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BYU 34 TCU 17

by mcgregor · 10/20/2009

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mcgregor
BYU will show up mentally prepared. They've savored the sour taste in their mouth for a full year. They are hungry. TCU crushed our hopes of a BCS breakthrough last year, but now the tables are turned. TCU hasn't faced an opponent this year nearly as good as BYU. They are sitting pretty in the Top 10. They know they carry a full stable of superb athletes. They know they are typically well-coached.



But this Saturday, they will face a BYU team will more speed than last year, more plays in the playbook, more focus, and 64,000 fans cheering them on. Max Hall will be razor sharp, and have a breakout game against a quality opponent (since we've seem to have forgotten about OU). Russell Tialavea will be there to ease pressure off Jan and a healthy Denney. Brandon Bradley will be back in full force.



Despite the coach-speak, the coaches and players have prepped for this game well beyond this week. On Saturday, they will show it.



BYU 34

TCU 17
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Sammich
I'd love to see a re-run of 2006. Hope you're right in every respect!
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Cougarfan87
I, for one, am more than a little worried about this game. After the Oklahoma game, I thought our defense was going to be stellar this year, similar to the upgrade from '05 to '06. Then FSU happened. The games against CSU, USU, and SDSU have done nothing to assuage my fears that the defense might not be that good. It seems to me that we are on the same old cycle where we have to rely on the offense to win games. Perhaps if there was something someone could point to that explains the defensive drop off from the OU game to now, I would feel much more comfortable. But I haven't seen any one thing other than we played really well against OU--with a nastiness that we weren't going to let anyone beat us--and I haven't noted that level of intensity since.



That has me worried for both TCU and the Ewe. Even without our best games, we can beat the rest of the teams on the schedule (though we have to bring at least a B game for some of them). I think we need an A game from the defense to beat TCU because their defense is nasty, and I think Dalton can cause us fits. Here's to hoping the defense that played Oklahoma shows up from whatever vacation they have been on. The offense has been there slugging it out.
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Guest
mcgregor wrote:
BYU will show up mentally prepared. They've savored the sour taste in their mouth for a full year. They are hungry. TCU crushed our hopes of a BCS breakthrough last year, but now the tables are turned. TCU hasn't faced an opponent this year nearly as good as BYU. They are sitting pretty in the Top 10. They know they carry a full stable of superb athletes. They know they are typically well-coached.



But this Saturday, they will face a BYU team will more speed than last year, more plays in the playbook, more focus, and 64,000 fans cheering them on. Max Hall will be razor sharp, and have a breakout game against a quality opponent (since we've seem to have forgotten about OU). Russell Tialavea will be there to ease pressure off Jan and a healthy Denney. Brandon Bradley will be back in full force.



Despite the coach-speak, the coaches and players have prepped for this game well beyond this week. On Saturday, they will show it.



BYU 34

TCU 17


McGregor this reminds me of your predictions of the UCLA game last year, and I remember arriving at the stadium and walking around under the east stands where I saw Coach Anae walking around with a huge grin on his face, joking with the few fans (this was a good 2 hours before kickoff). I thought 'wow, mcgregor was right, this team knows they have prepared for this team and will come out sharp.' I hope BYU is just as prepared against TCU and dismantles them.
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ABYUFAN
McGregor you are way more optomistic than me, why should I be Johny Raincloud? I previously predicted BYU 31 TCU 25; I'd be happy to be wrong and you be right on this one!
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Mars


BYU 21

TCU 24



Andy Dalton is left free to complete 15-yard passes all game long, and we still haven't learned how to stop the direct snap to the RB. Hughes gets his against Max Hall, and we lose the turnover battle. Kerley puts TCU in good field position with his returns all night.



Here's hoping mcgregor is right and I'm wrong.
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CAFB_04-12
Because I can't find it in my heart to pick against BYU for any reason, I pick BYU 21 TCU 20. But I'm afraid that we showed up for our big game already against OU. Can BYU show up twice in a season and beat two top 10 teams in one season? That would be an especially great season with the only blemish against a bad FSU team.
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imuakahuku
mcgregor wrote:
BYU will show up mentally prepared. They've savored the sour taste in their mouth for a full year. They are hungry. TCU crushed our hopes of a BCS breakthrough last year, but now the tables are turned. TCU hasn't faced an opponent this year nearly as good as BYU. They are sitting pretty in the Top 10. They know they carry a full stable of superb athletes. They know they are typically well-coached.



But this Saturday, they will face a BYU team will more speed than last year, more plays in the playbook, more focus, and 64,000 fans cheering them on. Max Hall will be razor sharp, and have a breakout game against a quality opponent (since we've seem to have forgotten about OU). Russell Tialavea will be there to ease pressure off Jan and a healthy Denney. Brandon Bradley will be back in full force.



Despite the coach-speak, the coaches and players have prepped for this game well beyond this week. On Saturday, they will show it.



BYU 34

TCU 17


Don't know if they score 34 but I have a feeling that we win by 17 too.
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Italics
BYU by 3 in double OT
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kiwibacon
Italics wrote:
BYU by 3 in double OT

My heart could not take a game that intense today...I feel sick just thinking about the emotional roller coaster a game like that would be. :(



I don't prognosticate too often but today I will say



BYU by 7.
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BroncoBot
While we are making predictions,



Around 22:30 Eastern, Byu will go into V formation up 24-14.



TCU scores on special teams and has another TD because BYU blows coverage while Scott Johnson is taking a breather.
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snoscythe
38-27 Cougs.



I would predict a UCLA type game given the ability Mendenhall, Hill and Anae have shown to put together a stellar game plan with time (UCLA, OU), BUT--TCU is a much better team that UCLA or OU, and I think Kerley does just enough to keep this closer than I'd like.
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Guest
38 - 31 (maybe 34) for BYU. Final score is closer than the game really indicates. BYU ends up finally rushing for more than their season average against TCU.
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CAFB_04-12
I'm picking BYU, but I still think TCU is very strong and it will take all BYU has to win today.



BYU 21 TCU 20
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Mars
hawkwing wrote:
BYU ends up finally rushing for more than their season average against TCU.

That's the craziest prediction I've ever heard. I'm sticking with 40 rushing yards as mine.
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HoosierCougar
BYU 35

TCU 28
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frdbtr
I am going to believe McGregor when he makes these types of predictions. I remember him getting flamed last year when he predicted the TCU loss before it happened. I think BYU will win today but Max is going to have to play a similar game to what John Beck did in 2006 for this to happen. I watched that game on the mountain last night and Beck spread the ball all over the place. TCU can stop 1 reciever, or even 2 but they cannot stop BYU's entire offense if it is run correctly.
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cachevalleycougar
BYU 27

TCU 20



A hard hitting, explosive game with some good highlight material for both sides. BYU protects the ball and is able to out-execute the frogs.
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CAFB_04-12
Well, TCU has covered my prediction by the first half. Hope BYU has some hidden points to pull out of their hats in the second half.
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Italics
... and this is why I'll never again pick BYU to win a game that they haven't even come close to proving they can win.
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