It was huge to be #2. But to be fair, they have

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Jan 6, 2025
12:19:27pm

IceBlue All-American

It was huge to be #2. But to be fair, they have

been #2 for a long time.

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IceBlue

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Joined: Oct 31, 2006
Last login: Jan 7, 2025
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ute football has been a good over the past 20 years, but they haven't really

IceBlue

Jan 6, 11:58am

I agree with you. But neither has BYU

RGGeemer

Jan 6, 12:00pm

BYU fans aren't the ones acting like world beaters

machete

Jan 6, 12:02pm

We're acting ... or atleast I am ... acting like a season like this won't happen for a while again. sadly.

AsianCoug

Jan 6, 12:08pm

BYU's program is in a lot better place than we were a year ago, while winning 11 games will be

kimdaddy35

Jan 6, 12:10pm

BYU could be a better team next year and not win as many games. Schedule and

BlueTooth

Jan 6, 12:14pm

It certainly could. It could also be a worse team and win more games.

kimdaddy35

Jan 6, 12:23pm

I agree with you, but this was not about BYU.

IceBlue

Jan 6, 12:18pm

True, and many here see much of our last 20 years as mediocre, and we've spent

vagabonder

Jan 6, 12:29pm

The 2008 Sugar Bowl and beating Alabama was the height of the program

Future_Tacos

Jan 6, 12:02pm

That was an incredible win! I believe they won it in the trenches!

AFewThoughts

Jan 6, 12:07pm

It was huge to be #2. But to be fair, they have

IceBlue

Jan 6, 12:19pm

was Rising on that team too?

Pangare

Jan 6, 1:33pm

He was a junior

Future_Tacos

Jan 6, 1:48pm

To be fair, they won a Fiesta Bowl, also beat Bama to finish 13-0

Jan 6, 12:02pm

They were BCS busters.

shakarocks

Jan 6, 12:03pm

*beneficiaries of the rule put in place after 12-0 BYU was snubbed in 2001.

Jan 6, 12:13pm

So?

shakarocks

Jan 6, 12:18pm

Not minimizing anything, just pointing out that it didn't happen in a vacuum.

Jan 6, 12:50pm

If they haven't done anything *that* special........

Jan 6, 12:05pm

Two undefeated seasons, two P5 championships and four total BCS/NY6 appearances?

shoganai

Jan 6, 12:10pm

Agreed-we all need to pump the brakes on taking victory laps for one nice season

jwalk

Jan 6, 1:33pm

2 undefeated seasons in the last 20 years?

slatecoug

Jan 6, 2:39pm

Don’t forget they won their titles with four losses.

BYU '80

Jan 6, 12:13pm

Arizona State won the title

Belboz

Jan 6, 12:49pm

BYU tied for the regular season title

BYU '80

Jan 6, 2:23pm

I guess a title awarded by BYU '80 on CB amounts to something.

Belboz

Jan 6, 2:28pm

Put it this way. The glory runs for byu included a national championship,

ForzaPuma

Jan 6, 12:32pm

They were good enough to beat us most of the time.

rockhound

Jan 6, 2:45pm

They have been better than we give them credit for, but I get it.

Captain Stubing

Jan 6, 3:50pm

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