ESPN GameDay in Boise?

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This weekend, ESPN GameDay is going to Provo for the BYU-TCU game. That’s cool. But could we see an even more improbable visit to a mid-major showdown by Herbie, Corso and Fowler next month? Pat Forde asks:

The [Idaho] Vandals were 3-21 the previous two years. Now they’re 6-1, off to their best start since their days as an FCS program and eyeing their first bowl bid since 1998. They’re keeping alive the impossible dream: “GameDay” in Boise on Nov. 14 for Idaho-Boise State?

Hmm, well, let’s look at the November 14 schedule.

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Updated BCS pecking order

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It’s been a week since my original BCS pecking order post, and a number of things have changed: Virginia Tech and Ohio State lost, USC beat Notre Dame, Cincinnati beat South Florida, the Big 12’s implosion continued, and more. Plus, the first BCS standings came out, I looked at a few things more closely, re-considered a few scenarios, etc.

Anyway, here’s how I’d put things now, pecking-order-wise:

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