BYU defeated that 9-4 TCU team, who just beat #16 USC, by 31 points… when TCU had their starting QB.
11-1 in the regular season with their only loss coming on the road to a Top 5 opponent.
These bowl results are making BYU’s already egregious snub from the CFP even worse by the day. All because the SEC (2-5 in bowls) needed 5 bids.
The committee made it abundantly clear it’s not merit based. The playoffs is just the cool kids club and BYU isn’t perceived as a cool kid. ND and the SEC are the cool kids. The whole thing is a sham
11-1 BYU:
• 2-1 vs. ranked teams
• Beat 6 bowl eligible teams
• 8 wins by double digits
• Lost to #4 Texas Tech by 22 on the road
• PPG: 34.0 (22nd)
• PPG allowed: 17.8 (14th)
✅ Beat sub. 500 ACC opponent by 24 points in non-conference play.
10-2 Alabama:
• 2-1 vs. ranked teams
• Beat 5 bowl eligible teams
• 6 wins by double digits
• Lost to 5-7 FSU by 14 on the road
• Lost to #8 Oklahoma at home
• PPG: 33.2 (26th)
• PPG allowed: 16.5 (11th)
❌ Lost to sub. 500 ACC opponent by 14 points in non-conference play.
The sport is a complete disaster and the SEC rigging is a travesty.
BYU played in the first live college football game on ESPN in 1984, and ESPN has enjoyed having BYU in its late-night windows for decades, and ESPN gave BYU a TV deal during independence…but this graphic from ESPN is indefensible at best and antagonistic at worst.
#11 BYU is the lowest ranked 11-1 power conference team at the end of the regular season in CFP history.
Every other 11-1 power conference team since 2014 was ranked in the Top 10.
There are going to be at least three 10-2 Power 4 teams that miss the cut tonight.
But also ... 11-1 BYU?
These guys get no love despite:
-- No. 6 strength of record
-- Wins over 10-2 Utah and at 9-3 Arizona
-- The one loss to 11-1 T Tech
@kalanifsitake, you tie football to family, family to faith, and faith to our brother and Savior, Jesus Christ.
As a Cougar fan in Pennsylvania doing his best to raise three teenage boys and two beautiful girls, I’ve found myself leaning on and learning from the way that you love and lead.
More than once this season, I’ve pulled aside one of my sons to talk about how kindness is a strength or about the importance of using our blessings to lift others.
Thank you for helping me teach my boys what it means to be men in Christ.
Thank you for teaching me to love first and asking questions later.
And thank you for doing it all while dancing for the ROC, hugging everyone in sight, and, oh yeah, winning a few football games along the way.
One thing that I think is holding BYU back is that I don’t think that people grasp how good Texas Tech is.
The SP+ rates Tech 4 points better than *any SEC team*. But it’s “only Texas Tech,” so it’s not taken seriously.
They're not wrong - it's all about the wins (plus some other stuff).
FYI only one of these teams plays a team with a remaining strength of schedule in the top 25 this weekend (BYU's is 24 and Miami's is 26)
The Big 12 gets no respect. Games on the field matter. I care about who has more points at the end of the game… BYU is undefeated and is 100% a Top 10 team @BNKonFOX
🚨BREAKING🚨 4-star IOL Bott Mulitalo has committed to BYU, @Hayesfawcett3 reports😼
Bott decommitted from Oregon last month.
Read: https://t.co/vmS4hKpYhq