79 ended up being a huge disappointment for me. They were a terrific team, undefeated in the regular season. They had looked very formidable in dominating the WAC, blowing out many opponents.
Then the Holiday Bowl happened. Indiana, under Lee Corso, was chosen as the opponent. The Hoosiers had finished 4th in the Big Ten. Maybe that had something to do with a very lackluster BYU performance. The guys didn’t seem ready to play. I’d love to hear a players take on that game. People blame our kicker for the loss, but BYU played very sloppy. They made lots of mistakes before the ill fated chip shot was badly missed.