number nine

i've been waiting since saturday night to see what the polls would read after the opening weekend of college football.

i was not disappointed.

to say i was thrilled with the outcome of the byu vs. oklahoma game would be mildly understating the sheer bliss. i was no doubt supportive of the cougars from the beginning, and surely wanted them to win... but #3 oklahoma? i didn't want to set my sights too high. so i convinced myself that a decent game, only losing by 10 points, would suffice. one touchdown. one field goal. that's certainly respectable. and if oklahoma was byu's only loss this season, well, that would definitely allow some bcs busting.

but my expectations were exceeded. i won't ever say that the game wasn't sloppy - way too many flags (several that i was convinced were just the refs practicing their flag throwing capabilities...) and a couple kinks needing to be worked out. but by george, i'm proud to be a cougar fan.

it is truly unfortunate that sam bradford was injured. i think bronco said it best in his post-game comments: bradford is one great football player, and it is truly unfortunate anytime any athlete gets hurt. wishing him well was very classy, i think. good man, that bronco mendenhall.

after the game, we discussed where this win would rank the cougars. 12. 13. 11 if we were lucky. so imagine my surprise this morning when the AP poll read number 9. NINE! that's huge! byu broke the top ten in the opening weekend - from 20 to 9. awesome.

now, boys, just keep your heads on straight and don't get rattled. and by all means, do not get cocky. just play football like it was meant to be played.

here's hoping for a 12-0 season.
and a real bcs bid.

go cougars!