Angry Texts

To relieve my pain after losses I often text my frustrations to family and friends. Here is a little glimpse into this depressed angry world.

I should start with some texts I sent during the game.

To Dylan: Field goals are not going to cut it. (This text came early in first quarter).

To my brother and mom: We need a touchdown out of halftime.

Now to start the anger.........

To Dylan: It almost seems like Doman calls play action just because he can, even if it makes no sense.

Dylan to me: Yeah. Our offense almost lost us the first game. They DID this game.

Me: Still can we get a tackle? Maybe if they would have had contact in camp. BYU got what they wanted with Doman but he can't call plays. Where was Apo or a TE in the second half. Same song and dance as last year, throw on first, run on second and on third and long.

Dylan: So much for heart. Third and eight and give up 13 on a draw.

Dylan also adds texts saying we are more conservative than with Robert and have no down field presence.

And the rest of my texts to Dylan:

Well this year is over. How do they get up for any other game? Man, if any of the field goals are touchdowns we win. We look like Utah's offense of just 3 or 4 yard passes but without the run game.

I knew Texas would make a push and play better offense in the second half but I also thought one more touchdown would win it. Sure would have. I do not think the offense will look good until we play WAC schools, at which point they will talk about how good next year will be. I know Texas is fast but we could not run or pass. I thought our line was good but seemed like Heaps was rushed all night.

If teams did not have back up QBs we would win a lot more games.

Somewhere between Lavell and now, BYU forgot how to put games away. Beck never did it, Hall never did it and now we do not do it. We get a lead and think that is good enough. We do not know how to not be conservative with a lead. It is like a disease.

One more thing, how can Rice run all over Texas and we get like two yards, if that.

So I just want to apologize for my rant to my family and to Dylan but it helps me get over the loss. A day later the loss still hurts but I no longer believe most of what I wrote. I think BYU has some offensive issues, and we will see if they can fix it. That is what makes the season great. Too many fans go too high after wins and too low after a loss. Auburn barely beats USU and drops from the rankings but in week two they beat a ranked Miss state team. USU is not that good and Auburn not that bad. Teams have off nights and on nights. USU had an on night against an off night. BYU needs to make sure it gets an "on" game this week or this season may look too much like last season.