Friday, October 19, 2012

Utah College Picks for October 20

BYU at Notre Dame

I don't think that this game will be close after what we witnessed in Provo last week.  BYU's defense should hold the Notre Dame running game in check.  But the BYU offense will be fortunate just to score against Manti Teo and the rest of the Irish defense.

10-0 Notre Dame

Utah at Oregon State

This is another game that the team from Utah will simply be terribly over-matched.  The key for the Utes will be to succeed where BYU's defense failed, to bring pressure on quarterback Cody Vaz.  Otherwise, the OSU receivers are just too good when Vaz has enough time in the pocket.  OSU is for real this year.  Looking forward to Oregon's Civil War this year.

35-10 Oregon State

New Mexico State at Utah State

This time it is the Utah team that overly matches the opponent.  At one point, about 4 years ago, these two teams were on an equal plane.  Now one's program has improved at a much greater rate than the other. 

45-10 Utah State

Weber State at Southern Utah

The Wildcats are still looking their first win of the season while the Thunderbirds need a win to stay alive for a possible post-season bid.  SUU is the first sub .500 team that WSU has faced this year.  But SUU should still come out as the favorite in Cedar City.

35-28 SUU

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