Following a game in which his team was dominated from beginning to end, BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall didn't mince the positive words when complimenting Michigan on their 31-0 victory on Saturday.

"Michigan has a fine football team that is really well coached," he said. "They dominated the game from beginning to end. That was the best team we've played to this point at this season both from a physical standpoint and from an execution standpoint. It's a credit to their staff having their team prepared the way they were. Michigan seized the day today and we didn't."

The Wolverines held a high-powered BYU offense to only 105 yards, many of which were gained on the last drive with the game well in-hand. Although Michigan opened things up a little bit offensively, Mendenhall said they got what they saw while preparing during the week.

"They did everything we saw them do on film," he said. "They just executed it better. Similar plans to early in the season with a couple wrinkles but nothing much different. The scheme was good, the coaches are good and their players are good."

Cougars' offensive coordinator Robert Anae shared Mendenhall's sentiments and had an even more sober reaction to the play of his unit specifically.

"We were dominated in every facet," he said. "Every guy on every play. I didn't prepare our guys well enough. That's what we saw. There are no excuses for how we played, just results. I totally agree with Coach Mendenhall: Michigan is the best team we have played this season. We were beat from play one to the last play of the game."

Mendenhall says the Cougars will re-start from ground zero heading into next week's game against Connecticut. BYU was shut out on Saturday for the first time since 2003.