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BYU football: Cougars gear up for short week

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PA Cougar | 7:35 a.m. Oct. 14, 2008
If you were the coach at BYU and knew you had a tough game against TCU only 5 days after tomorrow's game with a so-so New Mexico team, what would your game plan be?

Would you show all dimensions of your offense, giving the Frogs prime film to prepare against you, or would you try to make the game a bit one-dimensional, with a comfortable but not overwhelming win while keeping most of your weapons holstered?

I would think that just as in war, in football the information game is as important as any other phase. If they don't know what's coming they can't prepare for it.

But then I'm strictly a spectator. Never played the game, just love watching it. When it comes to hyperextended knees and separated shoulders, arthroscopic surgery and tape and epsom salt, ignorance is bliss.

It may be that BYU is as overrated as you Frogs and Utes seem to think. Good thing we have gridirons on which to settle the question.
Earned Over 3-years | 8:04 a.m. Oct. 14, 2008
For all you ripping on BYU's top ten ranking, remember it has been earned over the past 2 1/2 years. BYU is where they are because they were ranked high to start the season. They started high because they ended the past two seasons in the top 16 and returned their entire offense. They maintain that reputation or benefit of the doubt even after a couple sub-par games because a 16 game winning streak is very impressive to all but the most pessimistic voter. Utah owns the nations second best winning streak, has done very well in bowl-games and against BCS teams and due to that also enjoy their own reputation and benefit of the doubt this season. Ask Ball State whether or not BYU and Utah have earned some national benefit of the doubt in the rankings.
Fan | 2:20 p.m. Oct. 14, 2008
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha sorry I just have to laugh at all you idiot UTES. TCU 67 BYU 7...
TCU 50...? Seriously? Even though it should be evident to ALL even the slanted UTE I will reiterate BYU has scored more on that TCU defense since they entered the league then anyone else. ANEA has (HAS) had their #.

Having said that, they have a good defense and I think it will be close, infact I think it will come down to the last 15 minutes. To be as arrogant as you are about you wins over league foes UNLV,AF,and Wyoming shows your stupidity. Your excited continues with USU, Weber, and Michigan. WOW!!!! Congrats on beating poor teams. Now your win over OSU I'll give was a good win but an Honest fan would admit to some holding calls not called against your O-line and your secondary all game. The PI was justly called and should have been but you can't honestly say you haven't been helped by the refs, can you!?

The call against UNM was the wrong call. BYU we need to remind ANEA the need for UNGA against TCU!!!!!!!!!!

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