September 19, 2009—The day that Christian Ponder could do no wrong. 

Unfortunate enough for the BYU Cougars, that day also happened to be the day they saw any hope of playing in a major bowl game circle down the long and twisted BCS drain.

It was a rough day at Lavell Edwards Stadium.  Trust me.  I was there.  Too many turnovers.  Too many third down conversions.  Too many rushing yards.  Too much...

I digress.

Going into Saturday's game, both TCU and BYU boast a top 20 ranking and gaudy win-loss records, with TCU undefeated at 6-0 (2-0) and BYU at 6-1 (3-0).  Needless to say, this battle has monstrous implications.

For TCU, a BCS bowl bid is at stake.  With Boise State living on easy street...

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