Las Vegas Bowl: BYU vs Oregon @ Las Vegas, NV

BYU -3
The Dean is going against one of his guidelines which is to not play games where you don’t know the teams very well. Let me start by saying its a guideline and not a rule. The complimentary guideline to the one previously mentioned is to keep the stars low. Which is why this is being played at 2-stars. Now to the matchup.

Oregon is barely bowl eligible if you remember back to the Oklahoma game. And they only have two wins that are worth a pat on the back. An early season blow-out of Arizona St and a home win over UCLA. The Ducks are also entering tonight on a 3 game losing streak. One factor that could be in the Ducks favor is that Offensive Coordinator Gary Crowton used to be the Head Coach at BYU. He wasn’t savvy enough with the players to win enough and keep his job, so The Dean is willing to wager he won’t be savvy enough to make use of anything he might remember about his former players.

Meanwhile, BYU is hot. They have run off 9 straight wins (granted against less than stellar teams) and their only two losses were by 3 points opening game at Arizona and by 7 in OT at Boston College. They also covered 7 in-a-row amdist their 9 game winning streak. Keep in mind that they do face the 8th ranked pass defense tonight, but Sr. QB John Beck has completed 71.2% of his passes in the last 5 games and if there is one thing BYU has always been known for its moving the ball through the air. The other thing BYU is known for is essentially creating Thursday night college games.

As a last deciding factor, Mormons are better equipped to deal with the distractions of Sin City than any group from Eugene, Oregon or The Dean for that matte. With all that said, The Dean is taking BYU and laying the points tonight, but playing it at 2-stars.

REVIEW: BYU 38 – Oregon 8

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