BYU 44, Oregon State 20 (final - Las Vegas Bowl)

[Poe McKnoe]

More excuses for the almost Rose Bowl-bound Beavers...

Scout.com: Instant Analysis - BYU Thumps The Beavers

This was the best that BYU played all season long, and it was the worst that Oregon State played this year. Mix the two and you get this disaster.

I?m not taking anything away from BYU and it fantastic performance

One might be inclined to rip Oregon State for not showing up in Vegas, but let?s establish this point: If you hadn?t seen Oregon State all year, and if you?re skeptical of Pac-10 football, well, you just need to watch more teams from more conferences.

Oregon State went to Las Vegas and suffered a hangover. The Beavers looked lethargic and uninterested while getting thumped by BYU, and in retrospect it wasn?t much of a surprise, not after coming so close to a Rose Bowl berth.

 

[BRICKtamland]

An interesting note about this game...This was a match-up featuring TCU's best win (38-7 over BYU) vs. Cincinnati's best win (Oregon State), and BYU totally dominated. Had Texas lost to Nebraska and UC jumped TCU to end up in the title, this could have gotten some blood boiling. I'm not a tansitive property guy but it's still interesting stuff.