Weekend Wrap-Up
The game of the week looked very similar to last years meeting TCU 38 BYU 7, last season TCU 32 BYU 7 difference this time round BCS dreams and outside title game chances increased not disappeared. The Frogs made the jump over fellow unbeatens Cincinnati and Boise State. Now on the outside chance of the title game of course it all starts with the Frogs winning out, then moves to teams losing which isn’t all that far fetched given recent performances. FLA loses to UGA, or Alabama. Alabama loses to LSU or Auburn. Texas loses this weekend to OK St.
Iowa loses to Ohio St, and USC loses to Oregon or Stanford.

That would give all teams ahead of the Frogs at least one loss and leave TCU undefeated with wins @UVA, @Clemson(who just beat Miami) @BYU, and against Utah. Fellow lone star represent Texas has the least likely chance of losing given they only have to play OSU minus their best player Dez Bryant. But that’s ok because there are two spots for the title game.

The bigger issue is how UT got anointed best of the rest, the rest being a team outside the SEC. The Horns have a non conference schedule that does not include a school from a BCS conference, UL-Monroe, Wyoming, UTEP, and UCF. Argument for this is the Big 12 is so strong “not so fast my friend” their conference schedule contains only two ranked teams, and they both will face Texas minus their best players Sam Bradford, and the for mentioned Dez Bryant.

This has become the argument in this system comparing schedules. Let’s do so; take TCU, Iowa and Cincinnati and their schedules include Virginia, Clemson, Arizona, and Oregon St., Illinois. Compare that to schedules of Florida and Texas which include only one BCS school Florida State. For UT see above, for FLA besides FSU there’s Charleston Southern, Troy and Florida International sounds like a national championship schedule to me, if your Richmond.

#7 Boise State traveled to the islands and beat down the Warriors with the style points they are suppose to be showing 54-9, reward? Falling three spots in the new rankings. The Broncos are 29-4 the last three seasons and are suppose ably relying on Oregon to win out, to salvage anything form their season. So much for that whole controlling your own destiny thing.

#6 TCU as mentioned above, took it to the Cougars again. This gives the Frogs their 4th road victory already this season as many road games as the vaunted Gators play all season by the way. The win moves TCU into the top spot for non AQ schools a spot they should occupy through the season unless they trip up, and defending conference champ Utah comes calling Nov 14.

#18 Houston won with their own style points beating SMU 38-15 and the Ponies got 12 of those 15 in mop up time. The Cougars now enter the meat of the C-USA schedule with USM, @Tulsa, and @UCF the next three weeks. UH still has an outside chance of cracking the BCS, if they finish in the top 16 of the final standings and ahead of a BCS conference champ they have a chance of getting a much deserved pay day. The best case scenario here for the Coug’s is that the Big East contenders beat up on each other, and this is very possible given Tony Pike’s re-broken arm and Pitt is finally playing up to its potential and WVU is always a contender.

#16 Utah had their struggles continue against the Academy being forced to OT at home before stopping the triple option on 4th down and coming out with a 23-16 victory. Many outsiders look at this as a bad win (great term) beating a team with a .500 record at home well ask Minnesota and TCU about playing the Flacons both teams won by a combined 10 points. The Ute’s continue their home stand against Wyoming look for a more impressive outing on Saturday.

NR Central Michigan, still not ranked for some reason. The Chips went to Bowling Green and didn’t leave with the half hundred on the board like BSU did. However a very nice second half defensive performance gave CMU an easy 24-10 road win. On Saturday Central plays outta conference on the road against BC from the ACC and gives the MAC and non AQ schools yet another chance to beat big brother.

Falling from the rankings BYU, for some odd reason. I guess Oklahoma’s weakness hurts the Y and is a non issue for the Longhorns. The Cougars inability to deal with great team speed was once again exposed as they just couldn’t block Jerry Hughes and couldn’t cover any receiver. Unfortunately the Cougars are left with very little to play for this season outside of the Beehive Boot, and that’s a shame considering where this season started.

Thanks for playing Idaho. Yes Reno is a tough place to play and yes you are Idaho but at least show up please. We will all look for the Vandals in the news again when no one else will hire Dennis Erickson.