To go with JazzyUte's act of contrition in his latest post, Stewart Mandel, from Sports Illustrated, a couple weeks after saying Utah was overrated says the following:

2. That Utah now stands among the top programs in the country. Only a handful of programs -- most of them college football royalty -- have earned multiple BCS berths since the system's 1998 inception. Add Utah to that list. With their 48-24 win over arch-rival BYU, complete with a near-perfect performance from QB Brian Johnson (30-of-36, 303 yards, four TDs), the Utes completed their second undefeated regular season in five years. And they did it while beating three currently ranked foes (Oregon State, TCU and BYU), far more than any prior BCS buster.

Many assumed Utah would fall back to obscurity after Alex Smith, Urban Meyer and most of his staff bolted town following the 2004 Fiesta Bowl season. Credit fourth-year head coach (and 15-year Utah staff member) Kyle Whittingham for maintaining the program's stability. What's perhaps most amazing is that the Utes have officially eclipsed their rival (and Whittingham's alma mater), BYU, on the national landscape despite the Cougars' far richer history, tradition and notoriety. Now comes the Utes' biggest challenge yet: A likely BCS matchup against an SEC or Big 12 foe.

You can see it at:  Mandel, Five Things