Byu san diego state bowl game

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It's been 19 years since BYU has been back to that lovely city. It should be a welcome return for both players and fans. It is great to go to a bowl game, but it is also the end of the football season.

It is so final. Lots of build up, lots of anticipation, then the gun goes off and the game and season are over. That is trouble for many of us college football junkies. It is such a long wait until next September.

San Diego State is one of those unfortunate teams that doesn't have a real rival. With the loss of the Utah game, BYU might be in the same fix. I mention this because the Aztecs have made BYU the team that is their favorite to beat. These two teams have played 35 times with BYU winning 27 and there was one great game that was a tie. That game was great and many of the games have been entertaining, but a rivalry? I don't think BYU considers the Aztecs a rival.

This does lead to my first objective for this game. BYU must be ready at the start of this game to meet the energy of San Diego.

There is talk of hatred that comes from San Diego fans and media and maybe some people in the football program. The Aztec nation doesn't like BYU. Since the two teams haven't played for two years, I don't know how the players feel, but they read and talk to fans, so they will be pumped up for this game.

Even though BYU has beaten SDSU the last five times they have played by a combined total of 88 points, the games have been getting closer. Being ready to go at bowl games is a little more challenging anyway because of the layoff between games.

I believe this game is more critical for BYU to be ready at the opening kickoff to avoid trying to fight back from being behind. We all know that the culture is changing with San Diego State football. They now run the ball first and throw second. They are running the ball extremely well. In eight of the twelve games they played this year,only once did they run fewer than 40 plays. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

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Frisco Bowl -- Tuesday, Dec. After seeing what Utah State did to it, I have some concerns about the San Diego State defense, but this should be a better matchup for the Aztecs. San Diego State has one of the best rush defenses in the country, ranking second in EPA and first in success rate. That, at a minimum, should keep the Roadrunners within range. Armed Forces Bowl -- Wednesday, Dec. Knee-Jerk Instant Analysis : Bowl games might mostly be exhibitions, but this one will be used as validation.

Arkansas was great down the stretch, but it lost at home to Auburn. Yeah, Penn State beat Auburn … and lost to Illinois. Probably not. Will Kentucky turn into Tennessee and start winging the ball all over the yard? Knee-Jerk Instant Analysis : The energy and hype will be all about the Brian Kelly era kicking in after this is all over. Knee-Jerk Instant Analysis : Uh oh. Kenny Pickett? This Pitt passing game? Against the worst pass defense in college football?

Michigan State will look to get physical from the start and control the game and the clock, but the Pitt defensive front will come up with its share of stops and Pickett will go off in his last showcase moment before going on to bigger and better things. The Cowboys are always a tad hit-or-miss under Mike Gundy in bowl games, but that D is about to hit very, very hard. Knee-Jerk Instant Analysis : Pound and pound and pound some more.

The energy will be with the Utes — the fans will pack the place — and there might be a thought that they whacked Oregon twice and Oregon got Ohio State, and … whatever. Ohio State with this talent and this coaching staff will be sitting on that Michigan loss for way too long.

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