Ah, We're Halfway There!!!

BYU's season is halfway over, believe it or not. If somebody would have told me before the season that BYU would be 4-2 with losses to Utah and Texas, I would have believed them. However, if they told me that Utah game was a complete blowout and Utah's only D-1 win, I wouldn't believe them. Nor would I believe that Jake Heaps would be a complete mess scared to get tackled and lacking any confidence. Nor would I believe that we would be 4-2 while averaging a measly 20 points a game with only 11 total offensive touchdowns. But, here we are. 4-2. Which is not bad since we played a brutal schedule (I think everyone we've played except Ole Miss and SJSU will make a bowl game). So, looking forward, here's how I think it shakes out.

Hopefully this game looks like the 2009 Vegas Bowl.

@ Oregon St. I think Oregon State is pretty bad. But, they are at home, and they have played better the last few weeks. Still, their defense and offense combined stink. I think BYU pulls it off but it's going to be closer than we would all like.
BYU 28-14.

They should get a logo that suggests that they suck, rather than ferocious tiger.

vs. Idaho St. I think this is the game BYU's offense finally gets completely rolling. If not, we will be the worst 5-2 team in college football history.
BYU 56-7.

Hopefully LaVell's 2009 prediction (rather than Lee Corso's) turns out to be correct.

@ TCU. This game scares me. TCU is down, for sure, but they're still not a bad team. Interestingly, they are amazing on offense this year and below average on defense. They are averaging over 41 points a game but also giving up nearly 28. In their two losses, they gave up 9 TD passes 708 passing yards. This will be a game to see if Riley can beat anybody with his arm.
BYU 28-25.

I prefer my ECU mascot. Did you know, the Vandals come from a basketball coach nearly 100 years ago that said his team 'vandalizes' the opponents? More importantly, did you care?

vs. Idaho. Just like Idaho St., this team sucks. Great analysis, right?
BYU 49-0.

I thought an Aggie was a bull? I'm so confused.

vs. New Mexico State. This team is a lot like SJSU. They are pretty bad but not as bad as you would expect. But, their wins are less than convincing and I am still shocked we didn't kill SJSU.
BYU 42-14.

Bring this logo back! "I'm a real toughy!" -The Gender Bender, Futurama

@ Hawaii. Finally, the only remaining game besides TCU that should be a good one (if any of the others are, that's just sad). Hawaii is ok, this year, other than the inexplicable shellacking they received at the hands of UNLV (who was beat bad by a D-2 school). But, this game is in Hawaii which always seems to be bad news for BYU. Many a good season has met a sad ending in Hawaii (1990, 2001). Hopefully, BYU can keep focused and not surf too much with Bronco in order to win this game. It's winnable and should be won but I'm still not sold on our secondary and Hawaii specializes in the pass.
BYU 38-28.