[Game Thread] Utah Tech @ BYU (8:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	Utah TechUtah Tech @ BYUBYU
Location	BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium
Time	8:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: ESPN+
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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/SWB1988]

Seriously we just watched a scandal happen on live television

Western Michigan actually got cheated

[u/Ruhrgebietheld]

Announcer gets instant brownie points for using "The man, the myth, the legend" reference while calling a BYU game.

[u/T2_JD]

Boo not going for 70, Kalani. Still feels good.

[u/IceMeltsFire]

What a nightmare of a game end. Sucks for the Broncos

[u/TheKingofCascadia]

C’mon Tech!

[u/MotorSevere4899]

I’m glad I’m not Western Michigan’s coach right now, because my post game press conference would get me fired and probably arrested.

[u/cthulhuforever]

So do you guys think Michigan is going to hop us in the polls after their "tough" and "gritty" win over WMU?

[u/MotorSevere4899 → u/cthulhuforever]

They’ll drop to 24 or 25 to reassure people they’re “taking it seriously” while leaving them plenty of room to climb right back up.

[u/T2_JD]

That Michigan "win" and the field storming was disgusting.

[u/MotorSevere4899]

If Michigan is still ranked after that performance I’m calling bullshit

[u/MotorSevere4899]

I cannot believe what I just saw

[u/vertizm]

Glad we don't play a Big 10 team this year. Absolute shameless ref job

[u/ImpliedMustache]

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced

[u/cthulhuforever]

I cannot believe what we've just witnessed, bros. Michigan was just gifted an extra possession that they in no way deserved wtf.

[u/aslottedspoon]

Michigan storming the field after beating Western Michigan. Lol

[u/yellowmiami → u/aslottedspoon]

Western Michigan could be top of the FCS if they were an FCS school lol.

[u/gorgasmthelegend]

Some one absolutely ate shit storming the field

[u/Additional_Data_Need]

FFS Western Mich

[u/aslottedspoon → u/Additional_Data_Need]

Refs gave them an extra play. That was BS.

[u/HatDesperate6039]

That's Maction for ya!

[u/gimli213]

These lower string players have me a little worried about depth...

Edit: then 33 does that! 🤣

[u/HatDesperate6039 → u/gimli213]

I mean I understand but also they are only rushing 3 and maybe a LB and still getting pressure

[u/ImpliedMustache → u/gimli213]

I think we're really far down the depth chart right now.

[u/T2_JD]

Holy Shit. Michigan went down.

[u/cthulhuforever]

Hahahaha eat shit, Whitt!

[u/aslottedspoon]

Eat shit Whitt. (Stupid auto correct)

[u/aslottedspoon → u/aslottedspoon]

Oh hell, opened my mouth too soon.

[u/Natsu-pendragon → u/aslottedspoon]

He had to have made a deal with the devil or something there

[u/T2_JD]

Worried about depth in the secondary, but everything else looks okay.

[u/strawberryc]

The ball just dented that guy's afro lol

[u/Ruhrgebietheld]

We're already playing third and fourth stringers on defense, no need to call a Tuiaki defense like this on top of that.

[u/HatDesperate6039]

Michigan is down 12-7 42 seconds left

[u/T2_JD → u/HatDesperate6039]

Damn man, if Whitt retired they'd statue him. Now though?

[u/HatDesperate6039 → u/T2_JD]

Good coaches can coach forever, great ones know when to pass the baton

[u/T2_JD]

269 rushing yards. Damn we're gonna end up with 350 aren't we?

[u/Ruhrgebietheld]

It's final, Idaho State has beaten Utah State 29-17.

[u/T2_JD]

Just saw that Tuddy after putting the kids down. Future looks bright at RB.

[u/SWB1988]

1 more for a 70 piece.

Last time BYU put up 70 was in 2015 against Wagner(70-6)

[u/Ruhrgebietheld]

Two true freshmen running backs with gutsy TD runs in this game, both our present and future at the position is looking great.

[u/ImpliedMustache]

"If I were getting recruited by BYU and I'm at this game... I'm coming!"

Better not be. That's an honor code violation, sir.

