And Then it Got Ugly...Report on the games for October 4 & 5.

I was fortunate that I was able to see 4 of the 5 Utah teams play this weekend, at least on TV. We will try to make it to Ceder City this season to see SUU play...probably to the Weber State game.


USC 38 Utah 28

For the first three quarters of the game, things went well for the Utes.  They had jumped out to a 14-0 lead.  Halfway through the second quarter, they held a 21-10 lead.  USC got a couple of scores before halftime to take a 24-21 lead to the locker room.  The third quarter was scoreless.  Then it got ugly.  There was a Barkley bomb and an int 6 and the game was over.  The Utes scored one more time with Travis Wilson at the helm  The Utes once again begin conference play with a 2-0 loss.

Utah MVP: DT Star Lotulelei

Cal Poly 45 Weber 23

The winless Wildcats hung tough with the ranked Mustangs until midway through the third quarter.  The game was back-and-fourth before then.  The cat were up 6-0, then behind 7-6.  The teams traded touchdowns until the score was 21-20 for the Mustangs.  But WSU was looking a lot like Ron McBride's team from last season.  Then it got ugly.  Trying to avoid a sack, Mike Hoke through the ball directly to Barrett Wangara of the Mustangs.  He rambled in for the score, and the rout was on.  Weber was back to dropping passes, missing blocks, slipping off tackles and getting stupid penalties...in other words, they played like an 0-6 team.  In my book, Jody Sears had only one more shot to become the full-time head coach at Weber State, and that is next week at Sacramento State.  If he can't deliver a victory, there are not enough winnable games for him to prove himself.  He's not a bad guy or a bad coach, he was thrown into a very difficult circumstance, but has not been able to make anything of it.  I doubt that I could do any better. 

Weber State MVP: RB CJ Tuckett

BYU 6 Utah State 3

The Aggies kicked off to the Cougars to begin the game and then it got ugly.  BYU shut down the Aggie run game and USU shut down the Cougars pass game.  The only time it worked for either offense was at the end of the first half when BYU successfully executed a 2-minute drill to take a 6-3 lead into halftime (They missed the conversion).  There was no scoring in the second half.  BYU took over after a fumble inside the 10 yard line and could not score.  Utah State missed a field goal that would have tied that game in the 4th quarter. I like the drama of defensive battles, much like pitching duels in baseball.

USU MVP: QB Chuckie Keeton
BYU MVP: DT Ziggy Ansah

Sacramento State 27 Southern Utah 22

Brad Sorensen led SUU to a 22-14 lead mid-way through the 3rd quarter.  Then it got ugly.  SUU become the victim of the Hornet Comeback.  The T-Birds were only able to gain 42 yards the rest of the game, two of the last three drives ended in a 3-and-out, and Soresen's last pass was intercepted.

SUU MVP: QB Brad Sorensen,