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BYU football: 'Perfection' starts today against top FCS team for BYU
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#22 Penn State vs. Coastal Carolina
#2 Ohio State vs. Youngstown State
#1 Georgia vs. Georgia Southern
#11 Texas vs. Florida Atlantic
#4 Oklahoma vs. Chattanooga
#14 Kansas vs. Florida International
#10 Auburn vs. Louisiana Monroe
#19 South Florida vs. Tennessee-Martin
#15 Arizona State vs. Northern Arizona
#13 Wisconsin vs. Akron
#7 LSU vs. Appalachian State
Hmmm...seems like a lot of ranked teams schedule "patsies" the first game of the season.
OK, the last one might be a good matchup. Wonder if Les Miles has asked the LSU AD, "what the he@# are you doing scheduling a team like the Mountaineers?"
"Well, Les, back in 2004, they were 6-5. Sure looked like patsies to me. Who knew they would go on to win 3 straight 1-AA/FCS championships."
Fact is, BYU scheduled Nevada-Reno. They're on par with the teams listed abpve. Then UNR backed out. Teams schedule 4-5 years in advance so i'm sure it wasn't easy finding 1) a school that could still add a game w/o exceeding the maximum limit and 2)a school per #1 w/ availability August 30th.
Will this team ever play a competitive schedule?
Few things excite me like good BYU football...
I'll be watching...
always watching!
Pathetic.
BYU's big game? The Huskies?
Two words for all of the Yoot trolls on here trying to poke fun at BYU's first opponent: Weber State
At least UNI is a ranked 1-AA team...
Oh, wait, two more words: Go away.
No one care what any of you Yoot fans have to say or about your pathetic little "football team" anyway.
But I'm glad to hear you say "That doesn't mean i am routing against them". Maybe you could also try not ROOTING against us.
I should tell you though, the toughest games on BYU's schedule this year are likely away games at UTAH and TCU! Those programs are not weak!!
Buy the way, while there is no doubt that the SEC is the toughest conference, let's take a look at some that are "posing" a little bit: Hello Big-10!!!
Go Cougars!!!
I wish the Cougs the best of luck today, and I hope the Utes destroy the Wolverines. May both teams go undefeated until November 22, and then GO UTES!!!!!!!!!!
Don't believe that there was no way out of this situation. Two years ago, Holme and Bronco both publicly stated that they were going to make their schedule easier, and this is the result. Stop going for USC and Notre Dame, start filling the schedule with cream puffs FCS teams
It is what it is. BYU is opening their BCS dream season against N Iowa/Nevada because that was what they wanted, not because they were forced into it.
BTW, misspelling names (Yewt, Yoot, Kewgars, etc.) is just stupid. Our collective trash talk can be better than this...
It seems in the minds of MOST, not all Ute fans, Quests for Perfection at Utah ended with the departure of Urban Meyer.
Anyways, good luck in Ann Arbor. I'll still be ROOTING for you to beat Michigan.
Unlike in the old WAC, it's nice to have Utah and
TCU carrying a little of the load in bringing prestige to the conference.
See U in November.
BlueCoug - the Quest begins!!!
I have nothing against BYU other than the generally weak schedule and the constant whining by their fans about how unfair the BCS is. Put a Texas, OU, LSU, or any other perennial powerhouse or two on the schedule and let's see what you got.
Anyways,good luck to the Cougars today and the Utes today against Michigan, the win will only contribute to the added suspense for the end of the year. As long as our teams win we'll all be happy and it'll make the BYU/UofU game the most anticipated game yet! Good luck to everyone and enjoy game day because it is FINALLY HERE!!!
If we have some trick plays for Collie at QB we shouldn't reveal them against N. Iowa. Pull them out at a time we really need them. And if this is about more than trick plays - if it is about Collie actually prepping to be the backup QB - then we have to admit that we have failed in our recruiting/mission stagerring of our QBs at QB U.
Can the rest of you stop mocking the quest for perfection? Why shouldn't a team set a goal to win all their games?
Better said, why wouldn't ALL teams set that goal? BYU has lost two games in each of the past two seasons. Why would they want to stay there?
Would you want to root for a team who sets a goal of winning 9 or 10 games? "Quest for Mediocrity" -- yeah, that's really motivating!
What is Utah's goal? Don't they have a goal to win all their games? That would be called a "perfect" record, wouldn't it? Or do they not set their sights that high. Maybe their goal for the season is still "Beat BYU."
Go Cougs!
I still say BYU wins, unless they've REALLY overlooked this team (doesn't sound like it), but be forewarned, Cougar fans--it'll be closer than expected! So don't be surprised, get in a snit, or turn to your secret Postum stash when the final score is something like 35-27. They ARE good.
We need a semi-close game (dont' think it will be super close) to keep the guys a little humble.
and to "Prideful Cougs" - I say again there is nothing wrong with setting a goal to have a perfect, loss-less season, is there?
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