A_King wrote:
They want to argue that one season and strength of schedule..but that article had a comment quoting the records for both teams' opponents:
BYU's opponents 1984 = 61-85-3
Washington's " 1984 = 65-70-1
Well, polls are HUMAN polls and alot of factors go into their reasoning and I think merits to the program on previous season and what BYU was due thanks to the 5 years previous gave them the nod for that year.
Especially since it was a first-time opportunity.
Five year record preceding and including 1984:
Washington
1984 11 1
1983 8 4
1982 10 2
1981 10 2
1980 9 3
1979 9-3
TOTAL 57-15
BYU
1984 13 0
1983 11 1
1982 8 4
1981 11 2
1980 12 1
1979 11 1
TOTAL 66-9
I think the 9 losses in 5 seasons and respect for LaVell 'suaded the human poll.
P.S. One huskie fan said it right when he said, and I quote, "Playoff, playoff, playoff, playoff, playoff!"
That's the only real way.
Maybe it's my eye glasses but it sure looks to me like that was 9 losses in
6 seasons.
It also is worth mentioning that at the end of 1984 BYU was on a 24 game win streak (last loss was the first game of the 1983 season to Baylor 36-40).
The Huskies could have played BYU in the Holiday Bowl but ducked the opportunity so that they could play Oklahoma for a bigger cash pay-out.
The only had themselves to blame. Their greed prevented kept them from having the opportunity to play for the NC. Too bad, so sad...
