Utah's 31-17 win over Alabama reinforces to me that the Mountain West Conference deserves BCS status. The league went 6-2 against the Pac 10 this year easily becoming the best league west of the Rockies.TCU can play with anyone. BYU has the tradition and the brand name in the conference. Bronco Mendenhall has the Cougars back elite status (at least in non - BCS circles). Colorado State won the New Mexico Bowl giving the MWC a 3-1 record during bowl season. The Rams seem to be back on the rise.
Now Utah's win over Alabama should put the stamp of approval on BCS status to the MWC. The Utes came out confident, executed their offense and stunned the Crimson Tide with their speed on the edges on defense sacking John Parker Wilson 9 times.
In other words, Utah didn't come out scared and completely overmatched like Hawaii did a year ago.
Should that move come at the expense of another league? Sure, take the Big East Conference for example. What have they done lately outside of West Virginia?
Will that happen? Probably not. To many large media markets in the Big East Conference. The powers that be and those who write very large checks won't let it happen.
Enjoy your year Mountain West Conference on the football field. You have done all the right things to move up in the college football food chain and you should.
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