MWC Sports Blog

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.

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.

Four bowl games have been played involving Mountain West Conference teams and four wins are in the books for the MWC. College Sports Fans successfully picked 3 of the 4 games in their 2007-2008 college bowl game peviews, so let’s take a look at each game to date.