Provo • Ten minutes.

That’s how long it took between No. 8 BYU’s win over No. 2 Notre Dame and BYU sending an email to fans notifying them they could now request postseason tickets.

Yes, at 6-0, the Cougars are now bowl-eligible. There will be a postseason of some kind for BYU — be it the Pop Tarts Bowl, Alamo Bowl, or any other bowl.

But who are they kidding? After BYU’s biggest regular-season win since, well, ever, any talk of the postseason begins and ends with the College Football Playoff.

And why not dare to dream?

After all, the Cougars will most likely be a top-three team when the AP poll comes out Sunday — and it wouldn’t be a surprise if they get a fair share of No. 1 votes.

It was just BYU’s second win over a top-two opponent in program history. And the scene in LaVell Edwards Stadium reflected that after Notre Dame’s final pass bounced incomplete in the end zone.

The green grass disappeared within seconds, becoming a sea of BYU blue. It was loud and rowdy — or as rowdy as it can get in a stadium that doesn’t serve alcohol.

Reporters who typically cut across the field to get to the press box stood no chance.

It was that kind of night in Provo. A night that felt like a mix of a fever dream and a movie scene.

“This was probably the most incredible moment of my life, really,” said BYU linebacker Cade Uluave. “After the last play and everyone was rushing the field, I literally just fell to my knees and started crying. It means a lot. That’s why I came to BYU to experience moments like this.”

This game was a thriller until the last second. At halftime, the Cougars led 21-10. For most of the second half, Notre Dame dominated and scored 14 unanswered points to take a 24-21 lead.

Then BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier had a legacy-defining drive. He found wide receiver Walker Lyons in the end zone to put the Cougars ahead with 1:47 left.

The Irish marched down the field, and it came down to an incompletion by Notre Dame QB CJ Carr. But BYU did get away with one.

And no, that’s not a reference to a pass interference no-call on the game’s final play.

According to a statement from the Big 12, there should have been one more second left on the clock following Carr’s incompletion. The Irish should have had one more shot.

Unfortunately for them, Cougar fans had overtaken the field. And there was no going back.

Meanwhile, BYU coach Kalani Sitake would love to prevent a repeat of that ending, which may have given him heart palpitations.

“It took all the way until the bitter end for us to get that win,” said Sitake. “It added to the drama and the storming of the field, stuff like that, but I want some boring wins. That’s my job. I got to make sure we get that.”

It was an emotional moment for Sitake. He grew up a BYU fan — and that part of him remains. He just holds a different title: coach.

“So much gratitude … why do I get to be the one that gets to be the head coach and have the best seat in the house,” he said. “I just have a lot of really good people around me that sacrificed for me to be here. I am the result of a lot of hard work and sacrifice.”

As for Bachmeier, well, the win was personal.

He played like it, too. Bachmeier had 224 passing yards and 45 rushing yards, and he had a role in all four BYU total touchdowns.

“Kalani won’t like this because I am talking about myself, but out of high school, Notre Dame disrespected me and my family pretty badly,” he said. “I wasn’t going to lose to those guys. There was no way I was going to lose to those guys tonight.”

When asked to elaborate, Bachmeier didn’t exactly want to go into it.

“I shouldn’t have said that, but there were some receipts kept and man, I’m glad we won,” he said.

Tens of thousands at LaVell Edwards Stadium sure were, too.

Now, BYU will try to keep winning and make sure that postseason email was for something bigger than bowl season.