The national perception of BYU has changed immensely after the Cougars' 36-14 rout of Coach Prime's Colorado Buffaloes in 33rd annual Alamo Bowl.

BYU and Colorado both finished in a four-way tie for first place in the Big 12 standings, but neither team had the tiebreaker advantage to reach the Big 12 title game. That, among other factors, led Cougars quarterback Kedon Slovis to describe the Alamo Bowl matchup against the Buffaloes as "the people's" Big 12 championship game.

Fans were not happy with the Alamo Bowl after all the attention on the game focused on Colorado despite them being blown out by BYU.