UU was a mess until TJ came around at the end of the season. But UU still seemed beatable.
And watching the game this past week, I highly doubt TJ would have made a difference considering the many issues UU had handling BYU across the board. Especially when Bernard had success running but it was not even close to enough.
It’s the same logic Boise fans use saying their defense would have stopped BYU’s offense and wouldn’t have given up 50+ and won if their starting QB was in the game.