By the numbers: Mendenhall's September record is now 14-10 (58 percent win rate); his record in all other months is 36-8 (82 percent) ... BYU is currently averaging only 15 points per game, but has scored at least 30 points in 21 consecutive meetings with Friday opponent Utah State, winning 20 of those 21 games ... Mendenhall's teams are 5-0 in the fifth game of the season ... BYU had won 16 consecutive turnover-free games before Saturday's zero-giveaway loss to Nevada.
Greg Wrubell is the radio play-by-play "Voice of the Cougars," and hosts "BYU Football with Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall" on KSL Newsradio and KSL 5 Television. Wrubell's blog "Cougar Tracks" can be found at byu.ksl.com. "Behind the Mic" is published every Tuesday during the BYU Football and Basketball seasons. E-mail: gwrubell@ksl.com
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Wow Greg, a thoughtful and open opinion. I agree with you. Thank you for your candid and honest points.
Being in Las Vegas, and not being able to cope with getting to a Tube with the Mountain so I could watch the game, I listened to the AM More..
No player has ever come to BYU with the advantage of the private coaching that Jake Heaps has had.
I understand the desperate need of Greg and his Cougar followers to believe that Jake will develop into a Cougar great.
But More..
I see it as lethargy. When I hear Bronco speak I like the guy but I also wonder how in the world he motivates his players? I see no fire, no passion. Its oft commented that many players are married and maybe have lost the grit and determination to More..