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BYU slips one spot while Utah climbs in latest college football polls; Oklahoma No. 1

Nobody cares about the polls...at least they shouldn't care. They're a sham. Just wait until the BCS poll comes out, or until later in the season. We're only halfway through the season, and there are plenty of top-10 teams that will lose at least 1 game. Until then, I'm gonna go back to sleep.

Either BYU is overrated or USU is underrated? Which do you prefer?

Far less damage than I had expected, only dropping one spot in the polls.

From other comments by officianados the problem that BYU faces now is that of the 8 teams ahead of them one is a one-loss team, USC.

Of course BYU needs to win out the schedule, beat TCU and Utah, both on the road. For the sake of climbing in the polls BYU needs to thrash New Mexico this coming week. If TCU can win convincingly then maybe they will be in the top-25 when we play them in a couple of weeks. And of course, we need to beat them solidly as well.

By thrashing New Mexico this week, and if USC has a mediocre performance we could jump one spot ahead of them.

I think the trick is to win big and let the other teams beat each other up, like Oklahoma and Texas this week.

If both BYU and Utah are consistent then the showdown on Nov 22 should be two top-10 teams from the MWC fighting it out for a BCS bid. And so long as Austin Collie and company stop dropping balls, we should be OK in that game.

Go BYU!

I think it is funny that the studentbody chants "overrated" when they lose by three touchdowns - they sure don't expect much from their team - it really doesn't matter how any of us rates anything - it will play itself out

It is undeniable that polls are huge for recruiting. While you're sleeping through the season waiting for the BCS polls to come out, the nation's top seniors are picking which top-ranked schools they would like to play for.

As the first one-loss BCS conference team has already jumped ahead of the Cougars. And USC will not be the last.

It is only a matter of weeks before the first two-loss BCS teams is voted ahead of the Cougs.

Any NC aspirations are only delusional, as BYU is and will remain only a pretender-at least for the near future.

BYU is giving HATERS more ammunition by tip-toeing past graveyard opponents like USU.

BYU needs to put EYE-POPING numbers up on everyone left on the schedule. Anything less could doom the Cougars to some lesser bowl game than one of the BCS games they so desperatly covet.

No worries Cougarfans. BYU will refocus this next weekend and dominate New Mexico. I expect the offense to come out firing on all cylinders. My prediction: BYU 49 New Mexico 10 Then the Cougars will pull out a close one at TCU the following week BYU 17 TCU 10

On the other hand, some of the teams above BYU over the next two weeks will fall. Missouri has to play hot Oklahoma State and then Texas the following week. Oklahoma plays Texas and LSU plays Florida at Florida, both next week. Bottom line: If BYU wins out they'll be in a BCS game.

BYU does not need to worry about USC this year because the MWC has a better computer profile than the PAC10 this year. They win out, they are guaranteed to make a BCS game.

There is little to no chance that BYU or Utah make the title game by going undefeated. The B12 and the SEC have the inside edge on that game (Oklahoma Vs. Fla is my prediction) even with one loss teams. However a miracle could occur.

If somehow no one makes it through the SEC or B10 without two losses, it could happen. But even then I suspect the B12 will have two representatives in the title game before our league gets a shot.

I have to laugh at the clueless naysayers predicting that all of the one-loss and two-loss BCS conference teams will pass BYU in the polls. It's obvious from their opinions that they haven't followed the polls all that long.

USC was a special case; a former #1 who solidly beat another Top 25 team, and the Trojans only passed BYU in the AP; in the Coaches poll BYU is still ahead of USC.

Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech all play each other. Alabama and LSU play. Penn St still plays at Wisconsin and Ohio State.

BYU still has too potential Top 25 teams on their schedule.

As long as the Cougars take care of business and win out, they'll be ranked in the Top 5 when they play Utah in November. Anything is possible from that point, including a possible berth in the NC game.

I think USC would have jumped BYU this week regardless of the score in the USU game. That's just how the pollsters think. It doesn't really matter in the long term, BYU and UTAH and other BCS busting hopefuls still just need to prove it on the field.

This is what I expected. If BYU had won 60 to 0 USC still would have passed them in the polls. USC killed a ranked team. I have no problem with that.

Its not Utah that is going to be the biggest test for BYU, its TCU. I feel they will likely be the MWC champs this year. They will have no problem with Utah either.
Go Cougs!

"Anything is possible from that point, including a possible berth in the NC game."

Thanks, I hadn't had a good laugh today. Now I feel like watching last night's SNL debate.

stop running your mouth or you will get popped in it come Nov. 22.

All BYU needs to do is keep winning and keep playing well. I agree that style points help in the polls, but the most important thing is that they most importantly win and secondly play well. I don't care if you're in the SEC, MWC, PAC 10 or WAC, going undefeated is extremely difficult to do and the polls will appreciate that and reward it. Also, let's be realistic, it's very unlikely that the Cougars will be ranked 1 or 2 in the final BCS poll at the end of the season, but making it to a BCS game and winning a BCS bowl game would be a tremendous accomplishment. To get the automatic bid, they just have to win out and it's a done deal. I actually hope that USC keeps winning and keeps winning big so that they will make it to the title game. That will open up a spot in the Rose Bowl so that BYU could then play the big 10 champion. That would be sweet!!!!!

OK, USU, if it makes you feel better make this addendum to the polls: Receiving Votes-Utah State,points-1/2, rank-114, last week-115

There, now go back to your celebration of the moral victory from only losing by 20!

I think this week's poll reflects a little more accuratly where both BYU and Utah should be

BYU fell to 16th in the overall Sagarin ratings, part of the BCS formula. In the Sagarin ELO chess, that the BCS uses, BYU fell to 41. They are far behind Boise State, Utah, and TCU.

Friday night was an unmitigated disaster. If Boise goes undefeated, which is very likely, nobody from the MWC goes to the BCS.

Wow I cant believe it. TCU loses to the number one team and they drop out of the polls while USC loses to OSU and stays in the top 10. They are better than the rankings (or lack thereof) they are getting.

TCU will knock off either BYU or Utah. They are a good team and as a cougar fan, I'm more worried about the TCU game than I am about the BYU vs. Utah game.

is not a real ranked team. they have no quarterback, and they stink. they will finish in the middle of the Pac-10.