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BYU still feeling good with North Texas in town

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The question lobbed to Dave Rose was actually about the strong teams his BYU basketball team has faced, or are going to see in the near future.

But maybe he just lent some perspective in a way to frame the season for his own Cougars.

"Sometimes when you play ranked teams, you're pretty impressed and they're really good. But sometimes those unranked teams are a little better, maybe a little bit tougher. They just haven't gotten the publicity yet," Rose said after Monday's practice.

BYU has been on the verge of being ranked, if only it could've won an extra game or two. It will seem to get a break from the upper crust, facing 5-3 North Texas on Tuesday at the Marriott Center (7 p.m., BYUtv). The Mean Green have an unmemorable schedule so far, its best opportunity being a 13-point loss to Oklahoma.

Going back a span of only a dozen days, and a home loss against Iowa State, the Cougars have faced a couple of top-25 teams (the Cyclones and Wichita State), a formidable in-state opponent on a neutral court (Utah State) and thrown in Texas for good measure.

BYU is 2-2 in that span, 6-2 overall, with opportunities against ranked UMass (Saturday) and Oregon (Dec. 21) soon on the docket, not to mention a Dec. 14 road game with vastly improved Utah.

So the Mean Green look like a bit of a break on the schedule.

Read more: http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/basketball/men/byu-hoops-not-ranked-cougars-still-feeling-good-with-north/article_39b98904-5c2a-11e3-aaa7-0019bb2963f4.html

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