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Not a bad weekend for the WAC- they win both out of conference games and lock up the season-long win over the Mountain West, 7-4 with one more to go.
Louisiana Tech 24, Utah State 6- The Bulldogs’ offense came alive Saturday, while the Aggies never got anything going, and couldn’t capitalize on any momentum from their win over BYU last week. Both teams are now 2-4 with a long road back to bowl eligibility. Next Week: Idaho at Louisiana Tech, Utah State is idle.
New Mexico State 16, New Mexico 14- Read Post
The WAC sees 3 conference games this weekend, a rivalry game that might decide who’s the worst team in America, and a somewhat unusual pairing over in Boise.
4:00 PM- Utah State at Louisiana Tech: Utah State will be looking to build off their win over BYU, while Louisiana Tech hasn’t found the answers on offense yet, and is still hunting for a win over a FBS team. Line: Louisiana Tech by 1 (!). They’re clearly seeing something I’m not out there, as it seems like the Aggies are a much better team at this point. I think they win this one comfortably, 31-20.
8:00 PM- New Mexico at New Mexico State: A combined 0-9, the eyes of the country will be on this one, primarily for comedy reasons. Line: New Mexico State by 2.5. That should be about right- NMSU should pick up their second straight win over the Lobos, but it won’t be pretty. 17-10.
8:00, WAC Sports Net- Toledo at #4 Boise State: Read Post
Things didn’t go so well for the WAC this week, despite Idaho’s win over Western Michigan, as San Jose State lost to a FCS team and Boise dropped in the polls despite winning by 59. We’ve known all along that Boise would need help to get to the national title game, but it’s starting to look like they’ll need more than we thought.
Idaho 33, Western Michigan 13-  Idaho wins its third straight against MAC opponents over the last two years, returning the favor after WMU won big in Moscow in 2008. The Broncos pulled the game within four in the third quarter, but it was all Vandals through the rest of the second half. Next Week: Idaho is idle, at Louisiana Tech 10/16.
UC Davis 14, San Jose State 13- The Spartans offense sputtered the whole game, turning good opportunities into only 13 points in the first half, then failed to respond as UC Davis scored a pair of third quarter touchdowns to beat a FBS team for only the second time in school history. Next Week: San Jose State at Nevada
Boise State 59, New Mexico State 0- Read Post
Just five games in the MWC today after BYU got curbstomped by Utah State last night.
2:00 PM, The Mtn- TCU at Colorado State: CSU got a big win over Idaho last week, but Idaho is no TCU. Line: TCU by 33.5. I actually think that line is a little bit steep and will need a near shutout (certainly possible) to cover. It’ll be in that range, but that’s too many points for a league road game right now. TCU 42-10.
2:30 PM, Versus- Navy at Air Force: Watch for AFA’s one-off Thunderbird uniforms today- the helmets are amazing. Read Post
The weekend did not quite go as planned for the WAC, going 1-3 against the Mountain West, just 3-6 on the day, and losing one of their unbeaten teams in the process. On the flipside, Boise State won on national television and Nevada has reached #25 in the polls.
Colorado State 36, Idaho 34- 51 weeks after Idaho beat the Rams for the second of what would be 12 straight losses, CSU manages a 4th quarter comeback and wins on a last second field goal to break the skid.
Nevada 27, BYU 13- Nevada used a devastating rushing attack to defeat the Cougars, handing BYU their third consecutive loss. As noted, 4-0 Nevada is ranked for the first time since 1948.
Kansas 42, New Mexico State 16- The Aggies may have hoped for a repeat of North Dakota State’s performance against the Jayhawks, but it was not to be.
Southern Miss 13, Louisiana Tech 12- Southern Miss intercepted a La Tech pass at their own 20 late in the game to shut down the Bulldog comeback and escape with the narrow win in Ruston.
Mississippi 55, Fresno State 38- Read Post
Week 3 decimated our list- East Carolina was done in by an angry Virginia Tech team, and Houston saw QB #1, QB #2, and any BCS hopes bite the dirt against UCLA. Air Force ran out of time against Oklahoma, and Missouri had just a bit too much time left against San Diego State. And then [...]
Nevada netted a big win Friday night to kick off the weekend, which saw the league go 3-0 against other non-BCS conferences while coming up short in a bid for another BCS win. But nobody lost to a FCS team, which is always a nice touch.
Colorado 31, Hawaii 13- Hawaii failed on two trips inside the 10 in the first half, but still led at halftime 10-0. Colorado figured something out at halftime, outscoring the Warriors 31-3 in the final two periods. Next Week: Charleston Southern at Hawaii
Navy 37, Louisiana Tech 23- Navy found its scoring offense as Louisiana Tech blew a 23-16 halftime lead when the Midshipmen scored three unanswered touchdowns to close out the game. Next Week: Southern Mississippi at Louisiana Tech, Navy at Air Force
San Jose State 16, Southern Utah 11- SJSU trailed 11-10 until a touchdown with 70 seconds to go put them ahead and saved the Spartans from an embarrassing defeat. Next Week: San Jose State at Utah
Fresno State 41, Utah State 24- Read Post
Not my picks- I gave Kansas too much credit- but non-BCS schools won both of the Friday night specials last night.
Southern Miss 31, Kansas 16- Southern Miss’ defense looked great for one series against South Carolina back on opening night, then got trampled. Last night, they looked good the whole time. The Golden Eagles scored on [...]
Non-BCS schools went 0-whatever last weekend against BCS teams, but there are 20 more opportunities to right the ship this weekend. The first two come tonight, with a pair of winnable home games for Fringe schools.
Kansas at Southern Mississippi, 8:00 PM, ESPN: Southern Miss’ last appearance on national television went very bad indeed, but Kansas’ week [...]
It’s been an uneven week on the Fringe, but we’re going full steam into the weekend now. Here’s your BCS Buster watch (down to just 10 unbeaten teams in the non-BCS universe), and the non-BCS top 25 will follow shortly, then into the weekend previews all afternoon.
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