Disappointed? Yes.
Screwed? Not sure I completely agree with you on that one, but I understand your point on BC.
To me, it comes down to W/L record, and there are no 5 loss teams in the top 25. I don't argue with that - we had 13 chances to win, and failed to do so 5 different times. We did finish with a strong bowl victory against a previously highly ranked team, but we had 5 losses before that one that overshadowed the season a bit.
If we can't finish in the top 10, I'd just as soon finish out of the top 25 - motivation for next year!
GO JACKETS!