inappropriate and demand he apologize to BYU fans?

I wish our players would STFU. And I heard Martinez got in Payne's face at the end. It's embarrassing.

[San Juan Sun]

For a guy with ZERO career interceptions it seems reasonable that he has no idea how to run with the ball. I think he should have pitched it.

I never would have thought that Shane Hunter would do a better job returning an INT than Brandon Bradley.

[ERCougar]

Anae's failure to approve of Jake led Bronco down the 2-QB debacle, and directly impaired Jake's progress by denying him reps.

What we have is a suspension of belief in our players. If Anae can't trust Heaps at this point, I doubt he ever will. Settling for a long FG (with timeouts interspersed between each run allowing for reconsideration) over letting your young QB go win it tells me all I need to know about Anae's makeup.This was a microcosm our our entire year.

There's a reason why Max had to audible so much last year.

Bottom line, Anae is not an innovator or an attack dog. He gets tight. He relies execution at the expense of innovation. He may be a good man, but he's not the guy to lead BYU's offense into the independent wilderness.

What I would have liked to see at the end of the game (and what a more aggressive play caller would have done) is a play action easy pass on 3rd down. Jake is smart enough to throw the ball away if it's not there, but there was a good chance it would have been. I'm not sure how we can count on a 42 yarder when their better FG kicker already missed one of about the same distance. We played that way too conservatively.

On the other hand, I loved the 4th down call in the first half. Hoffman needs to catch that.

[LiveCoug]

BYU played their guts out. They are a 9-win team next season, and will probably be better.

Utah didn't deserve to get those two breaks on the last TD drive, but with all of the breaks BYU's had over the years, we were due.

Wynn looked a lot better after getting benched. And for whatever reason, that got the ground game going.

Question for those at home: the helmet-to-helmet hit and the possible horse-collar on Wide. Were those called correctly? I don't know.

BYU has a lot to be proud of.

If by lucky breaks, you mean plays that BYU executed to win, then sure.

BYU gifted 2/3 breaks to the utes. It is what it is.

[DapperDan]

When Bradley got the pick, how many off you instantly jumped off your couch shouting "GET DOWN! GET DOWN!!!!!"?

Raises hand

[ERCougar]

Question for those at home: the helmet-to-helmet hit and the possible horse-collar on Wide. Were those called correctly? I don't know.

I think both should have been non-calls.

[Sizzle]

BYU played their guts out. They are a 9-win team next season, and will probably be better.

Utah didn't deserve to get those two breaks on the last TD drive, but with all of the breaks BYU's had over the years, we were due.

Wynn looked a lot better after getting benched. And for whatever reason, that got the ground game going.

Question for those at home: the helmet-to-helmet hit and the possible horse-collar on Wide. Were those called correctly? I don't know.

BYU has a lot to be proud of.

Helmet to helmet was close and in full speed it probably looked right. One of those calls that are tough to argue. The horse collar was definitely missed and should have been 15.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I wish our players would STFU. And I heard Martinez got in Payne's face at the end. It's embarrassing.

Some coach for Utah jumped in when Martinez was about to go LaGarrette on Payne. It happens at the end of games. That's why coaches need to keep their heads about them.

Whitt took an elbow from a player and looked seriously pissed off, then Tom Kirkland shook his hand and looked on the verge of climax.

I would like to thank Bluehair for his avatar which takes away much of the sting of the loss, you need to post more.

[jay santos]

Anae's failure to approve of Jake led Bronco down the 2-QB debacle, and directly impaired Jake's progress by denying him reps.

What we have is a suspension of belief in our players. If Anae can't trust Heaps at this point, I doubt he ever will. Settling for a long FG (with timeouts interspersed between each run allowing for reconsideration) over letting your young QB go win it tells me all I need to know about Anae's makeup.This was a microcosm our our entire year.

There's a reason why Max had to audible so much last year.

Bottom line, Anae is not an innovator or an attack dog. He gets tight. He relies execution at the expense of innovation. He may be a good man, but he's not the guy to lead BYU's offense into the independent wilderness.

Hall rarely if ever audibled to a pass. You really cant understand why anae didn't pass when you're in chip shot fg range with a frosh qb against utahs secondary in that environment? Do you remember detmer vs iowa ?

[Flystripper]

BYU played their guts out. They are a 9-win team next season, and will probably be better.

Utah didn't deserve to get those two breaks on the last TD drive, but with all of the breaks BYU's had over the years, we were due.

Wynn looked a lot better after getting benched. And for whatever reason, that got the ground game going.

Question for those at home: the helmet-to-helmet hit and the possible horse-collar on Wide. Were those called correctly? I don't know.

BYU has a lot to be proud of.

I thought helmet to helmet was correct but I think they missed the horse collar on Wide