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The Mountain West bowl season opens with Wyoming facing Fresno on December 19th in the New Mexico Bowl. This match-up should be very entertaining and high scoring. BYU will face a very athletic Oregon State squad on December 22nd at 8:00. BYU will be playing in their 5th consecutive Las Vegas Bowl. Utah will face the Cal Golden Bears in the Poinsettia Bowl as the Bears will likely be without star RB Jahvid Best. Air Force has a tremendous defense which will have a difficult test against the high flying Cougars of Houston on New Years Eve at the Texas Bowl. The BCS came calling as a battle of undefeated teams will ensue when TCU faces Boise State on January 4th in the Fiesta Bowl. The entire bowl schedule has been released featuring games from December 19 through January 7th.

The Horned Frogs left little doubt to the legitimacy as they rolled New Mexico 51-10. TCU remained at #4 in the BCS Top 25 rankings, but it is unlikely they will get a shot in the big game. TCU will need a Texas loss in the Big 12 Championship Game to have a shot, but given history voters may even look to bypass both TCU and Boise State to ensure the BCS Championship game features two BCS automatic qualifier teams. BYU moved up five slots to #14 with their thrilling victory over rival Utah. With the loss Utah dropped four slots to #25.

The 11-0 Horned Frogs remained at #4 following their 45-10 destruction of Wyoming. TCU will look to end their regular season on a perfect note when they host New Mexico as the latest bowl projections have TCU facing Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl. The #19 BYU Cougars defeated Air Force in impressive fashion winning 38-21. The #21 Utah Utes defeated San Diego State 38-7. BYU and Utah will square off in Provo in what should be a very tight tussle.

TCU dominated Utah on Saturday night scoring a 55-28 victory. The Horned Frogs are proving they are one of the best teams in the nation, but unfortunately without a playoff system it is unlikely they will get a chance to prove it. If they win out they will enter the bowl season ranked #4 in the Top 25 rankings. TCU travels to Wyoming this week. With their loss to TCU, Utah fell to #21. The Utes host San Diego State this week. BYU maintained their #22 ranking following a surprisingly tough game against New Mexico. The Cougars will have a tough test when they host Air Force. Meanwhile, fans should be pleased to know that college Snuggies now feature two Mountain West Conference schools as BYU Snuggies and Utah Snuggie blankets are now available.

Texas Christian moved up 2 slots to #4 in the BCS Top 25 rankings and have their sites set on a National Championship appearance. The Horned Frogs dominated San Diego State 55-12 and will host #16 Utah on the 14th. The game not only will go along way in deciding the conference but has national implications as well. Utah fell 2 slots with their 45-14 victory over New Mexico. BYU reappeared at #22 with their dominating performance against Wyoming, 52-0. The Cougars should have an easy time of it when they travel to New Mexico on the 14th.

The Horned Frogs of TCU dominated UNLV 41-0, but despite their impressive resume TCU remains at #6. TCU will travel to San Diego State on November 7th. Utah moved up 2 slots to #14 with their 22-10 victory over Wyoming. The Utes will have an easy time when they host New Mexico on November 7th. With Utah poised for a Poinsettia Bowl berth, BYU seems headed to yet another Las Vegas Bowl in the latest 2009-2010 bowl predictions.

The TCU Horned Frogs look advantage of their opportunity to make a name for themselves in 2009 and proved they simply have one of the best defenses in the nation on Saturday as they destroyed BYU in Provo 38-7. The Horned Frogs moved from #8 to #6 in the BCS college football Top 25 with the victory. TCU deserves more credit and should be ranked higher. The Horned Frogs host UNLV on October 31st. Utah moved up two slots to #16 with a 23-16 overtime victory over Air Force. The Utes host Wyoming on October 31st. In the latest 2009 bowl projections from Football-Bowl.com, Utah appears headed to the Poinsettia Bowl and TCU to the Sugar Bowl.

The TCU Horned Frogs come in at #8 in the initial BCS standings. Behind a great defense TCU has rolled to a 6-0 record as they thumped Colorado State last weekend and will now face their stiffest test of the season when they travel to BYU on October 24th. The Cougars come in at #16 heading into the biggest game of the year in the Mountain West. The Mountain West Conference can also boast another Top 25 team as 5-1 Utah falls in at #18. The preseason conference favorite Utes hosts Air Force on October 24th as both teams are slated to go bowling this winter in the latest 2009 bowl projections.

The Horned Frogs of TCU defeated SMU 39-14 to keep their perfect record intact, but TCU will face a tough test as they travel to Air Force on October 10th. BYU moved up two slots to #18 with their 35-17 victory over Utah State. The Cougars will travel to UNLV on October 10th. The preseason Mountain West favorite Utah Utes also received votes in this week’s Top 25 rankings while 5 Mountain West Conference teams are listed in the latest college bowl predictions.

The Horned Frogs of TCU were not the favorites entering the 09 season but they may be now. TCU took the Tigers by their tail winning 14-10 at Clemson. The victory vaulted TCU from 15th to 11th in the college football Top 25 this week. The Horned Frogs will host SMU on October 3rd. BYU bounced back from the devastating loss to Florida State with a victory over Colorado State 42-23. Despite the victory, the Cougars fell from 19th to 20th. BYU will host Utah State on October 2nd. The Utah Utes also received votes as they look to work their way back into the Top 25.