... available slots in the Bowl Championship Series National Championship game, three schools were bound to be dissatisfied and disappointed that their perfect records have not bought them participation in the season's ultimate matchup.

Texas and Alabama will vie for national championship honors on Jan. 7. Though Boise State and Texas Christian will have to settle for a Fiesta Bowl rubber match, don’t throw a pity party for the Broncos and Horned Frogs just yet.

While Boise State (13-0, Western Athletic Conference) and Texas Christian (12-0, Mountain West) have a bevy of valid reasons to be upset at their championship snubs, their participation in the Fiesta Bowl isn’t a punishment—far from it.

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