jmchess1 wrote:
The BYWho? team under the current coach has yet to beat a good (top 15) team at an away game.
How many top-15 teams have Bronco's BYU squads actually played on the road? I think UCLA was in the top-15 the first time we played them last year; I don't remember if BC was in the top-15 when we played them the year before. I don't think Cal was in the top-15 during the LV Bowl in 2005. So really, what's Bronco's record against top-15 teams on the road? Like 0-1?
So BYU had one shot at it and missed. Big freakin' deal. In 2005, BYU goes 6-6 with a new coach and a walk-on secondary. In 2006 they go 11-2 with a senior-heavy team, and dominate a respectable Oregon team in the bowl. 2007 was supposed to be a rebuilding year, after losing a senior QB, a senior TE, the senior leader of the defense, several key pieces of the OL, and BYU's all time leading rusher. And they still go 11-2, although the games were closer than the year before. Looks like steady progress to me.
I'm sure BYU would like to prove they are good by beating some highly ranked teams on the road. Scheduling, as as been discussed
ad nauseum on this site, is always dicey. You schedule 2-5 years in advance, and sometimes the teams are good, and sometimes they're not. When BYU scheduled a home-and-home series with Miss. State in 2000-2001, it seemed like a way to gain respectibility by scheduling a highly ranked SEC team. MSU beat BYU 44-28 in 2000 in Provo as a ranked team (#14 or something like that). The next year, they inexplicably played terribly, and BYU ended up finishing its regular season at MSU, playing a team that was 2-8 or something like that by then.
IF, and I think it's still going to take a certain amount of luck, BYU manages to go through the 2008 season undefeated, then they deserve a shot at a quality opponent in a BCS bowl. The nice thing is that this year, as opposed to 1996 or 2001, it'll happen.
Say it ain't so Joe. Say it ain't so. 
I cant imagine posting 430 messages on a board and then being so flippant about the team the board was created for! It is some kind of fan that is so dismissive of thier team even after going 22-4 in the last 2 years! 
You sound like the kid in middle school who is wearing a new NFL jersey every year based on who won the Superbowl. News for you jmchess thats not the deffinition of a fan, your post stinks of bandwagon! BYU may play in a weak conference compared to some but they are doing everything asked of them. If that isnt good enough for you I wish you luck in finding a team that meets your expectations. Maybe you can bless that teams' board with your postive and upbeat posts! 
