... to unveil their summer predictions, it’s becoming clear that few people believe that BYU will excel this season. For example, BYU is only 45^th in the Sporting Nation’s Top 100. They're behind fellow Mountain West teams TCU (sixth), Utah (22nd), and Air Force (42nd).

I have yet to see a prediction that BYU will take the Mountain West, with most thinking that the Cougars will find themselves between No. 3 and No. 5 in the league. There’s no BCS hype, no “Quest for Perfection”, and likely no preseason top No. 25 ranking.

To a degree, I understand the pessimism toward BYU. There’s the obvious fact that BYU is breaking in new starters, particularly...

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