[u/yellowmiami → u/ImpliedMustache]

We definitely shouldn't be blowing our entire load on just one recruit.

[u/cthulhuforever]

Up 56-7 with a quarter left to play, Whittingham blowing his debut at Michigan, and Utah State losing to Idaho State. I used to pray for times like these.

[u/SafetyX → u/cthulhuforever]

Nah BYU should have never allowed a touchdown.

[u/cthulhuforever → u/SafetyX]

Bro that was against our backups with all kinds of iffy calls, relax.

[u/Lanrick2002]

Michigan lol

[u/SLC_RnD]

BYU let them on the board? Buncha scrubs, could not be us!

[u/Express_Dinner7918 → u/SLC_RnD]

We still scored more.

[u/strawberryc → u/SLC_RnD]

LOL. ok.

[u/HatDesperate6039]

Bear just take your helmet off

[u/strawberryc → u/HatDesperate6039]

Lol You read my mind! He's just dying to get back in there and show them how it's done.

[u/Ruhrgebietheld]

All of our running backs are running with a lot of fire so far, and that's with Jovesa Damuni still recovering from injury. Harvey Unga is clearly doing a great job, if the entire running back room is this amped.

[u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

Lol Kyle Whittingham

[u/Additional_Data_Need → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

Hill left for this?

[u/sriracha_no_big_deal → u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

EAT SHIT WHITT

[u/ZURICH798]

Our 2nd string sucks. Yeah.. I said it... this is Utah Tech... like most high schools are better.

[u/Techybyu → u/ZURICH798]

We’re into the third/fourth string players now

[u/ZURICH798 → u/Techybyu]

That's a relief! 2nd string offense looks good.

[u/Jonny_Peverell]

Kinda worried about this second string defense, but we're also running a very very vanilla defense, probably not even doing half the stuff they practiced over the summer to avoid giving film to future opponents 

[u/Tots11 → u/Jonny_Peverell]

I think it’s mostly 3rd string defense and freshman looking at the depth chart

[u/Jonny_Peverell → u/Tots11]

Oh really? That's actually good to hear, I haven't looked at the roster/depth chart to know that stuff

[u/sriracha_no_big_deal → u/Jonny_Peverell]

ya a bunch of these dudes probably won't be seeing much playing time this season outside of garbage time

[u/Tots11 → u/sriracha_no_big_deal]

Yeah, first half is where the actual 2nd string players played (and early 3rd quarter). They rotated on defense a ton. I don’t think Glasker played at all

[u/vertizm]

Well there is always next year.

[u/T2_JD]

FIRE EVERYONE!

[u/T2_JD → u/T2_JD]

But glad for the Tech guys getting something. Need a lot more positives though.

[u/livinglights18]

My brethren in christ.

[u/SPCsooprlolz]

Tangentially related, but Michigan is totally blowing it against WMU right now

[u/Express_Dinner7918 → u/SPCsooprlolz]

Whitingham probably wishing he poached Devin dampir rn.

[u/iwalkem]

Had to step away and came back to this. How did that happen?

[u/livinglights18 → u/iwalkem]

We played our second stringers. Just a bit nerve wrecking.

[u/Tots11 → u/livinglights18]

Looking at the depth chart I think it’s mostly 3rd string on defense

[u/livinglights18 → u/Tots11]

Ahh okay

[u/Express_Dinner7918 → u/iwalkem]

Mix of the second string being not that great and bad calls from the reffs.

[u/SWB1988]

68 talking shit down 50 😆

[u/aslottedspoon]

Bummer...

[u/Kruger-Dunning]

I know people will be trashing the backups, but the OPI and uncalled holds are pretty eggregious

[u/Stoned_Coug → u/Kruger-Dunning]

You have to be good enough to beat the refs too at BYU. That has always been true.

[u/Sir_Eggmitton]

At this point we should let them score again to try for free chick fil a

[u/MotorSevere4899]

Disastrous, season’s over.

[u/SPCsooprlolz]

DANG IT FIRE EVERYONE

[u/Halfgridd]

All my utah fan homies love utah tech.

