First BSU has to remain undefeated for the season. Their hardest games are behind them for the season. Now that doesn't mean they are invincible and can't be beat by a lower ranked team, it could still happen. I think with BSU if it does they'll see a further drop than Mississippi did losing to South Carolina.
Looking at the other teams in the top 4 some interesting things will happen soon
#1 Florida V #4 LSU 10/10
#2 Texas V #8 Oklahoma 10/17
#3 Alabama V #4 LSU 11/7
If LSU wins both games that will probably drop both Florida and Alabama below BSU. Top 3 will probably be LSU, Texas, BSU.
If LSU loses to Florida, but beats Alabama: Florida, Texas, BSU.
The wild card comes in there. Depending on the outcome of Texas V Oklahoma game in conjunction with the outcome of the other two games it is possible to see a #1 Florida and #2 BSU.
Problem is that even at #2 the BCS National Championship I believe is reserved for only BCS teams. Even at #2 the best Boise State could hope for is a birth at one of the other bowls.
Lets say just for fun Oklahoma beats Texas. We could have a BSU V Oklahoma Fiesta Bowl rematch.
Gawg no, please not that blue field.
If they did make it the ratings would be huge. It would be hyped as a classic David versus Goliath match up regardless of their opponent.
The simple answer is -—as it always has been and always will be -—NO. They do not play a schedule that allows the computer to rank them abouve third. Sorry folks the BCS sucks raw eggs
You need to take into account that BSU will drop some if all their hard games are behind them. The computers use strength of schedule and are still 25% of the BCS ranking.
Boise State took apart my alma mater, Bowling Green State, last weekend. Traditionally, we play ranked schools pretty tight (beat Pitt at Pitt last year, lead Mizzou at Mizzou for much of the game this year). Boise State ran through our defense like we were chained to the ground. That might be the best football team I have ever seen in my life, and I’ve seen some good ones over the past 35 years.
They might be the only team that can match Florida so far as overall team speed goes. It would be a HELL of a match up.
The way I see it, there’s a potential scenario for them to wind up being the #1 team on the AP poll and still not get invited to the National Championship. Wouldn’t that be a kicker.
You still have TCU and Houston who are undefeated non AQ teams, and their strenghth of schedule is alot better than Boise St. I would love to see a teamfrom a non AQ conference get into the Championship game. I think that is what it’s going to take for for the BCS to implode, but I don’t see the powers that be letting the little guy dance. There will not be a non AQ team in the championship even if they are the only undefeated team left. You will start to hear all the excuses soon why a 2 loss Florida, USC, Ohio St, or Texas should play. It’s never gonna change, and it sucks.
I became a fan of BSU when BSU beat Oklahoma in triple (?) overtime a few years ago.
I watched the game to cheer for Oklahoma, but at the end of the game I was cheering for BSU. The Broncos simply refused to loose that game.
Boise vs. UC Bearcats. Now that would get the pot stirred...
Not with their cupcake schedule.