Mormons On a Mission.......

For everyone who took my advice with the Over in the Giants-Redskins game, job well done. The total came in with over six minutes left in the 3rd quarter. There are few things in this world that makes a true handicapper more satisfied than this type of win. With the college bowl season upon us, I am looking to start things off with a Bang! Tomorrow night's must watch tv comes in the form of the "prestigious" MAACO Las Vegas Bowl and features the BYU Cougars against the Oregon State Beavers. While BYU comes into this contest with an impressive 10-2 record, they have played an easier schedule and were embarrased in blowout losses at home to both Florida State and TCU. However, this is a very experienced team and they did beat Oklahoma at the start the season. On the other side you have Oregon State who lost a close game to their bitter in state rival Oregon, thus preventing them from a trip to the Rose Bowl. Follow my logic here. Instead of a New Years Day bowl game, Oregon State is playing in the middle of nowhere in a game that might been seen by a few thousand people. Every year there are opportunities such as this one where you have a favored team that appears to go through the motions. If a Nick Saban coached team is capable of laying a stinkbomb as they did in last years Sugar Bowl, after losing to Florida and missing a shot at the BCS title game, I can easily see Oregon State doing likewise. BYU is also a team that travels well regardless of who and where they are playing. While I would not expect the BYU crowd to be hitting the Vegas strip anytime soon, I do think they will provide a much needed edge in the fan base department. Tomorrow's release....BYU +3 over Oregon State.