The rules didn't change making it easier for non-AQ teams...

Jul 17, 2011
1:18:55am

icecougar

...until just before the year the Yewts got the invite. BYU in 1996 and again in 2001 helped open the door to easier access later for teams like Utah in 2004. If the Yewts had gone undefeated before 2004 they wouldn't have gotten the BCS invite.

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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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