Tulane - Trap Game?

It would be easy to believe that BYU would be so jazzed about the win over Oklahoma and excited about the prospect of playing Florida State in the home opener next weekend that they may overlook the Green Wave of Tulane University.

I'm sure you've read all the quotes from coaches and players about how their only focus is on Tulane, yada yada yada. It's only natural to have a little dip after such a big high and I expect some of the younger players to maybe come out a little slow this weekend.

However, if you're going to have a down week, Tulane would be a good one to have on the schedule that week. They've lost 9 straight including a big blowout loss to Tulsa on their own field last weekend. The Green Wave only won 2 games last season and have a total of 10 in the last 3 or 4 years.

There is enough senior leadership on the BYU squad that this game will be a good one to get banged up players some rest and put a little extra emphasis on some of the errors made last weekend. DON'T TURN THE BALL OVER!

This would be my biggest concern. Our running game looked good at times but the overall statistics show that all it became was a smokescreen to the passing game. Fortunately, we are very talented in the passing game, but I would like to see a 100 yard rusher come out of this contest.

It looks like Tulane is an athletic team with a lot of raw talent that is in a rebuilding stage, with a new coaching staff. They are young and inexperienced and should (on paper) get rolled tomorrow.

However, College Football being College Football, the game will be tough and there will be lessons taken away from the game tomorrow for both teams. As always, I like the Cougs, only this time, I like them to win big and have it in the bag by the half.

BYU 42 - Tulane 10

Go Cougars!