http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/football/byu-football-has-to-be-thinking-long-term-with-one/article_1e4a7846-8e5c-53e2-ba11-babce622e362.html
“We can’t rely on a previous year’s hype to intimidate others and allow us to win,” Tanielu said. (THIS IS THE MOST TELLING STATEMENT. He's telling us like it was this year)
He believes the Cougars will approach everything differently during the upcoming offseason.
“The positive side of it is that next year, these guys know what it feels like to lose,” Tanielu said. “There is nothing worse than having a loser come back and prepare for a new season. That’s when they are most hungry. That’s when they play their best.”
NOTE: Let's hope this is the case. Often, losing begets more losing because it has become engrained in the culture of the program.