I'll be honest, this worries me

Ddawg wrote:

imuakahuku wrote:
I am not convinced that USU has what it takes to beat BYU, especially after three straight losses by our team.

I agree, but at the same time I am not convinced that BYU has what it takes to beat USU, especially after three losses by their team.

Bingo. BYU will have to really pull together to win this game. We have lots of talent - with lots of injuries - and lots of youth. We need to raise the bar & execute on both sides of the ball. We will be stretched & pushed. Even w/ Max Hall & Pitta USU made us work.

So what is USU ranked again? I know they are not top 15 but I can't seem to find them on any top 25 lists either. At least from several posts it sounds like they should be and not the team that just gave up 41 points in each of their last games. BTW, I'm not sure if many noticed, but we held one of the top O's in the country to only 3 points in the second half. You know that same O that absolutely destroyed Cal. BYU has played some good teams and we lost to them. Don't confuse USU with any of the three we just played. If you want to bring up the OK game realize it was 21-0 in the 2nd when OK put it on cruise (sound familiar?) and then had to wake back up to make sure there wasn't an upset.

I understand you can't take any team lightly, but people are making it sound like we must have a near flawless or perfect game to beat USU. This is the team that has won less games in the last four seasons than we won last season. Their only win this year is against ISU who got hammered by N. Col and N AZ.



So what I am trying to say is lets try to keep things in perspective. Yes we need to improve, yes we can't take people lightly, and yes we need to execute to win games, but this feeling that we are going to lose to USU is just silly. It is based mostly on our three losses (the last loss was evidence that we are close to getting it going), and USU lulling OK to sleep by dropping down 21pts then making a spirited comeback a la vs BYU a couple of years ago (the infamous - "overated" game). I see this as akin to those that didn't go to the Nv game because they were chalking it up as a loss. A couple of timing issues resolved earlier and we could very well have won that game. So again, don't be like Mudville, let there still be joy in Provo because I for one did see the effort and the missed opportunities due to lack of repetition that will be ironed out soon enough. And if not all of them, at least enough of them to ensure victory tonight.



GO COUGARS!!!!!

Some previously posted sentiments have probably changed and I would guess that we are all worried. I am a sell avowed realist that some of you have probably categorized as a pessimist and even I had been lured by Hesps progress last week and the defensive resolve in the 2nd Hal last week into thinking BYU could win a close one.



We are all going to need to be patient and the fact that Jake Heaps, like almost every true freshman QB that has ever walked this planet, is not ready.



He shows great promise and he delivered the 250+ yards I predicted- but he still struggles to get it in the endzone.



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funny how I will get banned and the idiot saying BYU would win by 21 will be allowed to stay.

1starHeaps#2 wrote:
funny how I will get banned and the idiot saying BYU would win by 21 will be allowed to stay.

Friday night in Reno must be pretty dull...

1starHeaps#2 wrote:
funny how I will get banned and the idiot saying BYU would win by 21 will be allowed to stay.

If BYU were undefeated and Nevada was 1-4, I can guarantee you I would not be trolling a Nevada forum on a friday night. Somebody a bit friendless?

Worried, no. Very disappointed. I am now getting very close to joining the bandwagon about Anae. I don't think I have been so frustrated on the play calling. WHO CALLS FOR SO MANY 2 YARD ROUTES!!!! They didn't even throw long until it was so obvious that they had guys waiting in center field. So much for stretching the field. But I guess it is pretty hard to thow deep when you know you have a 100% chance of your WR not catching the ball. I have never seen such poor WR's at BYU ever. Even when the Y struggled with their slow WR's, at least they caught the ball if it hit them in the hands. Not these guys! It has to be more than perfect and there can't be a defender around or they will drop it. And can I ask why we throw so many outs? He has to throw the ball 25 to 30 yards just to get a 2 yard pickup. Am I alone in thinking that on short yardage plays you send in big backs and let them bull their way to the first instead of giving to the smallest RB on the team. JJ did well but when you need just a yard or two give it to a BIG BACK (Q or Karaiya).



And what the heck is wrong with Jacobson? Doesn't get separation, doesn't get off the line quickly, takes half the game to start catching, and doesn't appear to give 100% (e.g. the INT).



As for the D, I don't think their problem is one of leadership. It appears to me to be a problem of no playmakers. I can understand it from the true freshman but So'oto and Putnam should have put some kind of pressure on USU. As for the DB's, so much for being the strength of the D. It appears to me that they spend most of their time covering grass and then catching the other teams WR's after a nice big gain.



Well, after this game, I don't know what to expect. Definitely nothing good. I hope when OC comes back they run him inside because at least he catches the ball and goes upfileld. And I hope someone tells Anae that it is okay to open it up a little bit and let Jake show him what he can do. Enough with the dinking. LET HIM THROW THE BALL!!