Pope was much better in his first year with new guys.
Fact is they have a lot of upperclassmen and 12 games under their belt. Stop excusing ridiculously poor play. Boxing out and basic fundamentals don’t require multiple years in a system. If you compare BYU’s experience even with your warped definition they would be considered a very experienced team. How long does the new coach excuse last? This is a pitiful performance even if the whole team were freshmen.
Go look at Houston’s games against crappy opponents. Similar to today and those teams are probably “inexperienced” too.