Northern Iowa.

[SoCalCoug]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

I am really looking forward to BYU playing in a BCS game. Hearing week after week, pundits telling me how BYU doesn't deserve to be in the game, how they barely beats teams x, y, and z. Comparing the team to Hawaii. Quoting Bronco saying he wanted the schedule easier.

Yeah, that will be great fun.

BYU used to be Hawaii. BYU isn't Hawaii. I'd rather get to the BCS and then prove that we belong with the big boys, than have an early-season schedule that increases the chance of a loss while the team's trying to gel.

BYU's been 11-2 the last 2 years, with wins over Arizona, UCLA and Oregon. If undefeated next year, it will be with wins over Washington and what could be an improved UCLA team.

That does not equal Hawaii. Everyone knew Hawaii had no business being in a BCS bowl last year.

[cougjunkie]

Socal imo this year was an aberration, we almost made the BCS because nobody could stay in that 2 spot. Can you show me in years past where a 2 loss MWC, WAC, Conference USA or any other non-BCS team had a shot at getting in to a game? How about a 1 loss team?

We have to go undefeated to get in to a game, however even if we go undefeated with a horrible schedule we still might not get in.

[BYU71]

Originally Posted by cougjunkie

Socal imo this year was an aberration, we almost made the BCS because nobody could stay in that 2 spot. Can you show me in years past where a 2 loss MWC, WAC, Conference USA or any other non-BCS team had a shot at getting in to a game? How about a 1 loss team?

We have to go undefeated to get in to a game, however even if we go undefeated with a horrible schedule we still might not get in.

Just to be clear, I don't think our schedule next year is horrible. AS a matter of fact if our away schedule was home, I would be a happy camper. Scheduling only one BCS team in 2012 concerns me. I don't know if we have a conscience shift in scheduling philosophy or an abberation.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

I remember my freshman year in 89....against Air Force, I think....the team was penalized because the crowd was too loud. Weirdest penalty I have ever seen in my life.

Lots of shhhh's being heard afterwards, mocking the refs.

Yeah, I remember that. Bizarre. And that pansy AFA QB kept whining to the refs begging for the call. I think that is when I started disliking AFA.

[SteelBlue]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

With our luck, Boise State will be a sucky, irrelevant program again by the time we play them in 2012.

Darned if we do, darned if we don't.

I'd be willing to bet that they're conference mates by 2012.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by jay santos

What's your point? I wasn't saying a non-BCS team could play for national championship without a tough SOS. I was just saying there are a lot of other reasons to have a tough SOS for BYU.

His point is the point I've been trying to make to you for quite some time:

There is no way in hell that the BCS will ever allow a non-BCS team play for their fake championship. Never. It won't happen.

A non-BCS team could schedule USC, Texas, Ohio State and Boston College - all on the road - win them all and then blow out everyone in their conference to finish undefeated and the people who make the decisions in the BCS will ignore it and invite it's chosen top 2 BCS teams.

It's not that hard to understand.

[jay santos]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

His point is the point I've been trying to make to you for quite some time:

There is no way in hell that the BCS will ever allow a non-BCS team play for their fake championship. Never. It won't happen.

A non-BCS team could schedule USC, Texas, Ohio State and Boston College - all on the road - win them all and then blow out everyone in their conference to finish undefeated and the people who make the decisions in the BCS will ignore it and invite it's chosen top 2 BCS teams.

It's not that hard to understand.

LOL. If that was his point, then it was a strange time to make that point. I was just talking about why there are many reasons to play a tough SOS.

You're completely wrong, but I'm not making that point right now. Nor do I care to keep making it. You disagree, that's fine. You were probably an earth is flat guy 500 years ago.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by jay santos

LOL. If that was his point, then it was a strange time to make that point. I was just talking about why there are many reasons to play a tough SOS.

You're completely wrong, but I'm not making that point right now. Nor do I care to keep making it. You disagree, that's fine. You were probably an earth is flat guy 500 years ago.

And you would be the guy who thinks aliens are going to meet you in a wheat field somewhere in Kansas so you've packed all your belongings and are sitting and waiting, wondering if you should change from your Captain Kirk shirt to your Han Solo shirt.

You my friend, are the one who is wrong. The sad thing is that you don't even understand how wrong you are because you actually believe that the BCS cares about finding a true champion rather than hording as much money as possible.

[Indy Coug]

The 2008 schedule is comparable to, or better than

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[Archaea]

Northern Iowa is a nightmare game in that they could pull an App State on us. If we win, nobody care.

Again, if we lose, then we're not as good as we believe any way.