Except BSU 2009 all BCS busters auto qualified per BCS rules

Jul 29, 2015
2:44:40pm

BYUFam1

And you are 100% correct that BSU going NY6 in the first year was also as an auto qualifier as the highest ranked conference champion from the Go5 conferences...

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What non-BCS or non-P5 schools have played in BCS, New Years Big Bowls, or CFP?

lbmango

7/29/15 2:05pm

Utah twice.

Tokolosh

7/29/15 2:08pm

Thanks! Couldn't remember for sure. Too lazy to look it up.

lbmango

7/29/15 2:16pm

you must not live in utah. We usually get a reminder everyday

SUAVO

7/29/15 2:21pm

Northern Illinois and Cincinnati are the other two. You can also say that

Six Foot Seven

7/29/15 2:08pm

Cincy was Big East (BCS league) when they did it

BYUFam1

7/29/15 2:10pm

UCF beat Baylor in Fiesta Bowl couple of years ago

Cooler4

7/29/15 2:08pm

UCF was AAC (BCS league at the time) when they did it

BYUFam1

7/29/15 2:11pm

UUx2, BSUx3, TCUx2, UH, NIU, Cinci, UCF

nashty

7/29/15 2:09pm

UConn made once as well IIRC

concolor couguar

7/29/15 2:10pm

and technically wasn't WVU's as member of Big East?

nashty

7/29/15 2:11pm

UConn was Big East (BCS league) when they did it

BYUFam1

7/29/15 2:11pm

So were others on his list

concolor couguar

7/29/15 2:16pm

I keyed on non-BCS as well - the ones I've responded to pointing it out were BCS

BYUFam1

7/29/15 2:27pm

If you're going to count Cinci, then UCONN would be on the list

FrankenCoug

7/29/15 2:11pm

Getting there as a member of BCS BE is not nearly the...

lbmango

7/29/15 2:13pm

It wasn't really much of an accomplishment for Hawaii or NIU.

FrankenCoug

7/29/15 2:16pm

But BSU, Utah, TCU, and even UCF have been impressive

lbmango

7/29/15 2:24pm

Perception boost of being in the Big East for USF while UCF was CUSA

BYUFam1

7/29/15 2:31pm

BSU used an automatic bid last year

concolor couguar

7/29/15 2:16pm

Except BSU 2009 all BCS busters auto qualified per BCS rules

BYUFam1

7/29/15 2:44pm

Did Utah in 2004?

concolor couguar

7/29/15 2:45pm

Yes

BYUFam1

7/29/15 2:58pm

I get the Utah or BSU envy. Northern Illinois envy?

Blue Cat

7/29/15 2:21pm

In the case of Northern Illinois or even Hawaii, not really envy...

lbmango

7/29/15 2:25pm

I know the Cotton Bowl in 1996/97 wasn't counted as a "major" bowl game

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