Report on the Games

I was waiting for the blood bath in Provo to end before I got to this.  Tonight, I witnessed two blowouts.  But in one, you could tell the the players on the losing end were still trying.  Kudos to Sacramento State for their effort.  There was no excuse for the way BYU played at the end of the game.  I don't care what the score is.

Now for my MVP selections.

Utah 54 BYU 10

Bronco was complaining earlier in the weeks about criticism from the Cougar Club.  He will be facing a mutiny this week.  What happened?  I don't know.  I can tell you that too much has been asked of this defense this season.  They are tired and worn down.  The offense has not been keeping their end of the bargain.  I will have more to say about Heaps in a later blog, but he did have his first 300 yard passing game as a Cougar.  Not much to show for it when you give up 7 turnovers.  But this is just way to much for a rivalry that is so important to the fans.

Utah MVP: Derrick Shelby
BYU MVP: Jake Heaps

Weber State 49 Sacramento State 17

We were treated to a good sunset in Ogden tonight, and Weber fans had plenty to cheer about.  This was the same Sacramento State team that beat Oregon State earlier this year.  And there were times when they showed flashes of the same brilliance.  The problem is the coaches thought that they could run on WSU like Utah State did last week.  And we found out that Bryan Hilliard is no Robert Turpin.  It was not until the second half that Sacramento State finally unleashed Jeff Flemming, but desperation led to some WSU points.  BTW, the crowd was typical of a WSU crowd.  The east stands were nearly full, and the west stands were nearly empty.  That speaks volumes about WSU's ticket prices.  My MVP honors go to the entire offensive line, because no matter who got the ball, he got yards.  The 4 running back rotation ended up with 324 yards, led by redshirt freshman Tanner Hinds with 104.

WSU MVP: Entire Offensive Line

Southern Utah 45 UTSA 22

Brad Sorensen passed for 3 touchdowns to lead the Thunderbirds past the Roadrunners of UTSA.  It was a nice homecoming treat for the SUU fans against a Roadrunner team playing in only their third-ever college football game.

SUU MVP: Brad Sorensen

USU was off this week.  They get Colorado State at home this coming Saturday.