the fact that for years BYU 's offense plays better at pace/tempo than going slow. It has been particularly obvious under ARod, who insists on slowing things down trying to prove "it can work!" Just like Tuiaki kept trying to prove dropping 8 could work.
ARod defenders do just like Tuiaki defenders did. Blame the BYU players for not being any good, pointing out other teams that occasionally drop 8 or go slow, or single out occasional instances "it worked" in a game.