In case you Cougar fans aren't already aware, BYU is officially one of 18 teams being considered for a BCS bowl game this year, as per a teleconference including conference commissioners and BCS bowl representatives.
What I would like to do now is list everything that has to happen this weekend for the Cougars to be invited to a BCS game. For a non-BCS school to get in a BCS bowl game, by the way, the school has to be a conference champion in the top 12 of the final BCS rankings. Or, it has to be in the top 16, ahead of another BCS conference champion. I hope that makes sense.
So on Saturday, here's what needs to happen:
1. BYU needs to beat SDSU (And beat them soundly. A blowout might look good to pollsters.)
2. Washington needs to beat Hawaii (No easy task; the Huskies will be playing in the islands, and Hawaii is dang-near invincible in Aloha Stadium.)
3. UCLA needs to beat USC (Sorry, Eliot)
4. Arizona needs to beat Arizona State (Rivalry game: anything can happen, right?)
If those four things happen, it will create a four-way tie in the Pac-10. The tie-breaking formula used in the Pac-10 conference will send UCLA to the Rose Bowl and make them the conference champions. Hawaii will fall behind BYU in the BCS standings, and BYU will finish ahead of UCLA. Therefore, BYU will secure a BCS bowl invite.
It's a long shot, but definitely not impossible.
For more info, read Jeff Call's article in the Deseret Morning News.
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I guess that plans out my weekend for me. Thanks for the info.
Go Bruins, go Huskies, and go Wildcats!
Bronco's gonna need to step out of his nice-guy role for a game and play for a blow-out victory over the lousy Aztecs.
BYU 48, SDSU 3!
We gotta remember that "when you're doing what's right on and off the field, I think the Lord steps in and plays a part; magic happens."
We'll need a lot of magic this weekend! Pray for us Collie
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