BYU Cougars -6 1/2 (o/u 50) @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Bodog.com , 9 p.m. ET, CSTV, alternative line, Tulsa +6 ½ Sportsbetting.com: The trip to Tulsa could be a very dangerous excursion for BYU after going 1-1 in two emotional encounters with teams from the PAC-10; beating Arizona in Provo Sept. 1 and losing at UCLA last week. The job BYU coaches face is keeping their players heads on straight and focused; getting them to understand the Golden Hurricane are a very good football team led by one of the better quarterbacks in the nation Paul Smith.
This years version of the Golden Hurricane sports a new offensive system brought in by first year head coach Todd Graham and installed by new offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn. The system is Malzahn’s own version of the hurry-up-no-huddle spread offense. Tulsa worked it to perfection in the teams only game August 30 at Louisiana-Monroe winning as a -3 point road favorite 35-17. Tulsa will be eager to hit the playing field against the Cougars in front of the home fans after having two weeks to prepare.Â
For the second year in a row BYU will play Tulsa, an old WAC foe. The Cougars hold an all-time record of 6-0 against the Golden Hurricane, most recently taking a 49-24 victory at LaVell Edwards Stadium in 2006. Tulsa finished the 2006 season with an 8-5 overall record, including a trip to the Armed Forces Bowl.Â
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