After a loss, one man in all of Cougar Nation seems to be singled out most often. That man is defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki. The Oregon offense likely wants to play faster and throw more. BYU feels confident Tuiaki’s defense will hold up.
Now the question turns to whether the gamble can work against Oregon, a team that is averaging almost 37 points per game.“You have to continue to win games,” Tuiaki said when asked what it would take for the defense to build off the strategy. “We watched the tape and there is a lot we can correct. Refining the process, refining what we do.”
Since there were few schematic adjustments, Tuiaki instead moved individuals into different positions and allowed them to beat the man in front of them. Last year, they couldn’t. This year, a bigger group was able to do it.by making 13 tackles. Ben Bywater added 11 and Pili had six. The linebacking corps and defensive line were banged up and immature in 2021. Pili was hurt by the time the Baylor game was played. Bywater was simply inexperienced.
“We had a lot to prove just after last year,” Bywater said. “It was a testament to what we did in the offseason in getting bigger. … At the end of the day, it is about those one-on-one matchups and did you put in the work and did you win those one-on-ones.”
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