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BYU will roll through the MWC next year, 8-0 in conference play, including a whooping of Utah, who loses all their key offensive starters from this year. Utah will be in rebuild mode, and BYU will by in Overdrive mode, all the way to another MWC Championship!
Go Cougars!
First, even if BYU went undefeated it would not be in the National Championship game. The big conferences are not going to allow that to happen, period. And anyone that things different needs to get a reality check.
Second, the PAC10 is not expanding and the Sunday play issue makes BYU a non-starter. Couple that with the Prop 8 issue and there is no way BYU will be playing in that conference.
The only way for BYU, and Utah, to ever get into a NC game is either a playoff system or the MWC to get an auto bid to the BCS. That is reality and no amount of wishful thinking will change it.
Outside of that, no chance at all.
And while BYU may have some great offensive skill players for next year they are going to be breaking in 4 new offensive linemen. This means that they will struggle to perform. Sadly, if we do play Oklahoma the first game they will get broke in real fast. I hope it is a great learning experience for them.
Next year should be another decent year for BYU. Both Utah and TCU come to Provo, giving us the advantage. And from there we have the rest of the MWC schedule, so looks to be another 10 win season. If we schedule Oklahoma lets not get too excited, as there is little chance we will win. Who knows though, that's why we play the games.
In any case, I hope Collie and Pita stay and we make a decent season out of it. And we get some speed on defense.
Go BYU!
I seem to remember Beck not checking off too much his Junior year either. He came back his Senior year with his head on a swivel.
No one thinks the cougars are headed for a NC.
Whatever his decision, I will always be an Austin Collie fan.
Sure there is hope we could beat Oklahoma and/or Florida State. I remember watching the National Champs Miami being beat by BYU at the beginning of the season in 1990. So there is always hope but keep your feet on the turf.
Next year will be an interesting one that is for certain.
Isn't Braden Hansen, the lineman from Alta, coming back from a mission this year too ?