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Analysis: No. 15 Cougars might not be as good as we thought they were after 27-20 edging of UTSA

PROVO — Remember when Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green said of a rival NFL team, “They are who we thought they were!”

Well, maybe the No. 15-ranked BYU Cougars are not what we thought they were.

Saturday’s totally unsatisfying 27-20 win over UTSA at empty, almost tomb-like LaVell Edwards Stadium exposed coach Kalani Sitake’s previously high-flying team in many ways.

It is hard to believe that BYU is one of the top 15 teams in the country after the Cougars had to secure an onside kick with just over a minute remaining to secure their first 4-0 start to a season since 2014.