No. 3 Boise State didn't even play this week and lost ground. The much ballyhooed BSU season opener against Virginia Tech lived up to the hype with the Broncos winning in the final moments of an exciting game, but then Virginia Tech went and lost its second game against a much inferior opponent, lowly James Madison. (No good can come from a major football power losing to a school named for a president, even if he was the principal author of the Constitution.) So, after a thrilling win against a team - Virginia Tech - that once also aspired to a national title, Boise State is left with the reality of having the team that was supposed to be its toughest opponent all year being 0-2 two weeks into the season/Marc Johnson, The Johnson Report. More here.

• Cutline:  Boise  State cornerback Brandyn Thompson (13), right, defends a deep pass against  Virginia  Tech  wide receiver Dyrell Roberts (11) in the final minute of the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game on Monday in Landover, Md.  Boise  State won the game 33-30. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
  

Question: Is Boise State worthy of national title consideration (if it goes undefeated), now that it's toughest opponent, Virginia Tech, has lost to a lower division school?