[u/Sir_Eggmitton]

Bruh

[u/strawberryc]

Our second string is giving me anxiety

[u/Express_Dinner7918 → u/strawberryc]

Yeah it doesn’t look the best.

But I hope we won’t see all of them on the field at once.

[u/strawberryc → u/Express_Dinner7918]

I hope it's a wake-up call

[u/MurkySatisfaction135]

Sell the team

[u/SWB1988]

I've seen enough. Bench the backups

[u/Ruhrgebietheld]

Uh, the receiver interfered with the corner there, not the other way around.

[u/ShowReadyYT]

That WR pulled him onto himself

[u/Ruhrgebietheld]

In other news around the state, Utah State is trailing Idaho State by 12 with less than 5 minutes remaining, and SUU-Weber State is an absolute barnburner right now.

[u/Fluid_Theory_6587]

I don’t care how many points we score, I just want to see a 0 for UT at the end of the game

[u/Halfgridd]

Feel kinda bad. Maybe we should do like a cool runnings moment. They walk into the endzone and the crowd slowly starts clapping into a loud cheer?

[u/MotorSevere4899]

Why did we only have 4 guys at the line on an obvious QB sneak?

[u/HatDesperate6039 → u/MotorSevere4899]

Vanilla defense, no need to give film

[u/Colemania18]

Anybody that says utah tech was their dream is lying

[u/SWB1988]

Thought we were supposed to be deep?

[u/HatDesperate6039 → u/SWB1988]

Pick 6

[u/ShowReadyYT]

Kind of silly they keep saying that Utah Tech only started playing football 20 years ago. That's when they moved up from being a JUCO. Dixie State has been playing for decades.

[u/T2_JD → u/ShowReadyYT]

One of the best JUCO schools when I was there too.

[u/T2_JD]

Boo, defense let them get across the 50. Fire K-Pop.

/s if it's not obvious.

[u/Ruhrgebietheld]

I'm glad we're resting the starters on defense now, but I also want to see us finish with a shutout.

[u/Express_Dinner7918]

We let them past the 50 with our backups? FIRE EVERYONE! /s

[u/Lanrick2002]

Boooo they are passed the 50

[u/dansmithlbyu]

I wanna see triple digits in our score.

[u/Express_Dinner7918 → u/dansmithlbyu]

Kalani will suit up for Utah tech just to stop that from happening lol.

[u/HatDesperate6039 → u/Express_Dinner7918]

Do you think he could get a TRO?

[u/ImpliedMustache]

To become a Legend, a hero must first go on a Journey.

Journee Tonga: the Touchdown. Coming to theaters near you.

[u/Express_Dinner7918 → u/ImpliedMustache]

Bravo.

[u/Ruhrgebietheld]

Did not expect the Polynesian running back from LA County to have a first name that looks like it belongs to a blonde girl from Utah.

[u/DistributionAlone965 → u/Ruhrgebietheld]

That’s because u aint poly. Lots of us got white girl names

[u/Ruhrgebietheld → u/DistributionAlone965]

Lol, I'm also from LA County.

[u/vertizm]

Alright, I’ve seen enough. Put in the 3rd stringers

[u/aslottedspoon]

Nice to see the backups. Keep the pedal down until the 4th qtr.

[u/T2_JD]

SUCK IT MONTANA STATE!

[u/SPCsooprlolz]

May we do the same unto Notre Dame

[u/Techybyu → u/SPCsooprlolz]

From your lips to God’s ear

[u/Lanrick2002]

Backups getting touchdowns time!

[u/Express_Dinner7918]

We have officially scored more points than Montana state.

[u/T2_JD]

Been telling yall Cosmo was magic!

[u/AeroStatikk]

What is with the background noise on the commercial break???

[u/Techybyu → u/AeroStatikk]

I’ve noticed this with a couple of games being broadcast by ESPN+. Someone apparently didn’t get the memo that game went to commercial, so they keep sending the mics that pick up crowd noise with the commercials

[u/AeroStatikk → u/Techybyu]

ESPN+ is such a joke

[u/Techybyu → u/AeroStatikk]

There was a game I was watching last week (don’t remember who) but they left the announcer mics on too, so that was entertaining to listen to during commercial 😂

[u/cthulhuforever]

Unrelated, but if you guys haven't seen Coyote vs Acme yet, you should. It's a good one.

