My Comeback Team of the Week: BYU Cougars

So, to start this article, I would like to introduce you guys to what I will do after every college football game for the current week is over. I will be writing this to state who I think is the "comeback" team for the appropriate week. If you agree, please positively comment. If you don't agree, then please state why in a brief comment.

I know that this is a little late, but this is for the week(s) of Sept. 5-12.

Since I am starting after week two, I have chosen one team for weeks one and two.

Now to the article. I believe that the team I chose for these weeks was a very underrated team, and they proved it after a huge upset over the number three team in the nation, the Oklahoma Sooners.

Oklahoma was not only expected to win this game, but they were expected to blow the Cougars out. Now, this was very strange to me because BYU was a top 25 team. Now, how many top 25 teams are ever really blown out. But then again, this was only week one, and nobody truly knows anything at that point.

Which brings to my next point: Why would you ever count BYU out? This is a team who could dominate on the ground, and through the air. They have a fairly good defense but proved to be better than anyone ever gave them credit for in week one.

When your defense can hold a team who averaged 40+ points last season, has the reigning Heisman trophy winner on their team, and is a top 10 team to only 13 points in a game, you know your good.

That brings me to another key factor for Oklahoma's loss, and that is Bradford's injury.

Sam Bradford, Oklahoma's starting quarterback, went down hard on his right shoulder. He is estimated to be out two to four weeks. That means if he does anything to aggravate this injury even more, he could very well be out for the Red River Rivalry against Texas. If he misses that game, it could spell trouble for the Sooners.

Some ask how one player's injury could cost a team their win. Well, not only did it take your star player off the field for the remaining time of the game, but it absolutely removed all momentum from that Oklahoma sideline. The whole team never got over one play, and it cost them the game, and possibly a national championship.

Back to BYU though.

This is a team who is slowly proving themselves for the long run, being the national championship. If this team can go undefeated this season, there is no way that we will not be seeing them in the title game, or at least a BCS bowl game.

They are my pick, and many others, to win the Mountain West. My honest opinion though is that if you were to give Oklahoma a rematch, they would not lose again. Not even without Bradford.

The team (Oklahoma) felt that there was nothing left to play for after the loss of Bradford, and after losing the lead later in the game, they lost all hope as well. Their motivation was not to win, but to not lose. You can't play not to lose, you have to play to win.

I believe that BYU will lose one game this season to Utah, and end up in the Sugar bowl. Depending on the team they play will be the deciding outcome of that game, therefore I will not make my decision on whether they will win that bowl or not. Either way though, BYU will have a good season.