He was sandbagging and very careful not to say something that could be used as lockerroom fodder. He said Utah is the best team the Cougars will play this season. He admitted that this game means a lot more to BYU than it does to Utah.
A couple of other things he said:
He doesn’t seem 100% sure that Wilson will be ready for game 1, but admits he is not in the loop.
He believes that the defense will be good under Sitake and that the key to a successful season is the offense being more productive.
He thinks Katoa will be the starting RB.
He said that BYU’s season would be considered successful if they make it to a bowl game and that if they won 8 games it would be a huge success. He thinks that there are three gimme games, but everything else will be tough.
He was not about to say anything bad about the Utes or in any way predict BYU will beat Utah. This is a bit different than some past years. I believe he has learned that it is best to lay low before the game, keep his mouth shut, and do his talking after the game.
Iowa State @ 
Utah 
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