41.   Lose one more and you can kiss the conference title and Fiesta Bowl goodbye.

42.   Losing only to Arkansas, the Cougars tied Tech for the conference title and qualified for the Cotton Bowl.

43.   Most experts had speculated the rare first-round matchup of teams more accustomed to battling for the conference title might result in the finest wildcard contest of all-time.

44.   Never has a defending Super Bowl champion been installed by Las Vegas as such a manifest underdog to defend its conference title.

45.   No longer is there a monster school that has to be gone through on the way to the conference title.

46.   Not only did the loss keep them from the conference title, it also spoiled their perfect record.

47.   Now they go at it a third time this Sunday, with the AFC conference title, and a trip to the Super Bowl, at stake.

48.   Not only does another loss ruin hopes of a conference title for either CSUN or Weber State, it would also squash faint playoff hopes.

49.   Semenza is excited about the opportunity to play for a conference title.

50.   Still, a fourth consecutive conference title seems likely.