curse/torture than a blessing.

consider this list...top 30 most wins in the last 10 seasons:

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2. Boise St. 112 19 0 0.855 MWC ***$$$ (3 games, 3 wins)
   
3. Ohio St. 108 21 0 0.837 Big Ten *************$$$$$$$$++ (holy freak! 13 games, 8 wins, 2NC's )
   
4. Alabama 107 25 0 0.811 SEC ******$$$+++ (3 NC's)
   
5. Oregon 105 25 0 0.808 Pac-12 *******$$$$
   
6. LSU 103 28 0 0.786 SEC *********$$$$$$$++
   
7. Oklahoma 101 31 0 0.765 Big 12 *********$$$$+
   
8. TCU 99 28 0 0.780 Big 12 ***$$
   
9. USC 98 31 0 0.760 Pac-12 ********$$$$$$$+
   
10. Wisconsin 97 35 0 0.735 Big Ten *****$$
    
11. Florida St. 96 37 0 0.722 ACC *********$$$++
    
12. VT 95 38 0 0.714 ACC ******$
    
13. Texas 94 35 0 0.729 Big 12 ****$$$+
    
14. Florida 93 36 0 0.721 SEC *******$$$$$++
    
15. Georgia 93 38 0 0.710 SEC ***$$
    
16. BYU 90 38 0 0.703 Ind ________ (nada!)
    
17. Missouri 90 41 0 0.687 SEC
    
18. Penn St. 88 38 0 0.698 Big Ten
    
19. WVU 88 39 0 0.693 Big 12
    
20. Clemson 88 42 0 0.677 ACC
    
21. Nebraska 88 43 0 0.672 Big Ten
    
22. Cincinnati 87 40 0 0.685 American
    
23. Auburn 87 41 0 0.680 SEC
    
24. NIU 86 46 0 0.652 MAC
    
25. Utah 83 43 0 0.659 Pac-12
    
26. Ok St 83 44 0 0.654 Big 12
    
27. Sparty 83 45 0 0.648 Big Ten
    
28. SoCar 83 45 0 0.648 SEC
    
29. Louisville 82 43 0 0.656 ACC
    
30. UCF 81 48 0 0.628 American
    
31. GT 81 51 0 0.614 ACC
    

BYU is #15...pretty dang good...actually, all things considered it's outstanding and should be a source of pride and accomplishment for players, coaches and fans alike. now look at the stars (***)...those indicate BCS appearances. dollar signs ($$$) are BCS wins. pluses (+++) are NC's. for time's sake i only did teams ahead of BYU but there is a HUGE discrepancy.

suffice it to say also that EVERY SINGLE TEAM below BYU in the top 30 has at least one BCS bowl game appearance. many have multiple and many have multiple wins. i'm sick of hearing just the "wins" stat because it is very misleading. EVERY OTHER team that has won as much (or many teams that have won less than BYU) has enjoyed much greater football joys than i ever have as a BYU fan (started fandom in 2002, or 2005 depending on how you want to look at it).

kudos to bronco and co for getting on this list in the first place...but welcome to the double-edged sword that it is lumping yourself into this group of teams. the angst on this board RE football is justified. i REALLY hope and pray this is our year. sadly, i've come to expect more disappointment and lack of "stars" "dollar signs" and "pluses" while watching other, sometimes lesser programs, leap frog us...and it has already affected the long-term viability of BYU football (P5 exclusion).