That's a pretty hypocritical response considering you accused me of this: "Your identity is so wrapped up in this idea of BYU greatness and that BYU is equal to or superior to Utah that you can't be objective and make a reasonable assessment about the state of these two programs. It's sad to see so many grown men behave so unreasonably." https://www.cougarboard.com/board/message.html?id=22808625

Sounds like you're the one who believes BYU is great enough to qualify Utah to be a top 10 team. BYU is not great or even good, and beating them, even 9x in a row, does not qualify a team like Utah to be a top 10 team in the country. Look at who Utah beat.

- They beat 7-5 BYU by 18, but needed 2 pick-6's to do it.
- They beat 5-7 NIU by only 18.
- They beat Idaho State by only 31.
- They lost to #22 USC on their 3rd string QB.
- They beat 6-6 Washington State, who went 3-6 in the PAC12.
- They beat 5-7 Oregon State, who went 4-5 in the PAC12.
- They beat 7-5 Arizona State, who went 4-5 in the PAC12, by only 18.
- They beat 7-5 Cal, who went 4-5 in the PAC12.
- They needed a comeback win against 7-5 Washington, who went 4-5 in the PAC12, and only won by 5.
- They beat 4-8 UCLA, who went 4-5 in the PAC12.
- They beat 4-8 Arizona, who went 2-7 in the PAC12.
- They beat 5-7 Colorado, who went 3-6 in the PAC12.
- They got blown out by 11-2 Oregon, who went 8-1 in the PAC12.

Utah only played ONE team who won more than 7 games all season, and lost in convincing fashion. That is not the resume of a top 10 team, and it has absolutely nothing to do with BYU.