Staying Up Late and Testing the Fates: BYU Loses on a Karma Bitten Night

    These were late games lately. Trying to get another chunk of audiences. They got me! I would be at some of these games if I could. My old acquaintance in the Green Valley area of central California goes to every game. I try to watch everyone, but I have to miss some because of work, and I was guilted by another acquaintance for other observations of a game for staying home from a church party and watching the game the next week...

    

    We can't have everything, huh? Certainly not as far as unbeaten seasons for the football Cougars...

    "Oh, yeah," I told my wife a day or so later. "This is what it feels like to lose."

    Yep, the great and sometimes lucky, and certainly opportunistic BYU Cougars could not get it done. They had chances, and played till the end, but blew opportunities left and right. Through the whole game.

    

    BYU should have been up at the half by 3, or 7, or 10, or 14. Nope. Tied.

    Then in the third quarter nothing much else on offense. We scored only a field goal the whole second half. And lost in the last possession. There was the dumb turnover on the pooched kick that led to Kansas' only score in the second half.

    And that was it. Jayhawks have beaten us two years in a row, and both times did not have to be that way. Last year the referees were worse when they called no targeting or foul against the egregious hit on Parker Kingston. But Saturday night, the 16th, they missed some fouls too.

    Oh, well. At least it was worse last year.

    BYU earned its own loss. Must improve.

    The offense has to be better. 13 points against Kansas was not good enough at all.

    The D really only gave up 10. Not their fault for the last seven.

    QB and Co lost the game, plus special teams. 

    Arizona State is looking tough. Must-see TV. I am glad there are no church parties scheduled then. No more guilt for watching Saturday football games! Sunday is another matter...

    Undefeated Army plays a tough one-loss Notre-Dame. My IU plays at Ohio State, a huge game! Do I have to get used to Indiana losing again?

    What a season. My main complaint is BYU itself, not playing its game.

    They can, they should, they will. Maybe.

    Stay tuned.