(12-26-2020 03:21 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  Throw out BYU and the three services academies (as those four are "different animals" compared to the other G5-ers) and Boise clearly is the "Notre Dame of the G5" in terms of brand, name recognition, recent wins, etc.

However, the "Notre Dame of the G5" in terms of history — national awards, top 25 finishes, overall wins, well-known coaches, etc. — and I would think Houston is the "ND of the G5." Maybe I'm forgetting a program that would top UH.

They have one decade of success in big boy football. Mostly with one coach. They have averaged three losses a year in the cfp era after rarely having two in the BCS. They don't even win their own division every year, and their conference less than half the time. They haven't been ranked higher than 19th by the CFP the fiesta bowl which is now years ago.

ND wasn't ND till they won for two decades. Boise isn't ND of anything, they are a team had one good decade and ok last seven years and a blue field.everyone associates them with. Again if anyone is the ND of the g5 its BYU who has decades of history, rankings, it's own seperate deal with a major sports player, name recognition, and a national following. Whose football alone makes more media money than Boise's entire sweetheart deal.

It's a silly comparison based on the bias of how this writer remember Boise, not.the facts of the situation or current status. BYU actually matches up in multiple areas as ND, including having Heisman, national titles, a strong religous affiliation, historic influences on football, general dislike by regional peers. So it makes it even more absurd to try and pass off a state school with mostly regional following and none of the standing within the game.