means that BYU was better at one time but that is no longer the case. In other words, total figures throughout history has very little to do with whether or not a school has "passed up" another. Do you think BYU football has passed up Yale football?
Edit side note: I love it when you start typing a response to a post, have something pop up for a second, and then come back to finish your response and by the time you post it you see that about 6 other people have already made your point for you.