It was not pretty, and for a contingent of the blue and orange faithful, a win is not just a win — perhaps the 21-16 win Saturday for Boise State over BYU was far too close for comfort.
There is certainly some truth there, as the Cougars got a handful of uncharacteristic long plays, the Broncos failed to get much offensive momentum in the final three quarters and had seven penalties, most that stunted positive progress.
But Boise State won a close game, and that takes a little bit of moxie, something coach Bryan Harsin was quick to praise following the game, just after a goal-line stand with BYU at the Boise State 2-yard line sealed it.