All the talk recently about Utah’s tepid offense and how it could be improved calls for a solution that’s as plain as the day is third-and-long, complete with collateral damage that would add the kind of peppery emotion to a rivalry that would be so outrageous it would make things even more fun around here.
Grimes, in his first year as offensive coordinator, has brought to BYU exactly what it needed, exactly what Kalani Sitake wanted all along — a tough-minded OC who values power football, putting a premium on big, strong offensive linemen who can grade the road, utilizing capable running backs who can be counted on to pick up adequate bits of yardage and occasionally break off big plays, and the threat of throwing the ball, when necessary, to all quadrants of the field, keeping secondaries honest and on guard against mid-range to deep throws.