Tcu/bsu

[ERCougar]

I want Utah to lose to Bama. And I hope they lose badly. And I hate Nick Saban. A lot.

SU's making me want to root against Utah.

[TripletDaddy]

I prefer you to use the we/us pronouns when you refer to USC and use you/your pronouns when referring to BYU. We (BYU fans) don't really give a shit that you (USC fans) think our program and conference are small time.

Don't shoot the messenger, hermano.

It isn't like I am the only person that thinks the MWC is small-time.

Enjoy the bowl game against the 5th place PAC10 team!

[RockyBalboa]

How it plays out:

TCU hands Boise their 1st loss by 7-10 pt margin.

Bama hands Utah their 1st loss and covers the early 11pt. line.

I still don't know what to make of the BYU/AZ game. This is the kind of game where I can easily see Anae getting outschemed again,,,,,,but I'm hoping otherwise.

Also AZ is avg 37ppg this year. More than BYU. Their offense doesn't suck like it has in the past.

[TripletDaddy]

How it plays out:

TCU hands Boise their 1st loss by 7-10 pt margin.

Bama hands Utah their 1st loss and covers the early 11pt. line.

I still don't know what to make of the BYU/AZ game. This is the kind of game where I can easily see Anae getting outschemed again,,,,,,but I'm hoping otherwise.

Also AZ is avg 37ppg this year. More than BYU. Their offense doesn't suck like it has in the past.

I'm getting upset stomach feelings about the AZ game. Not a lot of incentive for BYU to get pumped up, lots of reasons for them to play in a lull.

Sounds like you picking Tide to win by 2 TDs or more?

[YOhio]

So no, I don't cheer for Utah. Or Wyoming. Or San Diego State.

I like this Triple Dad much better than the Ute brown-nosing Triple Dad.

[RC Vikings]

BSU/TCU will be a good match up. TCU is fast but BSU beat a very quick UO team. If you haven't seen BSU play this year watch their QB Moore who is a red shirt freshman and very good. Ian Johnson is still there but they have two other backs that are also good. I don't think they will have any problem scoring, the problem will come from keeping TCU from scoring about 50 points. The weakest part with BSU is their D line and the LB's. If the over/under is 100 points you may want to look at taking the over. Also Peterson does a great job preparing this team to play.

[RockyBalboa]

Sounds like you picking Tide to win by 2 TDs or more?

If you'll pardon the pun I think the Tide rolls.

I do think early on Utah will have a punchers chance IF.....IF they can get on the board early, but I think Bama is just too dominant in the trenches and I just don't see how Utah is gonna move the ball and score on them. BJ is no Tim Tebow.

Bama's Special Teams are every bit as good as Utah's. They have one of the premier returners in the nation.

Last year Georgia was only a 9pt favorite and if I actually did bet at Vegas or wherever I would've put a ton of money on that because it was just too easy. While the Bama/Utah game isn't as big of a mismatch as that game was,,,,I still take Bama and the early line.

I think Utah's Dline...Kruger and Misi are about to get knocked on their ass. Just my opinion.

I'm also getting the same bad feeling about our bowl game that you are. I'm worried that BYU isn't going to come out and play with any incentive or emotion and end up getting rolled.

[jay santos]

I do think early on Utah will have a punchers chance IF.....

You have a lot to learn about sports metaphors.

[RockyBalboa]

You have a lot to learn about sports metaphors.

Hey when you've got the great Santos pontificating on sports one's ceiling for learning is limited.

[Babs]

Yeah, it's called the "Prevent SHOUTING" feature. Seems kind of silly for a sports-related board where we use lots of acronyms. I just turned it off. Let me know if it gets annoying and you want it back on.

THANKS, JL!!!!!!!

[All-American]

I am excited to see Alabama do things to Utah.

TCU wins in a scrappy battle. 27-21.

BYU wins by a gajillion.

[Jeff Lebowski]

THANKS, JL!!!!!!!

That kind of shouting I can live with.

[RockyBalboa]

BYU wins by a gajillion.

You are so gonna lose that bet.

[SteelBlue]

It's not just rivalry hatred. It's rational as a BYU fan to want Utah to get waxed in this game and any other game. Utah and BYU compete in the same space for limited resources, i.e. Utah/LDS football recruits and fans. The battle we share in fighting for national respect is arguably a lesser concern.

I'm not sure how i want their game to go. In my gut I like KW and I think it will be hard to cheer against him in a BCS game.

I want to steal the Big East's auto bid. I think Utah winning can only help. It would be a huge win for the MWC and hopefully help all of our schools with recruiting. It would be fun to see the MWC as strong as it's been this season for the next several years.

[DrumNFeather]

I want to steal the Big East's auto bid. I think Utah winning can only help. It would be a huge win for the MWC and hopefully help all of our schools with recruiting. It would be fun to see the MWC as strong as it's been this season for the next several years.

I think that during the "re-evaluation" period, the Big East's bid will go to the highest ranked team of a pool of conferences, Big East, MWC, WAC, CUSA, MAC. That way, they can get rid of the top 12 rule and pacify both the big and small conferences.

We also may be headed to a system based soley on rankings...but I think that will only come with a playoff, and I would get rid of the autobids. If you keep the autobids, then you've got to mandate that each conference have a championship game.