Broncos at BCS's door

The BCS buster of the year isn’t going to BYU. Nor is it likely to be TCU or Utah.
The team most likely to crack the BCS monopoly this year is Boise State.
For starters, the love fest surrounding the Broncos has never died since they beat Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. Now they’re breathing down Utah’s neck, right behind the Utes in both the BCS standings and the polls. Utah is rated 10th in the BCS standings, Boise State 11th.
But here’s the thing: Boise doesn’t have much of a schedule remaining. Its next three games are against New Mexico State, USU and Idaho, which have a combined record of 6-18. After that comes Nevada, which is respectable, but is still just 4-4, including a loss to lowly New Mexico State. BSU finishes its season hosting unranked Fresno, a good enough team at 5-2, but one that lost at home to Hawaii.
Meanwhile, Utah has two ranked opponents (TCU and BYU) remaining on its schedule, plus the always-tougher-than-necessary game against New Mexico. BYU probably eliminated itself from BCS contention by losing to TCU, and still has Utah and Air Force ahead. And TCU must still play Utah in Salt Lake and a season-ending game against Air Force.
It’s not a stretch to think Utah would beat TCU and BYU beat Utah, thus eliminating all three MWC teams from an automatic berth.
Considering the remaining schedules, and the love BSU is still enjoying after its Fiesta win, the Broncos have to like their odds on winning the automatic BCS berth.