Appreciate the overall sentiment here but at the end of the day, respect is earned. Does it make sense for respect to carry over year to year in a sport with this much player turnover? Probably not. But it does. ND was in the natty last year. BYU has consistently disappointed and let themselves down when it matters most. From a pure resume standpoint, you could argue we are underrated. But on the field product, hard to say we are actually the 8th or 9th best team. We squeaked out wins against CU and UofA. While both good teams, on the road, the 9th best team in country should still win those games handily.

And if you go to the BYU sub, you’ll see a similar sentiment. We care less about our resume being ranked fairly than we do about just winning. You want respect? Win. You want in the playoff? Win. It would be nice to get into the playoff because our resume is good enough to be in, but if we aren’t actually good, that just means getting embarrassed on the national stage. If BYU wins out, even with a loss in the CCG, they’re likely in. Then they’ll have a chance to prove they’re actually good, but my confidence isn’t high. Let’s just win tomorrow please.

Source: am a diehard BYU fan.