BYU vs. Utah

As promised here is the article you all want to read. This is going to be very brief seeing that I only have 14 minutes to write this but I just want to say a few things about this weekends game and how these two teams match-up.

I must say, I know that Utah wasn't going to be as good as they were last year, it was a given. A new coach, new quarterback, new season. So, them going undefeated this season was not going to happen. Did I expect them to lose some of the games they did? No, it actually shows you how far they have gone back since last season. The lost against Colorado State was pathetic. I am sorry but to lose like that is horrible. I mean they were sitting on the one. They couldn't put it in from the one, from the ONE for crying out loud. The play calling was horrible too, three plays right up the middle??? You have to do better then that.

As the season has gone on they have had problems of their own. Just this past weekend they lost their quarterback and number one wide receiver, I believe. In a spread offense like Utah's, don't expect a new quarterback to move the ball as efficient as they did last week.

BYU... Almost the same story, but didn't end last year on such a good note. Instead BYU's head coach got fired and football players were put on trial for a rape incident. So, we have a first year head coach and one of the youngest in college football. BYU, on the other hand hasn't had some of the big let downs like Utah has. Sure they fell apart against TCU and SDSU pounded them, but since then, BYU hasn't looked back. They haven't been inconsistent, except on how their defense is going to prevent the opposing offense from scoring. They aren't plagued with injuries, and I actually think this is the healthiest the BYU team has been all season long.

These are two first year head coaches going at it. Spread offenses that will throw the ball, but lately have found success in the run. Defense does just enough to win. I think the one person that is going to set things apart in this match-up. BYU offensive coordinator, Robert Anae. This man has perfected the spread offense, where he learned it from Texas Tech who scores on average 40 or more points. Utah hasn't seen that number very often this season, and BYU has seen a little above that quite a few times.