01-30-2020, 02:58 PM
Are you sure that BYU is Power 5, Bob?
In 2019, BYU played Utah, Tennessee, USC, UW, Toledo, U South Flo, Boise State, Utah State, Liberty, Idaho State, UMass, SDSU. That's four Power 5 opponents followed by eight Group of 5/FCS opponents. That doesn't come close to the level of competition that a true Power 5 independent, i.e. Notre Dame, would play.
In 2019, BYU played Utah, Tennessee, USC, UW, Toledo, U South Flo, Boise State, Utah State, Liberty, Idaho State, UMass, SDSU. That's four Power 5 opponents followed by eight Group of 5/FCS opponents. That doesn't come close to the level of competition that a true Power 5 independent, i.e. Notre Dame, would play.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)