Cougs are Looking Good after Week 3; Hoosiers might be Okay Enough

Cougars are Looking Good after Week 3; Hoosiers might be Okay Enough

Big win, as a friend texted me late last night. Whooo! BYU trailed the hometown Razorback Hogs twice, by 14 in the first quarter and by 10 in the third, but overcame both of those deficits and overcame the SEC foes of Fayetteville. Not bad payback for getting steamrolled by them to the tune of 52 points last season, in the elevations of Provo.

    BYU gets clutch plays on offense and defense, and walks away with a 7 point victory; the betting spread being 8 points the other way. Take that, skally wags of decadent Vegas and the greater gamblng-sphere! CBSSports had BYU rated 61, one up from the week before, and Arkansas at 32, 3 down from Week 1. The SEC does not look that good right now after 3.2 weeks, and the Big-12 has its issues, too. The soon to be non-PAC 12 is looking the best, perhaps. BYU does not have much of them this fall, so their schedule might look a lot more doable now. Kansas beats Nevada by one score, so let us see how thing shape out the last nine games for the Brigham Young Cougars.

KANSAS, Week 4: currently 3-0 at 29th by CBS, up 15 from the week before. After this competitive game against a lightly regarded Nevada Wolfpack (133 of 133(!), the absolute worst in FBS, lower based on Week 2 and bottoming out by 2 less), Kansas will probably be in the 40s while BYU should be at least in the 40s as well. We shall see!

    I think that BYU could take down the Jayhawks on the road, because by my estimates the Razorbacks are better than the Kansas team. Although, I saw a lot of speed from the Jayhawks Week 1. I think the Cougars should eat up the Hawks.

CINCINNATI, Week 5: Lost to lowly Miami of Ohio yesterday. Cincy was rated 39th, up a whopping 27 from the week before; I think they, the Bearcats, will drop back to the 60s again. Meanwhile, the aforementioned Cougars, my favorite football alma mater, might more likely be in the 30s. Yeah! Maintain! We can do this and be 5-0, poised for the top twenty-five. I forgot to mention that many so-called top teams are looking suspect. Even Georgia. Alabama is struggling, as did Texas to Wyoming. Ohio State could be weak... Michigan struggled some against Western Michigan. Not so bad for Notre Dame against Central Michigan. But I think BYU could play with most of them. Even Florida State, barely besting Boston College. "For Welles". 9/11 hero from 2001. Lost by two to the Seminoles. Everything is up or grabs! Tennessee and Kansas State upset...

    Bearcats have to visit Provo, at around 4,500 feet in elevation.

TCU Horned Frogs, Week 7: They lost to Colorado and Prime Time, who struggled yesterday to get by pedestrian state rival Rams. We can do this, Cougars! Frogs currently rated at 28. They won easily yesterday. Over some other Cougars, those of Houston. Frogs were given two higher spots than the week before. Game at Texas.

    Weeks 8-12, we have Texas Tech, Texas, West Virginia (I should be there), Iowa Stare (lost to Ohio!), Oklahoma (may be tough), and Oklahoma State, that got walloped by South Alabama. I did not know South Alabama was a real school or program till about 2006, after writing and analyzing college football for a few years.

    I think we can go 10-2, with some health and good bounces. The right coaches and players are making thing happen for BYU.

    Go, Cougars! Beat the Jayhawks! See you next time.

    Good job Slovis, Martin, Kingston (speedy and savvy), Roberts, Rex, and Tooley, Heckard, Vanpanchain (I may learn to pronounce or spell it someday), and Bywater, the rest of the defense. Even the punter (consistently stellar) and the new place kicker Ferrin. 

    Very sweet! Top twenty here we come.

    More on IU later, who might be good enough to win 6 or seven....