Is the Brigham Young Cougars Football Progam An Elite Program?

The Brigham Young Cougars are officially independent in football. As of midnight last Friday, July 1, 2011, they were no longer members of the Mountain West Conference. Ever since this move was announced August 31, 2010, many perceived that BYU was making this move as a statement that it was comparable to Notre Dame. While BYU has made it clear that this was not the motive, we can still ask the question: Is the BYU football program an elite program? The hardest part of answering this question is defining “elite.” I don’t have a good definition, but I think after looking at several aspects of college football and how excellence and respect are measured we can come to a solid conclusion. Winning PercentageA look back at BYU’s winning percentage the last 40 years should help in seeing where BYU sits with the rest of college football. Here are three lists: Chronological, reverse chronolocial, and individual five year intervals. Last 40 Years Chronologically1971-1...

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