Friday, October 17, 2008

Another Day, Another Year, Another "BCS Buster" filled season

Call me crazy but I have been pulling for underdog teams my whole life and love seeing “BCS Buster” schools emerge during the course of a college football season. This year intrigued me on a new level because of two teams, BYU and Utah. BYU has especially caught my attention because going into last night’s showdown with TCU they were already ranked as the 9th best team in the nation. I also had my calendar marked and ready for their potentially major Holy War matchup at the end of the season with Utah.
However, all was lost last night as I sat on my couch, sipping on a few beers while the Cougars got annihilated by TCU. The Horned Frogs defense was dominate and their offense was able to get it going and played great against what I thought was a strong Cougars defense.
BYU ruined a great chance at not only a BCS Bowl bid, but even a potential BCS Championship birth. Whatever they do during the rest of their season, they will most likely have to settle for another Las Vegas bowl game and only have themselves to blame for their lack of play on a Thursday night in October.
That leaves me and fellow “BCS Buster” fans with Utah and Boise St. as our underdogs for the remainder of the season. Sure, Ball St. is undefeated, but I feel more comfortable rooting for Tulsa because at least I know what state they hail from. Anyways Utah has a real shot at being 11-0 when they face BYU, but has a bit too far to climb in the rankings. The Broncos always interest me and I will root for them and the Utes to shake up the rankings each and every Sunday.
Sit back, watch and enjoy the “BCS Buster” component of College Football unfold throughout the remainder of the season. Regardless of what happens, this season has been great and will continue to keep me and college football fans across the country interested and excited for every game.

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