that are just as much easier as their normal schedules as BYUs in 2020. LSU for example had a 5 year stretch in the 2010s with the 5th toughest schedule in 4 of those years, and the 54th toughest schedule in one of those. no asterisk for them. that happens often.

2001 is considered one of the best BYU teams of all time. that schedule wasn’t much tougher than 2020.

The 2020 team had tons of guys that get significant playing time in the NFL. blew out boise on the road for the first EVER road win against boise.

beat 2 current big 12 teams on the road. i believe we had never won a game in the state of florida before that UCF blowout.

and then the next year with a new QB, BYU won 10 games against a normal BYU schedule (63rd).