Keep in mind that the 2014 Utah State team that beat us had just lost to

Sep 27, 2021
9:25:11am

macdizzle Truly Addicted User

Arkansas State the week prior.

They got hammered by Tennessee, allowed 20 points by Idaho State, beat Wake Forest, and lost to the mighty Arkansas State Red Wolves the week prior....then they beat us by 3 scores in Provo when we were ranked 15.

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Real and rational thoughts on USF , the defense, and the next 5 games....

macdizzle

9/27/21 9:18am

while I agree with most of what you said...

crimedog

9/27/21 9:21am

Keep in mind that the 2014 Utah State team that beat us had just lost to

macdizzle

9/27/21 9:25am

Yeah, you never know how these games will go. Hopefully BYU is healthy. USU has

Cougar TD

9/27/21 9:25am

Don't agree that USU looked inept. Total offense was essentially equal.

Lifer

9/27/21 9:49am

I thought exactly the same thing while watching

teancum

9/27/21 11:10am

I wasn't concerned with the limited pressure...it was the fact we had zero

Fdnman

9/27/21 9:26am

This was the biggest issue of the defense, our D ends didn't contain the edges

byublue42

9/27/21 11:50am

“Flushing the QB” was the goal!

DaFreeCoug93

9/27/21 10:10pm

held together with bailing wire and duct tape? That's a little dramatic

Doogal McCougar

9/27/21 9:31am

Didn’t mandel only play one quarter then got banged up?

LyleLanley

9/27/21 9:36am

Yep. And Hayes isn't a starter either lol

macdizzle

9/27/21 9:40am

He's good enough to be. We can 3-deep at corner this year with ability. It's so weird to see it.

Turnpike Lane

9/27/21 9:43am

Agreed. But he's still a backup.

macdizzle

9/27/21 9:45am

3 of the people you list weren't 1 on the two-deep to start the season and 2

macdizzle

9/27/21 9:36am

Aye. And we agree that more blitzing wasn't the answer to USF's mobile QB

Doogal McCougar

9/27/21 11:08am

Pili cleaned up soooo many issues... when you have a single player make

OC Coug

9/27/21 9:34am

YES. Even if Pili was the only defender hurt, you're going to see a BIG dropoff

macdizzle

9/27/21 9:37am

The staff has to find a replacement and quickly, so the other 10 can play in position.

Turnpike Lane

9/27/21 9:43am

I agree. The Pili to Bywater dropoff is very very large.

macdizzle

9/27/21 9:44am

Might be a good idea to move Allgeier back to LB

XORCoug

9/27/21 1:46pm

Pili was playing the Takitaki role

ColoSpgs

9/27/21 9:47am

Spot on. Only one point I quibble with.

Tricky

9/27/21 9:49am

Balance restored!!!

PoolBoy

9/27/21 11:57am

Fun part of this: these could be some shootout games where we win (or lose)

macdizzle

9/27/21 9:54am

USF also made an adjustment mid-2nd quarter; our response was to go conservative

moknowssports

9/27/21 10:02am

Thanks for the write up and good points/ arguments.

rerunc

9/27/21 11:09am

I appreciate the "in the know" comment; I wish that I had that kind of access

moknowssports

9/27/21 11:41am

That is a great thing that people aren't talking about.

BP4byu

9/27/21 11:53am

I agree about the D having guys seeing action for the first time. It seems like

Cougar TD

9/27/21 11:54am

RE: I appreciate the "in the know" comment; I wish that I had that kind of

rerunc

9/27/21 1:42pm

Good post. I think during that stretch we saw why Hall is QB1 and Baylor QB2...

icecougar

9/27/21 1:55pm

Good observations. Also, USF did a good job of not killing their own drives.

deljdc

9/27/21 3:10pm

yeah, McClain did not look like a freshman out there and was surprisingly...

icecougar

9/28/21 7:53pm

I agree on all points.

WizeGuise

9/27/21 4:07pm

I agree with you 90%. But I have one issue with the D, which has been mentioned.

tony

9/27/21 12:17pm

Some of what you say is very obvious. But you’re bumptious with some of it.

Robbinoburrito

9/27/21 12:40pm

To use the word bumptious is in and of itself bumptious

BYU28_Miami21

9/27/21 1:23pm

I looked it up. It means I have an ample chest. I appreciate the compliment.

macdizzle

9/27/21 1:25pm

Not if it fits.

Robbinoburrito

9/27/21 1:29pm

Nothing fits my bumptious and ample chest.

macdizzle

9/27/21 1:34pm

How right you are. Everything, except itself.

Robbinoburrito

9/27/21 3:29pm

also with 2014 there was some major dysfunction on the defense....

icecougar

9/27/21 1:23pm

DL has not been great...

DaFreeCoug93

9/27/21 1:50pm

A good DE covereth a multitude of sins.

Cougar Junkie

9/27/21 8:16pm

I agree with most of what you said but Bend but not break broke in the second. 3

oldrugger

9/27/21 3:13pm

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