"Have you considered the fact that BYU might just be managing the game to win, not to blow a team out? In other words, dialing down the risk once we get a lead in order to ensure the W? So playing smart football."

This is not a good strategy for our team. It might work for other teams, but historically it is extremely risky for us. This is part of the reason we lost to Utah after a huge first half lead a few years ago.

Had they recovered the onside kick they could have easily sent the thing to overtime.