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BYU fans attend Fox Sports’ “Big Noon Kickoff” broadcast prior to BYU’s game against Arizona at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
Six games in with six games to go and BYU fans are adjusting their minds to the possibilities of reaching the College Football Playoff for the first time — and they have every right to go there. That’s the beauty of being a fan.
It’s the job of the coaches and players to stay focused and take it “one game at a time” but for everybody else, it’s perfectly fine to release the hounds of imagination and let them hunt.
As one of only 11 undefeated teams in the nation, BYU’s pursuit of the unexpected is underway.
This is the kind of season that justifies squeezing the family budget to buy tickets. It’s the kind of year that makes sitting in the cold, on a metal bench until midnight seem like a perfectly good idea. It’s also the kind of season that could sneak its way into the books as one of the best of all time — and it’s happening right before our eyes.
But is it too soon, too fast, too much or too good for the weathered BYU fan to believe?
As I see it, there are two challenges on Friday — one on the field between BYU and Oklahoma State and the other in the stands. The No. 13 Cougars are favored to beat the Cowboys (Friday, 8:15 p.m., ESPN) to remain among the unbeaten.
The other test for the fans is more emotional. Gulping down the blue Kool-Aid leaves us vulnerable to disappointment and there are plenty of scars from the past that begat hesitancy.
Last year, for example, optimistic BYU fans saw their 5-2 team lose five straight games and miss the postseason. The defining daggers included watching a 100-yard pick-six against No. 14 Oklahoma and blowing a 24-6 halftime lead at No. 21 Oklahoma State.
I get it. Those…
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Publish date : 2024-10-16 20:58:13
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