2009 Las Vegas Bowl: BYU vs. Oregon State
by sroufe on Dec 6, 2009 3:33 PM PST
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PrintThe VTF bowl scenario poll overwhelmingly reflected a desire for the Cougars to go up against USC - whether it was in Las Vegas or San Diego. But while some might be a bit disappointed for not drawing the Trojans, it's not like Oregon State is some kind of consolation prize. They are an excellent football team and will be a tough opponent. The No. 16 Beavers are the second-highest ranked team in the Pac-10 and narrowly missed playing in the Rose Bowl when they turned the ball over on downs (on the Oregon 28 yard line) late in the fourth quarter and lost 37-33 in the Civil War.
The Beavers won at Cal, and lost close games to Arizona, Cincinnati and USC. In fact, their loss at USC is their only loss this season to a currently unranked school. Interestingly, Oregon State also came to Sam Boyd Stadium earlier this season and squeaked out a win over a feisty UNLV program.
We'll discuss the Beavers more as the bowl game approaches, but for now let's be very, very pleased with this result. The program gets a larger payout than playing in the Poinsettia, probably a greater home field advantage than playing Arizona or UCLA in prior years, and there is the intriguing angle of Mendenhall coaching against his alma mater. This is exciting!
GO COUGARS!!!
Official Announcement - BYU Athletics
"Building the Dam" - Oregon State Blog at SB Nation
Oregon State statistics after the jump...
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Oregon State will give us problems. Their quarterback is excellent, and Jacquizz is a shifty speedster who will give us fits. Exciting game, though! Can’t wait.
I agree about TCU/Boise. The BCS is a lame, lame system. What a let-down. Even though I think Boise is about the same quality opponent as Florida (who I thought was overrated all season), it’s lame to put a Non AQ against a Non AQ.
OSU fan here
looking forward to the game. Agree about the TCU/Boise matchup—it would embarass the BCS to no end to have TWO mid-major teams take out Big Six teams…..
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by EngineerScotty on Dec 7, 2009 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
Another OSU fan here.
Love the matchup with you guys. Besides
all the real aspects of the matchup, my main
two reasons:
1. I still remember you SMASHING the Ducks
in 06: great memory; and
2. Max Hall’s rant was epicly hilarious. Props, dude.
Oh and yeah, TCU-BSu is ridiculous, for the
exact reason EngineerScotty mentioned. Though
I do want to see TCU destroy BSu. My hate for
BSu ranks somewhere up there in the Max Hall range.
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