Why BYU will win on Saturday

Last year heading into this game, BYU was undefeated and ranked #7 in the nation. They had beaten a bunch of mediocre teams and their schedule made them look better than they actually were. That all changed when they headed to Fort Worth to take on a ranked TCU team who was 5-1 and was flying just under the radar. This year the table seems to have done an exact 180 degree turn. TCU is undefeated and ranked 7th in the Coaches Poll. They have beaten only 1 team with a winning record (Air Force with wins against: SDSU, New Mexico, Wyoming and Nicholls St.). So far the only thing TCU has proven is that they are better than mediocre. Now TCU heads to Provo to face a ranked BYU team that is 6-1 and flying just under the radar. Last year TCU circled the BYU game on their calender and almost lost to a terrible Colorado St. team the week before because they were prepping for the BYU game. BYU players have been talking about this game since last years beat down and barely escaped San Diego last week with a 38-28 win. The players probably won't admit it but I have to believe that they spent some time on TCU last week. At least I hope they did. BYU's advantage in this game is going to be power. On offense we need to get the ball to our tight ends and then run over their defense with some heavy doses of Harvey Unga. On defense I am very optimistic for a couple of reasons. First off we have done an exceptional job against the run this year (minus Florida St.) and if we can shut that down against TCU then we should be able to pin our ears back and go at the QB on passing downs. Second because TCU hasn't really done all that well on offense, the exception being last weeks game against CSU. The only TCU games that I have watched for an extended period were the SMU and Air Force games and both times I was not impressed by their offense. That having been said, TCU is an excellent football team with speed and discipline on both sides of the football. If BYU is to pull of the upset in Provo they will have to play their best game of the year and the coaches will have to come up with a very good game plan. Score predictions on this game will be later in the week.