“It is just not good enough to win anymore. For me it is, and for us we are really thankful for the wins. But you can tell from my language that I would like to see us play better.”
. While any win would have cut in 2017 — when BYU was 4-9 — the Cougars are elevating to a different standard now.“Sometimes as a program, we can get defensive,” Sitake continued. “As a head coach, I can get defensive, too, because you know your guys work really hard at it. But I don’t think it is a problem to have fans and certain people expect more from us. That’s OK.”
With Notre Dame coming up this week, Sitake will have another benchmark to measure his squad against — not just in terms of depth or skill, but also expectations.While Sitake spent several minutes talking about coming to terms with the idea that winning isn’t enough some weeks, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman was busy dissecting why the Irish’s win against North Carolina wasn’t good enough.
“There is a series or two in a half where we are letting people score,” Freeman said, getting down to the smaller details. “... Obviously the expectation is to be perfect and we can’t give up a touchdown.” Notre Dame and BYU isn’t an apples-to-apples comparison, but it offers an overarching example for BYU of where it wants to head as a program.And it knows that in order to beat good teams consistently —The matchup with Notre Dame this Saturday will be a test of BYU’s skill and a big game for this season. But it is also offering a chance to evaluate the program as a whole, and Sitake said he’s ready for that challenge.
“I like that they expect us to win differently,” Sitake finished. “It is not a problem. I don’t mind meeting the expectations of our fans that are very high. I am good with it.”
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