Rank the 2015 Season

I think all the easy games are complete and that every game could be argued for the #1 position. I honestly could see the Cougars dropping every game remaining.



Here's how we stand so far:

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7. @ Michigan (5-7) (42%)

8. vs East Carolina (9-4) (46%)

9. vs Fresno St (6-8) (87%)

10. at San Jose St (3-9) (76%)

11. vs UConn (2-10) (83%)

12. vs Wagner (7-4) (95%)

I'm pretty sure that our guys will be fired up and ready for BS university. I think that the margin of victory over the Broncos will be greater than any other team on the list. A Bronco - coached defense can shut their offense down

I see BYU rolling at the end of the year and Taysom ready to get some much desired payback on a hapless (by that time) USU team. Cougars roll over the Aggies.

The Cincinnati game is at home. If you fix that, they likely should have been behind Michigan. This is a simple choice in that regard.

stuckinbig10country wrote:
The Cincinnati game is at home. If you fix that, they likely should have been behind Michigan. This is a simple choice in that regard.

The Cincinnati game is a home game for the Bearcats

I agree with Spiff, there is an argument for #1 on all of those teams. I picked Nebraska simply because it will be the first game of the year and they have a new coach. I think that advantage negates Nebraska's home court advantage. BYU has a unique offense and a unique defense which makes them a tough 1st opponent. I think we get Nebraska due to that advantage.

frdbtr wrote:
I agree with Spiff, there is an argument for #1 on all of those teams. I picked Nebraska simply because it will be the first game of the year and they have a new coach. I think that advantage negates Nebraska's home court advantage. BYU has a unique offense and a unique defense which makes them a tough 1st opponent. I think we get Nebraska due to that advantage.

This was my thinking too. Lots of off season changes in Lincoln. Although, Riley is likely quite familiar with BYU having coached against Bronco in two or three games while at Oregon St.

SpiffCoug wrote:

I agree with Spiff, there is an argument for #1 on all of those teams. I picked Nebraska simply because it will be the first game of the year and they have a new coach. I think that advantage negates Nebraska's home court advantage. BYU has a unique offense and a unique defense which makes them a tough 1st opponent. I think we get Nebraska due to that advantage.

This was my thinking too. Lots of off season changes in Lincoln. Although, Riley is likely quite familiar with BYU having coached against Bronco in two or three games while at Oregon St.

I thought of that too. Only problem is, his players have never faced it full speed.

frdbtr wrote:

frdbtr wrote:
I agree with Spiff, there is an argument for #1 on all of those teams. I picked Nebraska simply because it will be the first game of the year and they have a new coach. I think that advantage negates Nebraska's home court advantage. BYU has a unique offense and a unique defense which makes them a tough 1st opponent. I think we get Nebraska due to that advantage.

This was my thinking too. Lots of off season changes in Lincoln. Although, Riley is likely quite familiar with BYU having coached against Bronco in two or three games while at Oregon St.

I thought of that too. Only problem is, his players have never faced it full speed.

And I don't think Riley has faced Taysom.

On all of these polls that we've run during the off-season, why has Cincy been showing as a road game? That has to have influenced voting. There is no way Michigan on the road is a less tough game than Cincy at home.

Friday

Oct. 16 Bearcats Cincinnati Bearcats

LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 6:00 p.m. MT

ESPN

Wow. Have I been marking that as a road game the whole time?

Yep. Results are now jacked up. No way usu is tougher than harbaugh four weeks in; nor Cincy at home; nor Neb in the first game. Voters are too locked in on last years record.

But more importantly, as Spiff has also suggested, these are six losses waiting to happen.

Go Cougs! Let's hope you are still as optimistic about playing all these big games by mid season, let alone end of season.

Locking the poll and restarting.

Cougs_Rule wrote:
No way usu is tougher than harbaugh four weeks in

I've said it once, and I'll keep saying it--Harbaugh is not a season-one-turnaround coach.



As for 4th game performances:

- As head coach of San Diego--lost to Princeton at home, 24-17

- As head coach of Stanford--lost to ASU at home, 3-41 (went 4-8 on the season, 1-11 season before).



So yeah, I don't know that four weeks in is really a great line to draw in the sand.