Kansas was supposed to challenge for the Big 12 title this year and promptly lost it’s 1st 5 P4 games of this season. They then started to look like the team everyone expected starting the Houston game but that win over one loss ISU, shook up the entire Big 12.
Kansas took ISU to the woodshed @ISU, generating 545 yds of offense and 45 points on ISU’s stingy defense so…Kansas is more then capable to beat anybody in the Big 12.
having said that, BYU is at home, We have a better defensive backfield and BYU is stingy on running against them. Case in point. UCF was rushing close to 220ypg until they run into BYU. They got 181 vs. BYU, UCF got 354 vs. ISU. and Kansas ran for 237 over ISU.
When Kansas has the ball, they bombed ISU to death…12-24 for 295, 12.5 yds per completion. Receivers were catching the ball for chunk plays, 33, 68 and 70 yds. Can they do that to BYU? Highly doubt it.
Running, has been a challenge for BYU to stop, Daniels is exactly the QB that gives BYU fits and they have an excepinal RB, Neal but in the end We have caused teams to underachieve in Run Totals.
I say Kansas will score on BYU, have some big run plays but in the end, we hold Kansas to under 30.
When BYU has the ball. We have been pretty balanced in the run and pass. Kansas is just not that good on D. We are not a big yds passing team, averaging 200 something per game but where we excel is scoring in the redzone and a very good defense. BYU by 2 scores
With teams beating up on each other except for Colorado and BYU, this league isn’t down or weak this year. It’s balanced from top to bottom. So, it comes up to matchups, turnovers and special teams.
We will be more ready for Kansas than Utah. In our home stadium. Kansas won’t put u. p those kinds of numbers. To win, we have to keep teams to under 24. We will score on Kansas on offense, defense and special teams. 45 - 20
Biggest game BYU has left-win and you are playing for the Championship, lose and you need to win your last two. Can BYU play 4 quarters on offense and defense? Looks like a close game to me, but I’m hoping home field proves huge for the “Y”
I haven’t watched any of the Kansas games so I don’t know them, but from what people are saying this offense right now looks like the best in the big12. their problem is that they have a lot of turnovers and that’s what’s killed them. interesting thing is that byu is one of the best teams in the turn over margin. can anyone say KState.
we have already proven that we can go up against a high powered offense and win (SMU). Hill is a defensive genius and will be able to keep the score low. we’ll have 2 to 3 turn overs. the U is and will be the best defense we will see in the regular season, so I don’t have any worries that we wont be able to produce on offense.
concerns. 1. throwing interceptions. Kansas is second to us on interceptions. 2. We need to stop the run. they are #2 in rushing in the conference
in the end we need to stay frosty. all the remaining teams are just hitting their strides and if we don’t stay focused we could lose.
How will the weather affect the game? I’d say more turnovers. BYU has to squeeze the ball and not fumble. Retzlaff has to be prepared in the cold coming from sunny Southern California. The weather is a concern.
Yep 11-1 gets you in for sure. Colorado will probably lose at Kansas, but has had a favorable schedule most of the year. I don’t see BYU losing to Houston at home. Let it rip Saturday night!
they talk like they have never watched a byu game all year (more about this later). the ending is where they are spot on about what byu needs to do. run the ball control the clock and force them to trow the ball. I think this is the game where we show how good our running backs are, and just let them loose. Kansas is #10 in rushing defense. all we need to do is let LJ and Ropati cook.
I am so sick of these commentators talk with authority and they’ve never watched a game. all they’ve done is watched a few highlights and read some stat lines. it just kills me how much little respect we are getting from the conference. horrible game times very little advocacy. if you didn’t know anything about the big12 and just started to read headline you would think Colorado is #1 in the conference/ #1 in the country. they’ve been getting the best game times and media attention. I mean we should be in everyone’s mouth, we should be getting the best possible schedule, but we’re not all because the conference media people aren’t advocating for us. if they were the previous two things would be happening, but instead we are playing at 8pm 10 eastern this Saturday. we should be on at the coveted 3pm time spots. I mean with out us the big12 wouldn’t even have a chance to be in the playoffs, making them the new Pac12 of the P4. I am sick of the disrespect we travel better then any other team, we bring in more money and arguably the most stable athletics program in the country based on our history of winning in all sports. I know we have to pay our dues but this is ridiculous its not even like we are in the top 10.
sorry for the rant but this has been bothering me for a while now.
we need to think beyond what we like and think about the brand. you know how much higher up in the rankings we would be if we played at better times? also keep in mind that if we loose one regular season game we’re not make it into the playoffs. If the conference did what they should have done this wouldn’t be the case. we could have had a softer landing if we did/do lose a game.
The thinking is that playing a late night game at home increases our chances of winning. If we keep winning we will be in the playoffs. The rankings will be better with each win. Win all the rest including the B12 title game and we are in with a first round bye. Win out except for the B12 title game and we might still be in with a 12-1 record as an at large team as long as the loss is close. Lose only one more and win the B12 title game and we are a lock for the playoffs.
At this point I hope the players are only thinking about the next game and nothing else.
BYU is top 20 nationally by averaging out 12.1 points better than its opponents when adding up the points in its wins and losses this season.
Kansas has edged out the competition by 0.9 points on average in 2024.
Those averages have drawn closer over the last three games.
BYU has been 5.7 points better than opponents in that time, while Kansas has averaged 11.7 points better than the competition over that span.
But those margins tell a different story when accounting for the venue.
Kansas has played 4 points worse than the opposition when playing on the road this season, while BYU has been 18 points better than opponents when playing at home.
I know the idea is to take it one game at a time so Kansas is next up and they are playing better but if BYU plays an average to good game they will beat Kansas.
I don’t want to look ahead but why isn’t anybody concerned about Arizona State on the road? That game has me more worried than Kansas. They are 7-2 and no pushover.
So yeah, BYU needs to focus on Kansas, but ASU will not be any different and they will be at home.
The reason is, that beat Kansas and ASU isn’t nearly as critical as it would be if we lost to Kansas. The final game is Houston at home, which we should be a pretty good favorite. ASU is definitely a potential loss on the road
wouldn’t have it any other way. Playing Kansas when they were sucking it, would be a terrible loss. but to play them now that they woke up, the nation will be paying attention.
ASU on the road, tackle that after the Kansas game.
BYU from a national optics gets passed over as an over achiever… #28 in ESPN’s Power Index #63 in Rushing #55 in Passing #109 in scoring #29 in Offense #27 in Defense #121 in 3rd down conv. (28%) #5 in 4th down conv. (81% #5 in Red Zone scoring #2 nationally defense interception with #3 nationally at D take aways, 2.5
bonus…Kansas and UCF have very close stats on points for vs. point against. Both are ranked around #44 in points scored and #79th on points against.
again, BYU comes in under #30 on both O and D.
So why is BYU even being talked about in the top 8 nationally? just threw that out there, explain that story to me!
Stats tell me a different story then the -2.5 BYU vs. Kansas spread. Kansas has yet to play great ball on the road. The late late start at a very loud LES stadium will take it’s toll on Kansas.
I like what the Monty show said about this week’s game. FYI the Monty show is done in SLC so they know BYU and have watched the games unlike others that haven’t even watched a single BYU game.
