During a short walk around our neighborhood tonight, I encountered two neighbors, both of whom offered an unsolicited "How about the Cougars' rankings?" People around here are paying close attention to this little Top 10 team from Provo.
What a weekend it was - and BYU didn't even play. Here's to more Top 10 upsets (as long as BYU is immune). After seeing all of the scores last night, I knew BYU would move up, but I thought only to 10, maybe 9. I was thrilled to check earlier today and see #8 and #7 in the Media and Coaches polls, respectively. Now we get to start playing that game of seeing who the teams ahead of the Cougars are facing each week. Here's what's on tap for the first weekend in October:
#1 Oklahoma @ Baylor - Sooners all the way.
#2/#4 Alabama vs. Kentucky - Barring a Georgia-like letdown, should be Roll Tide Roll.
#3/#2 LSU is on BYE.
#4/#3 Missouri @ Nebraska - The Huskers had looked tough until Saturday's loss to the ACC (VT).
#5 Texas @ Colorado - The Buffaloes had looked tough until Saturday's loss to the ACC (FSU).
#6 Penn St. @ Purdue - JoPa vs. JoTi (former Wyoming head man, Joe Tiller who has announced his retirement after this season...and the Cowboys will probably be coach-searching...hmmmm).
#7/#8 Texas Tech @ Kansas St. - The Wildcats are not who they were a decade ago. Neither are the Red Raiders.
I could see any of those last four home teams securing upsets, but given the quality of competition, even one would be fortunate. Besides cheering for the Cougars against the Aggies on Friday night, I guess we're all big Bears, Wildcats x 2, Cornhuskers, Buffaloes, Boilermakers fans.
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What's your prediction in the Utah against Oregon State game? Was it all just a fluke against USC?
This is one of those games that I feel like which ever team I pick is going to lose. Regardless of who I pick. But I do think Utah will win, partly because they are at home, partly because OSU beat them last year, partly because I think they are better, and partly because OSU has spent the week being told how great they are. The main thing Oregon St. has going for them is a full week of practice. I'm going to say Utes 27 Beavers 21.
10/16/08
TCU: 32
BYU: 7
The buzz is over.
:-(
I've been trying to figure out what caused such a "non-showing" by BYU on Thursday. Did we wear BYU apparel? Check. Was the Greg Wrubel pre-game show on? Check. Everything seemed normal. So what has been the cause to make it seem like BYU has played differently ever since we went to Logan? The team that played against UCLA hasn't seemed to be the same team against USU, NM, or definitely TCU. Then I found a correlation.
The last game re-cap by THE Senor was before the USU game. Hmmmm...looks like we found the culprit! :)
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