My random thoughts...
The refs sucked. Did anyone even see the "punch" thrown? I wasn't at the game, but on tv they never showed it. The announcers thought the penalty was going to be a hold, and were surprised that it was a punch. Then they never showed it for some reason. I am left to believe that it wasn't something worthy of tossing him. I'm thinking he was being held so he smacked the blocker's arm away. I could be wrong though, because they never showed it. And that pass interference call at the end was total BS. I've watched the replay like 100 times and still can't see where there was a penalty. He was so open because he was a tight end and nobody was guarding him, not because he cheated.
Having said all that, can the Utes get a freaking kicker? As bad as the Utes played, and as bad as the refs were, the Utes win this game in regulation if the kicker doesn't totally blow. Why do we even attempt field goals at the end of games? He was clutch in the WSU game last year, but that is the only time I remember him being clutch. How are we wasting a scholarship on this guy? Surely there are plenty of kickers who can be somewhat reliable and would love a free education.
In addition to the kicker, our special teams in general has been pretty bad. Blocked punt for a touchdown? Blocked fg for touchdown against USC last year? We need to get this fixed.
On the play calling, I thought it was okay at times, but horrible at others. For example, when Travis Wilson comes in, the Utes are basically giving away a down. There is very little mystery as to what the Utes are going to do when he comes in. The one time they mixed it up while he was in, he threw a touchdown pass. They need to let him throw the ball. He should be more than just a running back in a wildcat formation. He's a QB, and we're hurting at QB, how the heck are we not playing him at QB?
Wynn was horrible. How the heck was he the starter? I can't think of a single pass that he threw which hit a receiver in stride. Every time he threw the ball, the receiver would have to slow WAY down, or even stop in order to even have a chance at catching it. And that is if he even got it in the general area of the receiver. Wow, the guy just sucks. Hays sucks too, but the Utes are 100 times better with Hays than Wynn. Now they need to practice and play with Hays/Wilson so the receivers can get used to a QB who can actually throw the ball.
Can we just allow Blechen to play? He's learned his lesson, lol.
What the heck is up with the o line? Just brutal.
This loss sucked, no doubt. But all the people thinking it means BYU is going to win are in for a rude awakening. Utah had just about everything go wrong, and still had a chance to win in regulation, and should have tied in OT. And this was against a team that I fully expect to beat BYU in a few weeks.
