Ranking the 2014 Schedule

[SpiffCoug]

The final three! All the games are on the road. Not an easy one among them.

I'm actually going to pick Texas. Here's why. Texas and Boise are both breaking in new coaches. But Boise will have more time to work in the new coach, who was promoted from within, by the time BYU heads up to Boise.

Texas has issues and I don't think one game vs a FCS team is going to be enough to get everything ready for what will be an improved BYU passing offense.

I don't like traveling to Florida.

Here's how the schedule looks so far:
1. ???
2. ???
3. ???
4. vs Houston 80%
5. vs Utah St 78%
6. @ UConn 92%
7. @ Cal 69%
8. @ Middle Tennesse 48%
9. vs UNLV 55%
10. vs Virginia 40%
11. vs Nevada 60%
12. vs Savannah St 96.4%

[Wolverine]

The final three! All the games are on the road. Not an easy one among them.

I'm actually going to pick Texas. Here's why. Texas and Boise are both breaking in new coaches. But Boise will have more time to work in the new coach, who was promoted from within, by the time BYU heads up to Boise.

Texas has issues and I don't think one game vs a FCS team is going to be enough to get everything ready for what will be an improved BYU passing offense.

I don't like traveling to Florida.

Here's how the schedule looks so far:
1. ???
2. ???
3. ???
4. vs Houston 80%
5. vs Utah St 78%
6. @ UConn 92%
7. @ Cal 69%
8. @ Middle Tennesse 48%
9. vs UNLV 55%
10. vs Virginia 40%
11. vs Nevada 60%
12. vs Savannah St 96.4%

Technically Harsin wasn't promoted from within. He had been the head coach at Arkansas State when hired by Boise State. He had at one time been an assistant under Peterson at Boise State. I personally like BYU''s chances at Boise State much better than Texas. Same time zone, similar weather and altitude and 70,000 less rabid fans.

[SpiffCoug]

Good point on the weather. Still plenty hot and humid in Texas in September

[frdbtr]

Should have been Boise State for a while. I still feel that Houston and USU will be tougher games.

[mizzoucoug]

Any road game will be a bear. And BSU is a good home team. However, UT will be very tough and BYU doesn't win in Florida so gotta go with the Smurfs.

[mormonrasta]

Home record over the past 10 years:

BSU- 61-3
Texas- 48-14
UCF- 40-22

Overall UCF is the weakest program of the 3. I picked UCF.

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[Cougs_Rule]

I Like all the arguments for BSU next. I think they have only a few good players but ovtherwise the shelves have been thinning the past few years.
UT has speed ,athletes, and a huge chip on their shoulder, and a coach with fire. UCF has speed and travel distance. UT is toughest game.

[AmmonCougar1]

I Like all the arguments for BSU next. I think they have only a few good players but ovtherwise the shelves have been thinning the past few years.
UT has speed ,athletes, and a huge chip on their shoulder, and a coach with fire. UCF has speed and travel distance. UT is toughest game.

Ditto. My thoughts exactly.

Go Cougs!!!
J. Child
Ammon, ID

[mormonrasta]

I Like all the arguments for BSU next. I think they have only a few good players but ovtherwise the shelves have been thinning the past few years.
UT has speed ,athletes, and a huge chip on their shoulder, and a coach with fire. UCF has speed and travel distance. UT is toughest game.

The so called recruiting experts think BSU has been outrecruiting both BYU and UCF recently. Here are the combined Scout and Rivals average recruiting ranking over the last 4 years.

2014-
Texas 18
BSU 66
BYU 67
UCF 74

2013-
Texas 24
BSU 53
BYU 67
UCF 81

2012-
Texas 2
BSU 55
BYU 61
UCF 105

2011-
Texas 3
UCF 46
BSU 59
BYU 64

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[Cougarbib]

Those 2011 and 2012 recruiting classes should be ripening in 2014. Bodes well for Texas. Our only hope at Texas is that we catch them early.

It is tough to ignore the Smurf home record, but it was largely build on WAC opponents, and BYU has played them tough up there a couple of times when BSU was decent.

UCF - 2 time zones - heat and humidity - in addition to home field advantage - neck and neck with Texas.

I see a pattern developing due to us giving away a home game advantage annually.

2013 - all 5 losses - Road Games
2014 - 3 most likely losses - Road Games

I went with Donkey State

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