[u/AeroStatikk → u/cthulhuforever]

The first and only time I heard about it was reading news on LinkedIn, of all places, lol. Didn’t know it was a thing but saw it had rave reviews.

[u/Express_Dinner7918 → u/AeroStatikk]

Nearly got scraped as a tax write off. Safe to say whatever studio exec wanted to do that made a big mistake.

[u/Ruhrgebietheld]

That's a great sack, but I have to put on my grumpy face because that's a starter. Don't need to chance injuries to any of them now.

[u/HatDesperate6039]

Kalani must have taken the over atp

[u/damnsheistall]

The comments on KSL are going to be so insufferable. GG BYU. I’m an Utah as a state fan but uh go Utes first and then all the other teams in the state second.

[u/T2_JD → u/damnsheistall]

At least Michigan is struggling against a directional school. You got that if you're like the Ute fans I've seen hate watching.

[u/HatDesperate6039]

PULL THE STARTERS

[u/strawberryc]

There's the sack we needed

[u/Ruhrgebietheld]

Ok, we've hit on the secret to having a fantastic return game on special teams. We just need to keep finding short fast white guys from Weber County.

[u/T2_JD]

WE WANT BAMA MONTANA STATE!

[u/SPCsooprlolz → u/T2_JD]

WE WANT UMASS!

[u/iwalkem]

Parker who?

[u/Colemania18 → u/iwalkem]

Dude wasn't even good at returns. Never understood the doom and gloom

[u/ImpliedMustache → u/Colemania18]

Literally his one great return was because he muffed it at the start lol

[u/jessej421 → u/ImpliedMustache]

He had multiple TD returns.

[u/iwalkem → u/Colemania18]

I can think of a couple good ones

[u/Colemania18 → u/iwalkem]

I can think of more bad. By a lot

[u/cthulhuforever]

I don't care that it's against a bad FCS team that kickoff return for a TD was hype.

[u/Lanrick2002]

OMG! SO SO SO SO GOOD

[u/Express_Dinner7918]

END ZONE TO THE END ZONE HOUSE CALL!!!!!!!!

[u/T2_JD]

DeVries helping us keep Bear safe on the bench. MY MAN!

[u/Sea-Refrigerator-852]

Yeehaw (pull the starters plz)

[u/Express_Dinner7918]

Also is bryce underwood a bust?

Cause man that Michigan offense is looking putrid.

[u/cthulhuforever]

Idaho State leads Utah State 25-17 with 14:13 left in the 4th.

[u/General_Killmore → u/cthulhuforever]

You literally drew me away from my own team to see this. ISU is leading by 12 now

[u/Express_Dinner7918]

In other news Clemson is up by 3 against LSU.

[u/HatDesperate6039 → u/Express_Dinner7918]

Please Clemson im begging you

[u/cthulhuforever]

That Siegfried and Jensen commercial was so unbelievably flat lol

[u/T2_JD → u/cthulhuforever]

Hard to make ambulance chasing exciting.

[u/Additional_Data_Need]

WTF is Utah State doing

[u/Express_Dinner7918 → u/Additional_Data_Need]

If I had a nickel for every time I heard Idaho state giving a western g6 school a tough game, I’d have 2 nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it weird that it happened twice.

[u/T2_JD → u/Additional_Data_Need]

Between them and Michigan right now, former Holy War coaches are having a bad day.

[u/T2_JD]

Glad to see Jaren Hall. One of my favorite QBs of the Sitake era, great person too.

We need Jamal Williams in the booth though!

[u/HatDesperate6039 → u/T2_JD]

Jaren joined the BYUtv broadcast crew as a full time gig!

[u/T2_JD]

So glad for BYUtv quality broadcast. Some ESPN+ games are worse than those ones was on the broadcast team for Dixie 20 years ago.

