Recap

Never quite got around to the BYU-SDSU preview. It was slightly closer than I anticipated, though not too much. I was going for a 42-24 score, which wasn't too far off. BYU ran the ball as I anticipated, though the yards/carry left a little to be desired.
Max Hall survived another game without a pick. If you believe he averages 2/game, he's due for 6 against TCU next week. He sure has some cajones, as with 2 seconds left in the first half in a tie game he faked the "spike to set up the field goal" play and ran a QB boot for a TD. He had several nice rushes, some designed, some on scrambles, and some on plays he made up on the fly in the waning seconds of the first half. 300+ passing yards, 50 on the ground, 4 total TDs. Not a bad night's work.
Harvey Unga did well in the first quarter, but BYU seemed to go away from him for most of the rest of the game until they iced it in the fourth. SDSU held him to under 4 yards/carry, after averaging 6.5 the rest of the season. He is over halfway to 1,000 playing in only 5 games thus far with at least 6 left (BYU became bowl eligible with the win).
Dennis Pitta and Andrew George continue to be the best tight end tandem in the country. Tonight they combined for 10 catches, 147 yards, and 2 TDs.
The defense. Well, that's another story. Well, the pass defense is another story. The run defense was amazing. SDSU had 1.25 yards/carry.
The epitome of the BYU secondary occurred on 3rd and 27 on the BYU 36 yard-line. BYU's DB got beat deep for a TD. On 3rd and 27. How is it possible to get beat deep in that situation? I'll tell you how: because you play defensive back for Brigham Young University.
Lucky for them, Wyoming is really the only passing team left on the schedule, though Utah (and anybody else who has watched ANY film on the Cougars) will probably start to go pass heavy a bit.
So now the games have been played, the showdown is set up. BYU, likely to be ranked around 15 or 16 in the BCS standings, will face off against TCU, who should be around 9 or 10. It figures to be the only game involving two ranked teams next week. The better O: BYU. The better D: TCU. The better special teams: TCU. The better coaching: mostly even. Home field: BYU. Intangibles: TCU. This game will be decided by turnovers, penalties, and third and longs. If BYU turns it over, gets penalized, or gets into a lot of third and longs, forget about it. If they turn it over 0 or 1 times, minimize penalties (no personal fouls or holds that negate big plays), and can stay in third and short consistently, they CAN win. Should be a good one. It will be on VS (or VS HD which I just found out I had today!) at 5:30 Mountain, next Saturday. Giddy up.