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BCS Editor’s Debate: The Houston stance
Courtesy, PHILLIPE CRAIG/THE DAILY COUGAR
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With top-10 teams falling every week, mid-major conference upstarts are starting to see the light at the end of the BCS tunnel. Three schools have a fighter’s chance at cracking the ever-exclusive club this season – Texas Christian, Boise State and Houston, but it’s still a very young season.
Each team has its roadblocks and in the Cougars’ case, three consecutive hurdles to overcome in the form of road games.
That being said if the Cougars can emerge unscathed from the road trip, which includes a trip to Starksville, Miss. to take on Mississippi State, they may have the clearest path to the promise land.
The Cougars host Conference USA bottom-feeders SMU and Memphis along with a rebuilding Rice program; all of which should provide little resistance.
The biggest key for the Cougars may be their ability to dictate the style of play and wear down opponents with their aerial attack. UH has a proven leader in quarterback Case Keenum and an abundance of young players who have passed early-season tests. They may be too young to know they are not supposed to be in contention for a BCS bowl, and as they say, ignorance is bliss.
The Cougars have to know that winning out-of-conference games means nothing if they don’t win the C-USA crown. If they stay focused on their preseason goal of winning a C-USA Championship, the ultimate bonus prize may await them in January.