fields" drum, but you completely ignore the fact that the offense regularly did exactly the opposite... gave the defense time to rest and scheme on the sidelines and gave the opponents long fields to work with.

Yesterday was a good example.

After halftime, Colorado's first drive ended in an interception which gave the offense a short-ish field. BYU cashed that in on a 55 yard drive that took 9 plays and nearly 5 minutes for a 27-0 lead. Colorado's next drive was a 4 play TD drive to make it 27-7. BYU was still in great shape, but a 3 and out followed by another Colorado score might have upped the pressure enough to make it anybody's ballgame.

Instead, BYU took the ball and went on a 10 play 6 1/2 minute drive that finished off the 3rd quarter. Obviously, that drive didn't end how anyone wanted it to with Jake forcing a pass into the endzone for an interception. But that drive gave the defense time to rest up, adjust to what Colorado did on the previous drive, and just as importantly, gave Colorado a long field with under 15 minutes left to make up a 3-score deficit. That drive, even without ending in a score, took away any chance that Colorado might take away momentum and effectively ended the game.

That sort of thing happened all year long. The BYU defense set the offense up with short fields that the offense more often than not cashed in with a touchdown. And, the BYU offense continually went on long drives that, even when they didn't end with scores gave the defense time to rest and set up the other team with long fields.

It's complementary football, and it is why BYU was 11-2. You can't continue to say that the defense continually set up the offense while ignoring the fact that the offense continually helped the defense by having long drives that ate up clock and forced long fields.