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As BYU was getting blown out today by San Diego State, I couldn’t help but wonder if this wasn’t a preview of coming attractions.

BYU is pretty much a lock for the NCAA tournament in March. It would severely hurt their ranking to lose the next three games, but I think that they would still be going dancing with a much higher seed. If BYU goes on a tear and wins the final 2 regular season games and the Mountain West Conference tournament then BYU should get a decent seeding for the first time in forever.

Regardless of where BYU is seeded, I wonder if BYU will really do anything in the tournament. Today, I could imagine BYU playing in its first tournament game. Their opponent gets out to a big lead (like today). BYU folds under pressure. Another one and out in the tournament.

Yes, I know that San Diego State is a decent team and was pre-season number 1. I also know that BYU Tavernari lit up the second half with three pointers. However, don’t tell me that BYU had a chance. They weren’t even close.

Of course this isn’t what I hope happens to BYU. This isn’t what I tell my co-workers at UNLV. I hope BYU wins the MWC, wins the MWC tourney and then finally has success in the NCAA tournament. However, I just couldn’t help but wonder if this BYU team is a champion or not.

If we knew the answers to these questions we wouldn’t watch the games. I can’t wait until we sweep Utah and I get to enjoy seeing BYU play in the MWC tournament in Las Vegas.