I really do think what Utah (and in turn Boise State, TCU, and UCF) was in essence the same exact thing. They won every game they played.
CFB is such a stupid sport and has been since it’s existence. Not once have they crowned a champion in an appropriate way. We got the benefit of going undefeated in an era where it gave us a championship. We didn’t even beat a single end of season ranked team that year.