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Jul 16, 2011
5:58
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LawPunk
2006 proves otherwise
If BYU only had 1 loss that year, there was a really good shot it could have happened. It is improbable still, not impossible.
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Why was BYU not Given BCS Game when we were 5th?
SouthernBlueBlood
7/16/11 4:34pm
one loss non-AQ. You have to go undefeated
SuperTank
7/16/11 4:35pm
they said no before the Hawaii game
mottman
7/16/11 4:38pm
We were ranked 5th after getting killed by Hawaii?
CougarsFan
7/16/11 4:36pm
don't remember
SouthernBlueBlood
7/16/11 4:37pm
we were released from consideration before that game
dex13
7/16/11 4:37pm
that sounds right- what was the arguement ignoring future L
SouthernBlueBlood
7/16/11 4:38pm
Strength of Schedule, not part of the club
dex13
7/16/11 4:41pm
it probably didn't help that we were on like our 5th HB
dex13
7/16/11 4:45pm
iirc about 15th
dex13
7/16/11 4:38pm
BYU was never 5th that year
fleaman
7/16/11 4:45pm
5th was the AP ranking I believe.
ChubbyChaser
7/16/11 5:14pm
Which week?
fleaman
7/16/11 5:47pm
BYU was 12th in BCS rankings before the Hawaii game
Ute in DC
7/16/11 4:46pm
The last time BYU was 5th was pre-BCS, 1996
CopperLix
7/16/11 4:55pm
Mainly because the BCS didn't exist in '96 and....
StadiumHopper
7/16/11 4:59pm
BYU was excluded before the Hawaii game
HighHorse
7/16/11 5:12pm
Yes, very good point.
StadiumHopper
7/16/11 6:09pm
This and the 1996 team forced the hand of the BCS. We busted
travelcoug
7/16/11 5:16pm
yet some on cb think a one loss byu can now get a bid
I'mBatman
7/16/11 5:20pm
2006 proves otherwise
LawPunk
7/16/11 5:58pm
I would contend otherwise.....
StadiumHopper
7/16/11 6:16pm
word.
BigGulpsHuh
7/16/11 7:02pm
But ESPN has ties with all the AQ conferences
fleaman
7/16/11 9:29pm
This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
justme77
7/16/11 10:39pm
Unless ESPN has an ulterior motive & agenda of their own...
icecougar
7/17/11 2:58am
Wrong. The power conferences are their clients
justme77
7/17/11 6:35am
Jimmer led the nation in scoring last year
fleaman
7/17/11 9:42am
And you overestimate it
justme77
7/16/11 10:38pm
not now but...
icecougar
7/17/11 2:24am
Non-aq's had specific criteria in 2001.
Ute in DC
7/17/11 2:44am
To give utah fans something to think they were special for
Y4LYFE
7/16/11 7:29pm
The rules didn't change making it easier for non-AQ teams...
icecougar
7/17/11 1:18am
The rules for non-BCS teams were identical in 2001 and 2004
Ute in DC
7/17/11 1:58am
the criteria for ranking teams changed after 2003...
icecougar
7/17/11 4:10am
Utah finished fifth in the computer rankings in 2004
fleaman
7/18/11 1:55pm
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