The question seems to be phrased who outside of the P5 will rise to become a new household name in athletics?

UCF with its Fiesta and Peach bowl wins is not getting nearly the attention that Boise State was able to get because Boise was the TV package for the WAC and stirred up a wtf? across the nation as this little school with blue turf in Idaho. Boise was a shock to the establishment.

We mentioned Gonzaga in this thread. The key for them was to be able to lock down their coach and utilize the pacific timezone tv slot to convince power schools to play them. They had an advantage with not too many Division 1 programs in their state (Washington, WSU, EWU, Seattle) to compete for publicity with. The same with Boise only 3 in Boise St, Idaho St and Idaho.

I'm going to go with FAU. They markedly improved performance with Lane Kiffin last year. There are not that many programs in Florida at the higher D1 level. What is missing is the TV showcase for Kiffin's young program. He could use some midweek ESPN games to promote his brand.