his team up to play BYU, he knows that despite four in a row, a win is a long way from guaranteed, and he knows the way the U prepares to play against BYU and the emotion involved costs the U at least one win against other opponents. He doesn't know how to change that.
As a result of all the above, he was afraid to schedule BYU the next two years. He needs a winning record and he felt playing BYU would jeopardize it.