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Dick Harmon: Fresno State challenge looms as measuring stick on BYU's progress from Uglyville

Ty Detmer and his BYU quarterback Tanner Mangum can go a long way to proclaim to teammates and all of Cougardom that they’ve made progress fixing things for Saturday in Fresno.

The Cougars play the Mountain West’s surprise comeback program of the year on ESPN2. The Bulldogs have become a solid all-around team during a portion of BYU’s schedule that is supposed to be more manageable.

In September and most of October, BYU fought through a seven-game losing streak and looked like that family on vacation where everything goes wrong from a flat tire, blown head gasket to misread maps and sick kids.