Pre Snap Read: Setting Early Non-B.C.S. Conference Odds

[detltu]

http://www.presnapread.com/odds-that...es-a-bcs-bowl/

Louisiana Tech – 15 percent
The Bulldogs have one advantage over Ohio: their schedule. At the same time, this schedule, loaded with prime-time opportunities, is a great disadvantage. But you can’t have one without the other; Louisiana Tech is a B.C.S. contender because of the chances it will have during non-conference play.
Houston’s taken care of, though that win won’t do the Bulldogs any good in the polls. Texas A&M will, however, barring a miserable first season for Kevin Sumlin. So will Illinois and Virginia, especially if the Cavaliers win the A.C.C. Coastal division. All the Bulldogs need to do is sweep the lot of ‘em.
The odds – the odds I just invented – say that the Bulldogs lose once, if not twice. One loss is a crippler. But what if Tech runs the table? Then this team moves ahead of Boise as the top-ranked non-B.C.S. conference team in the country. Part of me thinks that if the Broncos run the table the rest of the way, not even an undefeated Ohio team moves ahead in the final rankings.



I know the defense needs to improve a lot to be in this discussion, but I'm glad we're still being talked about for now. Lets hope they are still talking about us next week.

[LongtimeDawgfan]

Just win!

[KSDAWG]

Second game defense will tell us all we need to know about our chances.

[DustyDog]

Good grief, the fact that we are even on sports writers' respective radars for BCS consideration is HUGE at this point. We could be winning and having no one notice. Of course, the bottom line now is, as has been perpetually stated, "just win". Thus, with our potential national recognition right now arguably being the greatest in our program's history, the importance of this Rice game cannot be overstated.