In a bowl game against a PAC 10 4,5 or 6 seed, we ARE the Nevada, La Tech or Toledo - nothing to lose but everything to gain. Much like our old "rivalry" with Ut State - fun for the fans on conference weekend, but just a disaster waiting to happen if the team doesn't show up.
Case in point, look at Wyoming last year. Weasles their way into a bowl by winning a couple of a conference games and beating some crappy OOC teams. "Surprises" an overrated UCLA team, from a BCS conference, who is just pissed off that they are playing such a crappy team in the bowl. What does WYo get from it? Immediate national "respect" and a bid at the top 25 to start the next season.
Conversely, was UCLA hurt too much by their loss to a mediocre mid-major school last year? Not a bit. most people outside of the MWC hardly remember their game from last year.
My vote, hope for the worst bowl-eligible team from the best conference. Even against a decent team from the PAC 10, BYU doesn't get embarassed and have much to gain on the national scene by a good performance.
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