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CougarbibLet me start with what I don't know - because I know so little about tonight's match-up even after reading everything I can find. Bottom line: I have not seen TCU play at all and have not seen BYU play Riley Ball against anyone very good.
Add what you know and don't know.
Don't Know
Can Riley lift all the leaky boats and oats of this team on O, D, and ST for 4 full quarters Vs a very good opponent given the possible still fragile psyche of this team that melted down in 2nd half Vs Texas and Utah? BYU is better with Riley - but are they enough better to not choke, fold, or melt-down with turnovers and penalties?
Can BYU defense hold up to a truly balanced attack with speed and athleticism well enough to stop the run, slow down the pass, and get TCU to make mistakes?
When TCU strikes and punches us in the mouth, will we crumble or jump back up and strike back?
Will Riley try to do too much when the going gets tough and make critical mistakes?
Will Hoffman go up and get anything near him even in traffic, or will TCU speed and athleticism turn those into drops and picks?
Will the short week and need to travel on a short week hurt our prep and cost us the game? Just the opposite when we punked #15 TCU in their house under Beck in about 2005 on a short week iirc.
KNOW.
Riley will fight and try to make plays.
Riley will take some hard hits when he runs.
It will be very interesting to measure ourselves and see what we have got?
We should not have given quasi home field advantage.
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Add what you know and don't know.
Don't Know
Can Riley lift all the leaky boats and oats of this team on O, D, and ST for 4 full quarters Vs a very good opponent given the possible still fragile psyche of this team that melted down in 2nd half Vs Texas and Utah? BYU is better with Riley - but are they enough better to not choke, fold, or melt-down with turnovers and penalties?
Can BYU defense hold up to a truly balanced attack with speed and athleticism well enough to stop the run, slow down the pass, and get TCU to make mistakes?
When TCU strikes and punches us in the mouth, will we crumble or jump back up and strike back?
Will Riley try to do too much when the going gets tough and make critical mistakes?
Will Hoffman go up and get anything near him even in traffic, or will TCU speed and athleticism turn those into drops and picks?
Will the short week and need to travel on a short week hurt our prep and cost us the game? Just the opposite when we punked #15 TCU in their house under Beck in about 2005 on a short week iirc.
KNOW.
Riley will fight and try to make plays.
Riley will take some hard hits when he runs.
It will be very interesting to measure ourselves and see what we have got?
We should not have given quasi home field advantage.
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