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.

ESPN said an average audience of 8 million people watched the Cougars win the all-Big 12 matchup over the Buffaloes on Saturday night. The audience for the game is the biggest for a game outside of the College Football Playoff or a New Year’s Six game since Michigan played Alabama in the 2020 Citrus Bowl.

Let’s be honest, if this was an independence era bowl game, we’d be throwing a parade down Center Street. A standalone Saturday night game on ABC against a rank