There are fans who will argue that a loss will only reflect how beat up BYU is. That's an excuse a good coaching staff won't need to rely on because they will have developed enough talent/depth to remain at or near the same level of performance. Every team gets injuries....some just manage their depth better than others.
It's going to be interesting to see how BYU plays. Will this be like the game against Hawaii where they had spent so much time playing that they showed up flat?? Hopefully the coaching staff has countered that.