The realistic expectation is for this to be a very tough game for the Wildcats to come out with an upset. They’ll try to ignore the history and focus on the fundamentals, treating it like any other game, but they’ll need to do that plus come up with some momentum-changing plays to top the heavily favored Cougars.
In the long run, I don’t think an expected loss to BYU would have any bearing on Sears’ chances of having the interim head coach tag removed from his name. Sears and his staff will be judged on how they fare against Big Sky Conference and FCS competition, and this year, probably more on whether they’ve made some positive forward movement and brought stability in the face of an unusual transition than strictly on wins and losses.
Beat BYU and they may as well write Sears a long-term contract before the Wildcats’ bus gets back from Provo.
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