I know, I know, I'm supposed to be talking Hawkeye football here. But hear me out.
What Boise State does this postseason is going to effect what the Hawkeyes do for New Years.
Sitting at no. 6 in the BCS standings, as well as the AP and coaches' polls, the Broncos are 9-0 and seem poised to finished the season undefeated. That's awesome for Boise State.
But how impressive is dominating the WAC? I, for the life of me, can't even name all the teams in the WAC without looking it up. I get Boise, Hawaii, and Fresno State off the top of my head. Is Nevada in the WAC? Whatever.
I know Boise State fans would argue they belong because of the Broncos' upset of Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl in 2007. They probably would also include Utah's 2-0 record in BCS games.
But the fact of the matter is, that is just one game, which is the beauty and also the downfall of college football.
Ok, so Boise State has beaten Oregon each of the last two years. Props.
However, that is the only BCS-conference team that BSU has played the last two years.
I would love to hear a Boise State fan try to convince me that Boise State would go undefeated year-in and year-out against an entire conference of BCS-eligible teams. Boise State is allowed to go unbeaten in the WAC every year because the competition is a step down from the major conferences. They don't have to deal with injuries as much because their players can sit after halftime, or after the third quarter. How many fourth quarter comebacks has Iowa had to endure this season?
I know Boise State fans would argue they belong because of the Broncos' upset of Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl in 2007. They probably would also include Utah's 2-0 record in BCS games.
But the fact of the matter is, that is just one game, which is the beauty and also the downfall of college football.
Ok, so Boise State has beaten Oregon each of the last two years. Props.
However, that is the only BCS-conference team that BSU has played the last two years.
I would love to hear a Boise State fan try to convince me that Boise State would go undefeated year-in and year-out against an entire conference of BCS-eligible teams. Boise State is allowed to go unbeaten in the WAC every year because the competition is a step down from the major conferences. They don't have to deal with injuries as much because their players can sit after halftime, or after the third quarter. How many fourth quarter comebacks has Iowa had to endure this season?
The Mountain West would then feature Boise State, Utah, BYU and TCU. They could then lobby for BCS eligibility, and maybe even, for every one's sake, take the Big East's spot.
The Broncos might beat Iowa head-to-head with four weeks to prepare. But they would not finish in the top three of the Big Ten, plain and simple. They don't have the physicality to endure an entire slate of Iowas, Ohio States and Penn States. It just wouldn't happen.
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