A broader, and at least slightly objective, view will tell another story. Without the push by Orrin Hatch at the Federal level, which was driven by BYU's exclusion, there is no door open for Utah to play in the Fiesta or Sugar Bowls.
Why can't you guys just be a little grateful for once? You won the golden ticket---great. Your on the field performance contributed to it. But without what goes before, you're still a "little guy". It really wouldn't hurt you to simply recognize some help you had along the way.