The hype surrounding the national championship ambitions of Boise State and TCU surpasses anything seen in the short history of the Bowl Championship Series, and is credited to the anticipated high preseason national rankings for both teams.

The hype is certainly well deserved.

For the first time since the BCS's inception in 1998, an underprivileged outlier has a legitimate shot at playing for a national championship. We all know that for so many teams, winning football games is only half the battle. The other half is achieving recognition for those wins.

In other words, wins don't win championships. Rankings do.

Neither Boise State nor TCU is a stranger to winning. The two progr...

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