BYU Football

Well here we are only 23 days away from the kickoff of the 2009 BYU football season. Let me tell you that I just can't wait! I know all you BYU haters out there are just itching to watch the BYU vs Oklahoma game because you fully believe that we are gonna get romped on by a bigger, faster OU team. My oh my how the tables have turned. I was completely convinced that on January 3rd Alabama was going to demolish an undersized underdog Utah team. Happy to admit that I was wrong. Being from Alabama originally and being a huge Auburn fan (and also being a MWC supporter) I was cheering for Utah although I didn't actually believe that they had any chance of even competing in the Sugar Bowl. Joyfully I watched as Utah trumped Alabama and didn't ever give them a chance at getting in the game. Now I am calling for all you Utah fans.......

Here we are again (the MWC) in another game against a BCS national title contender. Granted this game isn't as big as the Sugar Bowl, this can be another mighty step forward for the MWC in the eyes of the BCS voters. If BYU keeps this a close game for 3 or more quarters, or better yet actually wins the game, and the MWC again sends a team to another BCS game, I believe that the Mountain West Conference is going to get an automatic bid to BCS games. This game, along with Utah's game vs Oregon on September 19th, and then BYU's game against Florida State on that same night are all HUGE games for the conference. Other notable games for the conference include TCU at Virginia and then two weeks later against Clemson.

All these things add up to make this one of the biggest seasons EVER in the MWC. I get giddy thinking about it. Not to mention that the BYU vs Oklahoma game is going to be played in possibly one of the most amazing stadiums that a college football game has ever been played in.