Was BYU slighted in the USA Today Coaches' Poll?
The Cougars were not ranked in the preseason poll, and SI.com's Stewart Mandel believes they may have been underestimated.
"Personally, I believe the team the coaches slighted most is BYU, which went 10-3 and finished 25th in their own poll last season but garnered just 10 points," writes Mandel. "With quarterback Riley Nelson leading what could be a loaded offense, and with several potential showcase games this year (Washington State on opening night, Utah, Boise State, Oregon State, Notre Dame and Georgia Tech), I expect the Cougars will grace the rankings at some point this season."
Read about redshirt freshman receiver Terenn Houk's progress, from Totalbluesports.com.
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Jeff Call has been a sportswriter for the Deseret News since 1997. He is the BYU beat writer and has been covering Cougar sports since 1993, when he served as sports editor at the Daily Universe. Call has written several more ..
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To all hill troll whiners:
It's laughable that U worry sooooo much about the good teams BYU occassionally loses to, while completely ignoring the BAD teams U frequently lose to.
Instead of worrying about the WAC teams that More..
Slighted? Um, no. Voters simply know BYU's schedule is at least challenging enough this year that they are a long shot to finish with 10 wins again ... and that's with another terrible November schedule.
Not trying to hate on the More..
Chris B
I'm perfectly satisfied with BYU almost beating Texas, almost beating Utah in those close games, putting up more points against TCU, beating Oklahoma and so forth. I know that this team has the talent and potential to win More..