Saturday's game against the Bruins is probably the most meaningful, on a national stage since at least, since the Cougars' victory over Oregon in the 2006 Las Vegas Bowl. The Cougars have a real chance to set themselves up for a great run through the rest of the season with a victory against UCLA. Under Bronco, 6 of the team's 10 losses have come in September, two every year. The first 2-0 start has me believing that the team could go 4-0 in September this year, but Saturday's game will be tougher than the Washington game. UCLA is also young, not as young as the Huskies last weekend, but I think their defense will be more physical. If the Cougars defense can limit big plays and contain the Bruins, I don't think UCLA will be able to stay with the Cougars for four quarters.
However, the offense must eliminate turnovers. Six turnovers through two games has prevented the offense from being the dominating force that they can be. Max Hall has enough weapons to outpace the Bruins on Saturday, be he must not throw interceptions and the backs and receivers need to hold on to it as well. If the Cougars win the turnover battle, they will win the game.
What to Watch For: Kevin Craft threw for over 200 yards against the Cougars two years ago in an SDSU uniform, look for Craft to try and exploit the Cougars' defensive secondary. Shutting down Craft, or at least limiting him, coudl be the key to victory for BYU on Saturday.
PREDICTION:
BYU 27 - UCLA 24
2 comments:
You should really work on your predictions... j/k Keep up the good work! I love how the MWC went 4-0 against the PAC-who on Saturday. GO COUGARS!
So what is the prediction against wyoming? Let's put it at 38-17. (One point of interest, i have seen scott play corner back in intramural sports and he was good, real good. Now it just so happens that when the scott johnson i know moves back to utah, a scott johnson shows up as cornerback on the BYU football team. Coincidence, i think not.)
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