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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy
This is really the heart of it.
It isn't the fact that someone threw a party.
It is because we were left off the guest list.
If the BCS announced tomorrow that it was sacking the Big East and inviting the MWC instead, BYU would be very happy with the BCS and everything that it provides.
Again, to reiterate, if I could have it my way, I would do away with the BCS and do a 16-team playoff. Since that isn't possible, I have no real beef with the BCS and do not find it unfair.
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It annoys me to no end to hear the disdain some people have for the BCS, and yet when a plan is suggested that includes their team but still excludes others, all of their disdain goes away - yet the reasons they cited for their disdain haven’t gone away.
The problem with the BCS is Utah 2004. They pretty much dominated everyone they played. They obliterated the champion of a BCS conference. As I watched the Fiesta Bowl (yes, I cheered for Utah – I generally do when they are not playing BYU), I noticed that almost all of the discussion centered on how great it was that they got invited to play in a BCS game. I kept waiting for the discussion to focus on how they had been ripped off. For weeks afterwards, I kept telling my Ute acquaintances to wipe that smile off their face and get mad. But they took the money, smiled, and shut up. They bent over and took it, willingly, smilingly.
How good was that team? Therein lies the rub. We don’t know, and won’t. With George Mason, we do. They were final four good. No, they didn’t win it all. Neither did BYU or Utah in 1998 hoops. But the possibility wasn’t just theoretical. It was very real, especially for the Utes on the morning of March 30, 1998. We know how good they were.
Was Utah the best football team in the country in 2004? Most people would say “probably not”, but that is all based upon subjective opinions. Utah never got a chance to see how good they were.