Monday, October 15, 2012

How the rest of the season looks for Utah's football teams.

BYU, currently 4-3

Remaining schedule

@Notre Dame
@Ga Tech
Idaho
@San Jose State
@New Mexico State

Best-case scenario

-Get a hard-fought but tough, although respect-earning, loss at Notre Dame
-Get a hard-fought 2-score win at Georgia Tech
-Get a 50-point win vs. Idaho where the starters rest the 2nd half
-Get a 2-score win at San Jose State
-Get a 30-point win at New Mexico State
-Get a 2-score win over Fresno State in the Poinsettia Bowl to finish 9-4

Worst-case scenario

-Get blown out by Notre Dame
-Get a hard-fought close loss at Georgia Tech
-Get a two-score win vs. Idaho
-Lose a close game to San Jose State
-Beat New Mexico State by 1 touchdown to secure bowl eligibility
-Fall in the Poinsettia Bowl to finish 6-7

Most likely scenario
-Suffer a 2-score loss to Notre Dame
-Suffer a close one-score loss at Geogia Tech, possibly in overtime
-Win by 40+ points vs. Idaho
-Earn a tough, one score win at San Jose State, possibly in overtime
-Win by 20+ points at New Mexico State
-Lose a close game in the Poinsettia Bowl to Fresno State, possibly in overtime to finish 8-5
-Bronco Mendenhall leaves BYU to become the president in the newly-created California Fullerton Mission and is replaced by Kalani Sitake.

Utah

Remaining schedule, currently 2-4

@Oregon State
California
Washington State
@Washington
Arizona
@Colorado

best case scenario

-Suffer a close, but respectable loss to Oregon State
-Win easily vs California
-Win easily vs Washington State
-Win a close, hard-fought game at Washington
-Win a 2-score game vs. Arizona
-Beat Colorado easily
-Lose to Boise State in the Las Vegas Bowl to finish 7-6

worst-case scenario

-Get blown out by Oregon State
-Suffer a close, hard-fought loss to California
-Suffer another close, hard-fought loss to Washington State
-Lose by 7-10 at Washington
-Suffer yet another heartbreaking loss to Arizona
-Beat Colorado by a touchdown and finish 3-9

most-likely scenario

-Lose by 17-20 at Oregon State
-Eek out a close, hard-fought win vs. California
-Win by 1-2 touchdowns vs. Washington State
-Lose a close, hard-fought game at Washington
-Win a close, hard-fought battle vs. Arizona
-Beat Colorado easily to become bowl eligible
-Beat Air Force in the New Mexico Bowl to finish 7-6
-Star Lotulelei is drafted in the first round by the Saints

Utah State, currently 5-2

Remaining schedule

New Mexico State
@ UTSA
Texas State
@Louisiana Tech
Idaho

Best case scenario

-Win by 40+ vs New Mexico State
-Win easily at UTSA
-Win by 40+ vs Texas State
-Earn a close, hard-fought win vs. Louisiana TEch
-Beat Idaho by an unfathomably-lopsided score
-Easily beat Toledo in the Famous Potato Bowl to finish 11-2

Worst-case scenario

-Win a unexpectedly hard-fought game vs. New Mexico State
-Suffer an close loss at UTSA
-Win by 20+ vs. Texas State
-Lose to Louisiana Tech by 17-20 points
-Beat Idaho by 40+ points
-Lose a close game to Toledo in the Famous Potato Bowl to finish 9-4

Most likely scenario

-Beat New Mexico State by 30+ points
-Win by 2+ touchdowns at UTSA
-Win by 30+ vs. Texas State
-Earn at tough, but hard fought victory vs Louisiana Tech
-Beat Idaho by 50+
-Earn a hard-fought, but satisfying Potato Bowl to finish 11-2
-Gary Anderson says no to offers to both California and BYU to return to the Aggies

Weber State

Remaining games

@Southern Utah
Montana
Northern Colorado
@Idaho State

Best-case scenario

-Lose a close, hard-fought game at Southern Utah
-Surprise Montana, possibly in overtime
-Beat Northern Colorado by 20+
-Earn a 2+ score victory at Idaho State to finish 3-8

Worst-case scenario

-Lose at Southern Utah by 2+ scores
-Get blown out vs. Montana
-Suffer a close, hard-fought loss to Northern Colorado
-Suffer a 2+ score loss at Idaho State to finish 0-11

Most-likely scenario

-Lose at Southern Utah in a close, hard fought game
-Lose another tough-luck game vs. Montana
-Win a tough, hard-fought game vs. Northern Colorado
-Lose a tough, hard-fought game at Idaho State to finish 1-10
-Weber State hires long-time BYU assistant Lance Reynolds as new head coach.

Southern Utah, currently 4-3

Remaining games

Weber State
Eastern Washington
@North Dakota
@Northern Arizona

Best Case scenario

-Beat Weber State easily
-Earn a tough, upset vs. Eastern Washington
-Earn a tough, one-score victory at North Dakota
-Surprise Northern Arizona
-Beat Bethune-Cookman in the play-in round of the FCS playoffs
-Lose at North Dakota State in the FCS 2nd round to finish 9-4

Worst Case Scenario

-Lose a tough, hard fought game vs. Weber State
-Blown out at home to Eastern Washington
-Lose to North Dakota by 2+ scores
-Lose at Northern Arizona to finish 3-8

Most likely scenario

-Beat Weber State by 10-17 points.
-Lose a close, hard-fought game to Eastern Washington
-Lose another heartbreaker to North Dakota
-Lose another close game to Northern Arizona to finish 4-7
Brad Sorensen signs a free-agent contract with the BC Lions of the CFL and has a long career.

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