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Oct 18, 2021
10:48:11am
BYUCougarsFan All-American
I have to say: There are 3 seniors on this roster. It's impressive how well
we've done against our most difficult schedule ever with 3 seniors.

When I looked at this schedule pre-season, I thought: "I hope fans will be happy with 8-9 wins on a rebuilding year, because this schedule is insane!"

I'm impressed that with 3 seniors, we've done so well. Teams like Alabama can get away with underclassmen being the starters because they have equally-talented underclassmen behind them.

For BYU, when our starters are seniors, we have our up-and-coming talent backing them up. When they're underclassmen... we struggle with depth. Hopefully that changes a bit in the Big 12, but right now that's the reality.

Baylor was, frankly, just better than us in the trenches. It's going to happen when we're banged up from a difficult schedule and only have 3 seniors.

Being 5-2 against the most difficult schedule we've ever had is awesome. I know the defense had a bad game against a better opponent... I just personally don't think this season deserves the vitriol I'm seeing.

The Defense

IMHO, on Saturday, the defense was in position to make plays and missed them.

  • How many times was the DB right there to punch out the pass and just missed the ball?

  • How many broken tackles were there?

  • I see people complaining about DL stunts... I remember it a few times. I mentioned to the guys I was watching with "That stunt messed with the OL." I haven't rewatched it so maybe there could be more?

  • We lost outside contain a few times that were killer. Really, our DL just got pushed around... Baylor just outplayed us. They were just better on Saturday. That happens.


The anger I'm seeing on the board, demanding coaching shakeups and QB switches... I just don't see it personally. We're 5-2 against our most difficult schedule ever when we have 3 seniors. We should have some more depth in a couple of years. The defense has had good moments and bad moments... which happens with young, inexperienced talent. These guys will get older and we'll get some better recruits under them... which will help with depth.

NY6, Playoff, ETC.

I, like all of you, want a NY6. I think we can get there with this team and this staff. If we hadn't fumbled the game against Boise, we would still have a shot this year IMHO.

I would love an undefeated season and a playoff berth... I think that's possible in the future. NY6 has to come first. Being undefeated this year would have been insanely difficult. Heck, how many teams have gone undefeated that the last 10 years? Maybe 6? Against this schedule it would probably be only 2-3, and those teams won the national championship.

I think this team and this staff can deliver a NY6. This is the second year in a row we've been close. I'm just saying this season has been a success so far.

I think it's okay to criticize, and the defense deserves some criticism from Saturday. I also think it's okay for me to look at and post about the opposite side... which was my only point here (not to demean other opinions).
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