36 spots higher than BYU's. It's a lot easier for a staff to fix problems when they have the kind of depth that Nebraska has and BYU lacks.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2015/2/6/7987571/recruiting-rankings-ratings-2015-college-football-teams

Also, they weren't essentially breaking in a new QB who opened against the likes of LSU, yewtah, and Wisconsin.

I'm generally one who believes BYU can win any game it is in, but history has beaten my expectations down. We'll be lucky to be 1-2 during the aforementioned stretch of games next year.