Injuries are an obvious one and this year has been crazy but you build a team. So the excuse can only go so far.

Coaching is the next area. Guys just are not performing, especially on D, so Howell is an easy target. But players have been awful too and deserve a share of the blame. We have zero playmakers in the front seven and limited in the back four. These players have underwhelmed and it can't be ignored. They deserve blame too.

Suspensions are the less talked about X factor and it us 100% on the players. When healthy guys sit we all know why but no one wants to pit blame n kids but BYU missed some players abilities because of stupid selfish choices. For some of them, was a second offense. And they hurt their team Friday night.

Players need to get it together. As do coaches. They all share in the mess together this year. Because many things have led BYU to where they are. Some accidents, some that coaches control but some that players do.