Defense is optional in this contest and will remind fans of the old (see, the last couple years) Pac-12, where you could score 40 and still lose. That's precisely what happened to UNLV last week as they fell 44-41 to Syracuse. Meanwhile, Utah State gave up 62 (!) points to Boise State in a 32-point shellacking. This is an Aggies squad that gave up 45 (!!!) points to Temple, who has just 68 COMBINED points in their five losses.UNLV has hung at least 41 points in three games this season and with the 9th ranked scoring offense in the nation facing the fourth-worst scoring defense, the Rebels could easily pile up a 50-burger on their own. That means Utah State only needs to put up a pedestrian number to get over the mark. Here's saying they do.