(Blue) Feeling blue....

Well, we lost, now I have to gouge out my eye.

That's all I was going to say about our latest debacle, but Joe requested that I go into further detail and since this is about as good as the Aggies have ever felt and Joe is practically glowing, I feel like I need to indulge him.

There are many excuses that one could make regarding the current state of the cougars. I'm just going to pick 4.

1)Jake Heaps is GREEN!!!! Poor kid is throwing a million passes and half of the time, his people drop them (more on that in excuse # two). He's doing well for a kid who is on his 2nd start ever at any universe and who was in Jr High a mere four years ago. In the history of BYU, there have been VERY few true freshman starters and if I'm not mistaken, it may have been about a decade since the last one. (Consequently, the same amount of time it's been since USU last pulled off a victory- maybe it was even the same year, not sure).

2) Our receivers SUCK!!! I'd like to say things would have been better if Chambers was playing, but in my heart I know that's not true. The tight ends? Also nod good. In their defense, they are all in the Heap's green boat, but still. Somebody should rise to the top already.

3) We have no Unga. When we need a smash and dash from a running back, who do we have to turn to? Quezada? Kariya? Di Luigi? None big enough, first two too slow. It's a bad deal. Makes 3rd and short a pitiful thing to watch. (or 4th in short for that matter).

4) Defense.... Wow. All pretty much negative. The few good players with a smidge of experience are all hurt now. Pendelton? Hurt. Rich? Hurt. Fuga? Hurt.I seem to recall some guy named Fraiser? Hurt. The list goes on, and those who aren't somehow maimed are new and inexperienced.


So there are the issues, and the coaches seem to be as confused and perplexed as anyone. They are conservative when they should be risky, risky when they should be conservative and generally as predictable as usual. Dark days indeed. The plus side is that I still believe that things will develop an that there will be an awesome future ahead.

Only problem is that it may take longer than I thought.