Beating SDSU = BYU plays the rest of 2010 on house money.

[shoganai]

IMO, the one reason beating SDSU was so huge: It almost guarantees that BYU can successfully spin its "rebuilding" season.

BYU can now pencil four wins into the rest of their schedule (and ink in at least three of them).

They will have nothing to lose against TCU or Utah. A blowout loss will be meaningless. Anything better than that will be at least a moral victory.

As long as they beat a forgettable bowl opponent, they'll finish 7-6, having won six of their last eight games. Everyone will look back and say the November-December BYU would have beaten at least Utah State, and maybe Air Force or Nevada. The fickle fan base will have forgotten how bad those losses hurt.

Since all of the freshmen will have a whole year under their belts, optimism will abound for 2011. The stadium will be full once again come September. As long as they win 8-9 games the first year as an independent, the previous season will simply be passed off into history as nothing more than a speed bump.

The worst is over for BYU fans. The rest of the year is on the house.

[Coach McGuirk]

The stadium will be full once again come September.

The stadium was full Saturday.

[shoganai]

The stadium was full Saturday.

Hence the use of the term "once again," which implies it was full at some point in past.

I.e: The stadium was full on Saturday, and it will be full once again next September.

[jay santos]

The stadium was full Saturday.

It was mostly full but not completely. I think 62K was announced. It was better than the Nevada game but definitely below usual attendance.

[byu71]

IMO, the one reason beating SDSU was so huge: It almost guarantees that BYU can successfully spin its "rebuilding" season.

BYU can now pencil four wins into the rest of their schedule (and ink in at least three of them).

They will have nothing to lose against TCU or Utah. A blowout loss will be meaningless. Anything better than that will be at least a moral victory.

As long as they beat a forgettable bowl opponent, they'll finish 7-6, having won six of their last eight games. Everyone will look back and say the November-December BYU would have beaten at least Utah State, and maybe Air Force or Nevada. The fickle fan base will have forgotten how bad those losses hurt.

Since all of the freshmen will have a whole year under their belts, optimism will abound for 2011. The stadium will be full once again come September. As long as they win 8-9 games the first year as an independent, the previous season will simply be passed off into history as nothing more than a speed bump.

The worst is over for BYU fans. The rest of the year is on the house.

As long as Bronco keeps saying the right things, I think you are exactly right. The praising of fans in general and not specifying "good fans" was a positive. The talk all week was football talk. I didn't even hear how the fireside went Friday night.

[woot]

IMO, the one reason beating SDSU was so huge: It almost guarantees that BYU can successfully spin its "rebuilding" season.

BYU can now pencil four wins into the rest of their schedule (and ink in at least three of them).

They will have nothing to lose against TCU or Utah. A blowout loss will be meaningless. Anything better than that will be at least a moral victory.

As long as they beat a forgettable bowl opponent, they'll finish 7-6, having won six of their last eight games. Everyone will look back and say the November-December BYU would have beaten at least Utah State, and maybe Air Force or Nevada. The fickle fan base will have forgotten how bad those losses hurt.

Since all of the freshmen will have a whole year under their belts, optimism will abound for 2011. The stadium will be full once again come September. As long as they win 8-9 games the first year as an independent, the previous season will simply be passed off into history as nothing more than a speed bump.

The worst is over for BYU fans. The rest of the year is on the house.

Agreed, but 8-9 wins next season is extremely optimistic given the schedule.

[shoganai]

Agreed, but 8-9 wins next season is extremely optimistic given the schedule.

Here are six of them... add in a bowl game for Number 7.

TBD - @ Louisiana Tech
TBD - @ Hawaii
TBD - USU
TBD - Idaho
TBD - SJSU
TBD - New Mexico State

[woot]

Here are six of them... add in a bowl game for Number 7.

TBD - @ Louisiana Tech
TBD - @ Hawaii
TBD - USU
TBD - Idaho
TBD - SJSU
TBD - New Mexico State

Now list the almost sure losses. 8-9 wins is very optimistic.

[Maximus]

Now list the almost sure losses. 8-9 wins is very optimistic.

UCF = sure loss?

[cougjunkie]

Now list the almost sure losses. 8-9 wins is very optimistic.

Maybe Texas?

Other than that I do not see a sure loss.

Utah at home.
UCF
Oregon State

All winnable games.

[Top Ute]

UCF = sure loss?

UCF is a poor man's TCU. An absolute bitch defensively -- still evolving offensively with a true frosh at QB.