I know this year has been really, really ugly on offense. However, I think the offensive philosophy is heading in the right direction for BYU. Traditionally, BYU can recruit best at QB, TE, LB and OL. Those seem to be position groups where there is a lot of LDS or HC friendly high end players available. BYU needs to build the offense around those positions. Honestly, that is called the West Coast offense and LaVell started it. It is not really being run anywhere in college right now. 

I think BYU is heading in the right position there. The major difference from the Pro-Style offense is at the RB position. It should be a lot of two TE sets. However, BYU is rarely going to get the type of pro-style RB that seem to be at the center of the offenses for USC, Stanford, Michigan, Wisconsin, and others who also run power, pro-style offenses. I would like to see BYU do that same thing without any traditional RB in the backfield. We simply cannot get too many Jamaal Williams types at BYU.

Variation, have two offensive backfield positions at BYU, 1) Fullback and 2) scatback/hybrid WR. So it is West Coast with various options and a lot of movement. Fullback dive, screens, swing passes out of the backfield, and a ton of movement from the WRs pre-snap. The key is being less predictable. Right now the play calling is very predictable based on the formation. What makes the Triple Option so hard to defend is that the defense has to defend multiple options on every single play. 

To me, the West Coast offense was always the passing triple option but right now it is the single option. BYU has been famous for having guys who are hybrid RB/WR like Bellini, Lakei Heimuli, Mahe and many others. Mix that with the power Poly backs in the mold of Vakapuna, Tahi, Tonga, Unga, Lasike, and now Tolutau and Fonua. These are power backs who are real threats to run and do damage, block or catch the ball in the flat. This really is the traditional West Coast offense that LaVell started. It is not the current Pro-Style being run in college with everydown backs. Right now we rarely seem to see BYU play both kinds of RBs at the same time. 

The biggest question is not what BYU is trying to do. I think Ty is absolutely going traditional West Coast. The question is if it is the scheme and coaching right now or the execution/decision making by the players. Much like a triple option, the success of West Coast all depends on the playmakers making the right decision. I personally think this offense fits BYU's recruiting well. The OL needs to get better. The WRs need to start making plays on the ball, they are in the right positions, contrary to popular opinion. Right now, Shumway seems to be the only WR that can go fight for the ball. BYU is not missing speed or athleticism. They are missing playmakers. Trinnaman, Beau Tanner, Simon, Hifo, Akile Davis are all plenty fast and athletic. It is the basics like running through the ball, not jumping every time before you catch a ball (looking at you Beau Tanner), not putting up your hands early that lets the defender know the ball is coming and slows you down, and just going to the ball. It seems that any 50/50 ball that Mangum throws is an INT at this point. Usually WRs beg a QB to just give them a chance and they will win the battle. We don't seem to have WRs with that mindset. So, I believe it is the competitiveness that is missing, not athleticism.