Phil Steele's top 25 Predictions - BYU to win?

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#8 TCU AT #16 BYU

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       	Rush 	Pass 	Pts 	TO 	ST’s
TCU 	  160 	      185 	26 	2.0 	•
BYU 	  105 	      270 	27 	2.2 	–

Last 12 Years Matchups

This is the Game of the Year in the Mountain West Conference and unlike last year when the BCS pressure was on BYU this time the pressure is on TCU. Last year the Horned Frogs handed BYU their worst loss since 2005 and stopped their attempted BCS run with a 32-7 blowout (snapped a BYU 16 game win streak). While TCU has fared well on the road this year with wins over Clemson and Virginia, BYU is very tough at home winning 13 straight conference games. BYU QB Max Hall has been good averaging 296 yards per game (69%) with a 16-10 ratio and has not thrown an interception the last two games. Meanwhile TCU QB Dalton is averaging 204 yards per game (69%) with an 8-3 ratio. Don’t read too much into last week’s close win versus San Diego St as BYU was clearly looking ahead to this week (still had 512-342 yard edge). If this game is decided by a touchdown remember that nobody is better in close games than the Cougs who have won their last eight in which the outcome was decided by 8 or less. I like the Cougars to end TCU’s BCS run. Simply put: the better team in a win situation at home.
PHIL’S FORECAST: BYU 27 Tcu 17

I hadn't seen this before, but Phil Steele does a prediction on the top 25 games of the week and he's picking BYU over TCU. Many of us remember how last year he was the only one to predict Utah would win the MWC and go to a BCS bowl.

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I admit I've looked more at Phil Steele's stuff since last year when he picked the Utes out of nowhere to win the MWC. It makes me think he actually does homework on the non-AQ teams instead of just picking the flavor of the week.

[Mars]

Phil Steele does a prediction on the top 25 games of the week and he's picking BYU over TCU. Many of us remember how last year he was the only one to predict Utah would win the MWC and go to a BCS bowl.

He also picked Nevada to be a Top 25 team this year, opening up the season 6-1.