almost on a consolation basis as there had been so many BYU QB's in the final running for a Heisman and all had been by-passed and not properly respected.

Yes, as you mention, for a player to accomplish that feat probably should tip the scales in his direction because you can count on one hand the number of individuals who have done that in the last 50 years, but being that Boise never had a Heisman winner, it's usually hard to not root for such a school that has had substantial success, but no Heismans. Still, this was only the 2nd time ever for Colorado, so it's not like it's happened often and it is great for the Big XII.