When did you know?

For me it was after the 2nd offensive possession. Which was also our 2nd straight 3-and-out.



I knew right then the offense wasn't going to be able to do anything on offense. Kyle Whittingham simply knows how to stop any and everything Anae has ever wanted to try and do.



I knew right then we would need special teams scores - which didn't happen.



I knew right then that we would need the defense to force turnovers - which is something the Utes just don't do against BYU. They have 8 turnovers the last 9 games (we have 23). They have 29 in the last 21 games (BYU is 7-14 in last 21 games). BYU has 51 in the last 21 games.



That was when I knew we weren't going to win.

I knew on our first possession, when the wide receivers were tackled before the ball got there on two different plays with no call. Knowing that the refs were the same as in the Wis/ASU game the week before, and seeing those first three plays, I knew. That is when I stopped watching. Did the calls get better? Judging by comments on this board, they didn't.

Alphaleonis wrote:
I knew on our first possession, when the wide receivers were tackled before the ball got there on two different plays with no call. Knowing that the refs were the same as in the Wis/ASU game the week before, and seeing those first three plays, I knew. That is when I stopped watching. Did the calls get better? Judging by comments on this board, they didn't.

The refs had very little to do with the outcome of this game. Utah flat out beat BYU in every way. Offense, defense, special teams it didn't matter Utah out coached and out played BYU again. Two weeks to prepare, hell they could of had a month it would not have mattered.



When did I know Utah was going to win? Last week when they lost to OSU. The second that game was over I knew Utah would come out looking like a top 25 team and after last night I think they just might be a top 25 team.

When Anae ran two runs up the gut then an incomplete pass on 3rd and long for the 4th or 5th time, that is when I knew.



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I knew before the game started...



http://cougarcorner.com/viewtopic.php?p=175352#p175352



... and it didn't take a rocket scientist to foresee... Hill is one dimensional and Whit was going to stack the box and make him beat the Utes with his arm which he wasn't going to be able to do. 40 for 120 passing on the season is absolutely dreadful... ESPN is probably kicking themselves for signing a contract with BYU. I figured we'd see the Virginia game Cougar offense and that's what we got.

Alphaleonis wrote:
I knew on our first possession, when the wide receivers were tackled before the ball got there on two different plays with no call. Knowing that the refs were the same as in the Wis/ASU game the week before, and seeing those first three plays, I knew. That is when I stopped watching. Did the calls get better? Judging by comments on this board, they didn't.

I had my first strong suspicion at this point, but I knew for sure once Sorenson missed the FG. That deflated the team and the stadium. At that point we all knew it was 2012 all over again and we'd need TD's to win. BYU is an embarrassing football program for the 4th year in a row.

Call me delusional, but I didn't know until about 30 seconds left

When Robert Anae was re-hired.



I have been telling people all week long that we would lose. Even predicted it here on the board and in the mini game. BYU doesn't have a clue on how to win that game. Out coached and out prepared in every facet of the game.



You can't win with superior talent when your coaching and preperation is sub par. Bronco has now learned that 6 times out of the last 9 years... and two more of Broncos wins came down to the last couple minutes, and 4th down plays, and could have easily went the other way.

BlueIsBetter wrote:
When Robert Anae was re-hired.



I have been telling people all week long that we would lose. Even predicted it here on the board and in the mini game. BYU doesn't have a clue on how to win that game. Out coached and out prepared in every facet of the game.



You can't win with superior talent when your coaching and preperation is sub par. Bronco has now learned that 6 times out of the last 9 years... and two more of those wins came down to the last couple minutes.

Yep. Back in Feb when Anae was hired. I think it was Feb. I mentioned it could be a disaster.



Bronco has no clue what he is doing in this game. Now we have to live with this result for three years.



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At half time. I suspected before then but didn't accept it till the end of the first half.



Re-hiring Anae was dumb. Hiring Doman was dumb. I get the sense when deciding an OC, Bronco favors the OC that will tow the company line not the OC that will bring something knew to the table.



Was Doman's offense really any different from Anae's? Perhaps the formations but we still ran the ball the first two downs with little to no success and then attempted to throw it on 3rd and long.



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When BYU burned that timeout on 4th and long with 2 or 3 minutes remaining.



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I knew when I came home from Stake meetings at 9:20 P.M. and we were LOSING! I had the game taped, but I had not the stomach to watch BYU lose AGAIN to the Pukes and so I didn't. I wish I could say that I was saved none-the-less from the associated feeling of nausea and indegestion, but I still suffered. I didn't know the score of the game until I woke up the next morning. It wasn't very pleasant.

I had my suspicions at half-time down 13-0. I was fairly certain after BYU took a fieldgoal after getting first and goal at the 3, and only got a field goal. I was positive when BYU had a punt return to the 13 yard line and came away with nothing.

I knew at halftime when the players heads were hung heading into the locker room. I was sitting close to the tunnel they use and could see the fire had gone out of their eyes. I pointed that out to my wife. When they returned their heads were still hung low. It was over right then.

I kept hoping - till the start of the 4th Qtr. I turned to the wife and said - "Turn the lights out. It's over."



Well, being a BYU fan builds character thru adversity.

The team never quit and they outscored Utah in the 2nd half. If BYU had not wasted that timeout on 4th down, they still would have had a shot after holding Utah to 3 and out. I knew it was over when 4th down failed after the time out.



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ByUte1315 wrote:
I knew at halftime when the players heads were hung heading into the locker room. I was sitting close to the tunnel they use and could see the fire had gone out of their eyes. I pointed that out to my wife. When they returned their heads were still hung low. It was over right then.

That's sad. You'd think with JW going down they'd be pumped to win it for him (or something to that effect) but instead our guys despaired. That's sad but not surprising I guess. Where is the passion on this team? Obviously the O still sucks and Taysom is far from decent. But I'm seeing the same look on KVN's face each game. No doubt he's disappointed with how his comeback year is going (even though individually he's still doing fine).

Ddawg wrote:
Well, being a BYU fan builds character thru adversity.

Try being a Cubs fan...

6/26/13 - The day Mendenhall signed an extension. Ain't nothing changing around here fellas. That's not actually true. I knew after our irrelevant bowl game victory last year. It's a little shocking to think that some people on this board were genuinely in disbelief that we lost to the pukes. What do you expect? Every game we play, we give up at least 7-10 points based on coaching alone. Every time.