Yep. Football is back. That's been made painfully clear to Portland State, as BYU absolutely obliterated the overmatched FCS school in the season-opening contest to the tune of 69-0. A good, old-fashioned drubbing.
Bear Bachmeier looked great. LJ Martin led the running game with literal tree trunks attached to his hips. Jack Kelly scored a special teams touchdown. You, the reader, ran for more yards while glued to your recliner than Portland State managed in 60 minutes of competition with the white and blue.
The start of a football season is plagued with anxiety, worry, and fear that any positive expectations would soon be met with disappointment, regret, and a doomsday mindset palpable enough to occupy your therapist for at least three one-hour sessions.