I'm very skeptical that Utah has the Linebackers to defend the read option IF it is properly executed. Keaton was a warning sign and last year's game against Arizona was another. Keaton is better than Hill now, but Hill has the better supporting cast and won't wither at the end like Keaton did.
Ok, let's tackle this. Keaton is LIGHT years better than Hill. For you to mention the two together is a joke. Ridiculous. Keaton has a freaking 79% completion percentage. SEVENTY NINE PERCENT. Keaton is better than Hill yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever.
Hill has the better supporting cast? Are you kidding? Give me a break. You obviously haven't seen Utah State play. Utah State has the better QB, OL, TE, and I'd take their WR's over yours. Hoffman is a beast, but if I have to take the rest of BYU's guys including butterfingers/alligator arms Apo and the rest of the munchkins...I'd pass. RB is the only position that BYU is better than Utah State. That's it.
BYU's D will buy them better field position as well. If you want to stack 9 in the box, you are risking the corner being sealed where, for once, BYU will kill you with a speed player. Or you can do what Utah St. Did and string out the O line with lots of receivers and force the LBs to make plays in space.
First of all, how is it that every single BYU fan has already forgotten about the Virginia game? Virginia took away the QB run side of the option, Williams had a ton of carries and BYU lost. To a team with a much worse defense than Utah's, and much worse offense than Utah's.
Now, I know you guys think your OL is all world now, but Utah does all right when it comes to the DL. They actually turn their talent into millionaires, while BYU turns their big uglies into...normal fat people. I guarantee you Reilly and Orchard won't dive in on Williams on every single play, forgetting about Hill. Also, I know you think Texas's DT's are obviously better than Utah's, but Utah has more DT's in the NFL making a lot more money than Texas does. And Tenny is another future millionaire. He is better than what BYU saw with Texas.
That is what I will be watching with Utah on Saturday. Let's see if the linebackers can show anything special. If they can continually, or even occasionally, put pressure on the Beaver quarterback, I'll believe that Kyle can scheme around their athletic deficiencies. This is surprising to me because I thought Utah grew good linebackers on a tree behind the stadium.
Just pissed there aren't a tremendous amount of good games this Saturday.
Ummm...more proof you don't know what you are talking about. Utah has had one good linebacker once. Don't worry about the LB'ers this weekend. What BYU fan needs to pay attention to is Utah's pass coverage. If Utah can slow down OSU's passing game, even just a tiny bit, BYU should be worried. If Utah feels like they can put their corners out on islands, then that allows Utah to bring the safeties and LB'ers up in the box and attack Hill and Williams (if you want to see an example of this, go see the Virginia game. Virginia attacked Hill on the option play, and he gave it up to Williams). If Utah doesn't feel like they can leave the corners out on islands, then they have to commit the safeties to help on the passing game and it could open it up for BYU in the option game.
If you watch the Utah game, watch their corners and Utah's passing game. If Wilson goes off again and maintains his position as a top 10 statistical QB in the nation, and the CB's hold their own against OSU, get worried. If Wilson struggles and the Utes CB's struggle, then continue your chest pounding.
