Boise State should be in the top ten but it would not be had it played in the Big Ten or the SEC. I have little doubt it would get beat by UF, LSU, Arkansas, OSU, Michigan, Louisville, Rutgers, Texas, Wisconsin, Fla. St., Auburn, USC, West Virginia and maybe some others. And I have nothing against the school but it does not match up with many other programs.
"And I have nothing against the school but it does not match up with many other programs."
It wasn't long ago that teams like Louisville and West Virginia were enduring the same skepticism. Now you list both (as well as Rutgers!!) as readily accepted top-level programs. Even as recent as last year, West Virginia was supposed to get run off the field by SEC champion Georgia, and it was Georgia who was nearly run off the field. Boise State has been doing this for a while, I think they have the most wins in the country over the past 7 seasons, and they matched up pretty well physically against Oklahoma the other day. I can tell you this, that offense would score on anyone in the country. Their level of execution and sophistication put most programs to shame.