Weekend Preview

This weekend shapes up as a built in bye week for top contenders Florida steps out of conference for another challengeing opponent Florida International and all three of their Sun Belt Conference wins. Alabama does the Gators one better by playing a FCS school Chattanooga and there is no TO on this Mocs team. Texas has the toughest game and that's at home against a Kansas team who has lost five straight and now is saying their coach is too tough on them, did they ever think that the tough love might have helped them in their brawl against the top ranked hoops team? And number 5 Cincinnati has a literal bye, so the chance of TCU and Boise State getting any help this week are slim to none and slim is on its way out the door.

#4 TCU @ Wyoming

TCU Field Cred W's @UVA, @Clemson, @BYU, Utah

The Frogs play what amounts to a bye week as well, the toughest part of playing the Pokes lately is making the trip to Laramie. Lets start with some good news for the home squad, last time the Frogs made the trip they went home with a L, Wyoming went to Knoxville this time last year and came home with a W, and this season only trailed Texas 13-10 at half before letting things get away so the Pokes wont be intimidated. Bad news starts with TCU being the only FBS school ranked in the top 15 in both total defense and offense the Frogs are ranked fourth in both, BYU a team TCU already beat down this season took it to UW 52-0 in their last home game. TCU has a chance win the Mountain West for the first time since'05 and is a mear 32 point favorite TCU takes about half the first quarter to get over the trip and then pours it on the Cowboys winning big.

#6 Boise State @ Utah State

BSU Field Cred W's Oregon, @Fresno St.

Yet another contest that amounts to a bye week the Aggies are one of the teams leading the way for people knocking the Broncos schedule. The Broncos come in rolling of last weeks Spud State beat down of Idaho looking to do the same to USU and baring some cosmic miracle will do. Kellen Moore has replaced Case Keenum as the dark horse Heisman candidate and according to Pat Forde of ESPN isn't a dark horse he is actually the leader on his list. Moore brings his 2558 passing yards 32 TD's and only 3 int's to Logan and that doesn't sit well for the Aggies as they have given up over 30 seven times already this year and none of those offense's are as prolific as Boise's. The Broncos are a 24 point road favorite and USU should consider it a victory if they can keep it that close, not a long trip Broncos start quick and cruise to an easy W.

#24 Houston against Memphis

UH Field Cred W's @Okie St., Texas Tech, @ Miss. St.

Houston really ended what could have been a look at what we have done, this is why we need a playoff type season last week with their L @UCF their second bad road loss of the season. Now the Cougars are in need of a minor stunner to even make the C-USA title game needing SMU a team they took to the woodshed to lose to either Marshall or Tulane the Herd and Green Wave have a combined 8 W's. As for this contest UH is back at home where they are perfect this season Case Keenum in spite of last weeks L is still having a X-Box type season and the Memphis defense has been almost as bad as the Cougar defense this season not holding a FBS program under 20 all season, Houston has failed to score under 30 only once this season and that was 29 against the Red Raiders. The Tigers are playing for fired head coach Tommy West and should come out with extra effort, but Houston can still throw it around the yard and should win by at least the 24 their favored by.