In Pursuit: Here's Your Sign... College GameDay Edition, Week 8

Just over the shoulders of the College GameDay crew and crowd we see the beautiful mountains and the pride of BYU prominently stated on it's slopes. College Game day took us to Utah for the TCU vs. BYU game. This game was important for both teams. They are in the Mountain West conference which does not automatically qualify for a BCS bowl like an SEC or an ACC conference(to name a couple) would. Both teams are ranked in the top 20 of the BCS and TCU is undefeated (still after yesterday's game)... so a lot was riding on yesterday because if there aren't enough teams in automatic qualifying conferences for the BCS Bowls, these teams have a shot to get in on a big postseason game. Boise State is also one of the teams in the Mountain West in the running for a BCS bid... making this a wild conference!

We see a fan having fun with Boise State's name and mascot!

Speaking of the BCS..... Most people are against it. If you aren't familiar, the BCS standings are a computer generated ranking system based on several factors including the USA Today and Harris Polls as well as some tangible factors such as strength of schedule. The reason people are against it is because it seems unfair to let a computer decide what team is better especially since you have some undefeated teams... like TCU... that never get close to the national championship. The solution that keeps coming back is a playoff system. This has become even a focus of political concern as our president has looked at getting a congressional committee together to enforce a playoff system in NCAA Football. College football final even addressed this. It seems logical... the country is really quiet, we aren't at war, we have a booming economy,most countries in the world love us... so he can really focus on the more important things going on in our nation! (sense my sarcasm? I hoped you would!)

Anyway, I am sure that one day we will work out a good system that people will still find unfair and then start all over again! The reason I bring this up is because I found some signs that will reflect this mindset.

Bribery Corruption Scandal = BCS

Favorite use of School Letters:

Favorite use of Call letters for ESPN (Unga is one of the BYU players)

Fun times with Mascots! This one is hard to see but it says "Why eat the legs when you can eat the whole FROG?"

TCU's mascot is the Horned Frogs which apparently is enough of a cut down for this fan to state it plain and simple...It definitely made me laugh!

BYU's mascot is a cougar and apparently so is Erin Andrews...maybe in about 20 years!

And the award for funniest and most shocking sign goes to the guy who left his wife in the delivery room to get on College GameDay...I can imagine why she wouldn't want him around while she is trying to give birth!

And now the school academics and honor system grace their own signs! At least BYU is #1 in Accounting!So, I guess according to BYU's honor code, It's OK to screw with some things! I know this sign is a little PG-13 but I had to include it! Coming from Samford where we called it a values violation, I appreciate it!

Fun times with Charlie Weis! He not only has eaten a sign this season... now he has eaten a whole team's defense!

Best use of a player's name... Pitta plays at BYU. "I Pitta the fool" showed up on several signs!

So, here's a shout out to one of my all time favorite movies... Talledega Nights: "I'm all jacked up on mountain dew!" Clever way to bring up the Mountain West Conference!