... always return to blaming the quarterback.

It has long been believed the most popular player on the BYU football team is the backup quarterback. This love of the backup comes from the high expectations fans put on any quarterback at BYU. The Cougars have a strong tradition of excellent field generals. 

Young, McMahon, Bosco, Wilson, and Detmer are the gold standard of college quarterbacking. Even the second tier BYU quarterbacks like Beck, Doman, Sarkisian and Walsh all put up excellent numbers for college quarterbacks.   

If a BYU quarterback isn't getting the job done on the field, the fan base will look to the backup to come in and continue the tradition of quarterback U. 

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