[u/SWB1988]

Was kind of hoping for a halftime update on Raider. They seemed to be avoiding that situation

[u/Express_Dinner7918 → u/SWB1988]

I’d rather wait and know for sure as opposed to false hope/dread.

[u/cheesecakegood]

Johnson actually with a top tier performance this game, love to see it

[u/RunnerAtThird]

I love our centaur quarterback

[u/Ruhrgebietheld]

About the only surprising thing so far is that we have no sacks, but Utah Tech's strategy appears to be getting the ball out almost immediately any time they do pass, so I don't think it's a cause for worry.

[u/Express_Dinner7918]

Is it just me or was the half time band performance shorter than normal?

[u/cheesecakegood]

whatever byutv guy on the left that is who has the amazing tv/radio voice, what a legend himself

[u/HatDesperate6039 → u/cheesecakegood]

I believe that's Dave McCann, he has a podcast called Y's guys, you should listen in

[u/Stoned_Coug]

Some rust showing in that second quarter, but things are looking good. So nice to be back

[u/T2_JD]

Legend slipping very neatly into the Kingston role. Very glad to see it.

[u/Express_Dinner7918 → u/T2_JD]

Please keep it to a on the field role please.

I really don’t want to receive a notification that x byu player has been accused of rape ever again.

[u/ImpliedMustache]

42-0, blaze it!

[u/Stoned_Coug → u/ImpliedMustache]

You KNOW I am

[u/alphuscorp → u/Stoned_Coug]

Cross fading here

[u/ImpliedMustache → u/Stoned_Coug]

Legendary username

[u/MurkySatisfaction135 → u/ImpliedMustache]

The levels to this comment are unreal

[u/yellowmiami]

Lather up those starters, make them nice and moist

[u/Ruhrgebietheld]

Bear has had a great first half, and I hope to not see him step on the field at all for the entire rest of the game.

[u/T2_JD]

Our defense is worse than Montana State? Damn.

[u/Lanrick2002 → u/T2_JD]

Your flares confuse me

[u/T2_JD → u/Lanrick2002]

Fan of the Y since birth (born while my parents were in school), alum of Utah Tech.

[u/ImpliedMustache → u/Lanrick2002]

Angel on one shoulder, devil on the other -type flair.

[u/Jonny_Peverell]

They are putting pressure on Bear way too easy for me to be comfortable about this year

[u/RayKitsune313 → u/Jonny_Peverell]

Only this last drive. He’s been pretty clean throughout

[u/T2_JD]

Bear taking unnecessary risks though. Need to clean that up.

[u/vertizm]

Awesome, now pull the starters before I yell at the TV as if my voice made a difference

[u/T2_JD → u/vertizm]

I don't know about you man but they totally listen to me. Otherwise I lose my voice for no reason.

[u/Lame_Night]

Just saw Damuni come out of the tent putting a tiny bit of weight on his foot, but seriously hobbling still. Doesn’t look great.

[u/ImpliedMustache → u/Lame_Night]

If it was serious (like a torn ACL) I don't think the medical staff would be letting him walk on it at all?

[u/SWB1988 → u/Lame_Night]

As long as it's nothing torn. Even if he has to miss a couple. Just don't be season ending

[u/HoodooSquad → u/Lame_Night]

If they are letting him walk on it that’s a really great sign he could be back this season

[u/SWB1988]

42-0 half. All backups from here on out 🙏🏻

[u/DonnaDDrake]

Alright good touchdown now shut down the 1s

[u/HatDesperate6039]

USC could never fill a stadium like BYU

[u/SPCsooprlolz]

Bear!!! Now would you kindly sit him please and thank you

[u/HatDesperate6039 → u/SPCsooprlolz]

Give him his shake!!!

[u/Ruhrgebietheld]

Was a bit of a broken play, but I guess a TD is an acceptable outcome there...

[u/Colemania18]

Bear is ridiculous man

[u/T2_JD]

Legend isn't in NCAA 27 is he? Fucking shame man he's good.

[u/Express_Dinner7918 → u/T2_JD]

There’s always another roster update.

[u/HatDesperate6039]

Really ref? That 1 second is that important?