Random BYU-Utah related thoughts

• BYU has not played on September 17th since Bronco Mendenhall took over as Head Coach (his first season we had a bye that week). 
• BYU is tied for 28th in points allowed in the nation (with one of the three touchdowns the team has allowed coming off a Heaps pick). In contrast, we're 107th in the nation points scored. Somehow, we have scored exactly as many as we have given up (two one point games). If nothing else, we're consistent.
• The last 24 games between the Y and the U are perfectly even at 12-12. Bronco and Whittingham are 3-3 against each other. All but 2 have been decided by a single score and with 7 games being within 3 points. The last two years have been decided by the last play of the game. 
• Both Wynn and Heaps have struggled mightily. Wynn threw 46 times last week and only completed half. Heaps has thrown three interceptions that have all hurt BYU. While both have been shaky, the team's offensive woes haven't been totally their fault. Neither team has had any running presence (BYU's is well-documented. Utah's leading rusher last week mustered less than 3 yards a carry). Hard to get in a flow and throw downfield when the running game is non-existent. 
• Both teams have offensive coordinators that are currently not well loved in Provo. At least Norm Chow had twenty years or so before BYU fans called for his head. 
• Playing on the third week of the year might be really bad for BYU for many reasons. Not least of which is that if we play with the same amount of emotion and passion we did as the first two weeks, compiled with the rivalry game, we could be in for a big let down next week. While Utah gets a bye, BYU plays UCF. UCF is currently 2-0, has outscored their opponents 92-3 and has a patsy game, this week.