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Conf Realignment just to decapitate Mountain West?
Posted on 6/13/10 at 9:48 am
Posted on 6/13/10 at 9:48 am
Given that Pac-10 needs at least one other school, which will probably be Utah, and that the Big-12 now needs two, which could be TCU and BYU, could this whole conference realignment thing just be a ploy to cut the top off the Mountain West and keep the BCS from having to give them an auto-bid? Even with Boise, there's no way the conference has a shot at an automatic bid without BYU, Utah and TCU.
When this is over and done with, we might have just three teams added to BCS conferences, and the Mountain West significantly degraded as a result, which would "save" the BCS (read: let the major conferences keep) somewhere around 24 million/year. Without TCU, Utah and BYU "busting" the BCS, there's a much lower liklihood of any other non-AQ's getting into a BCS bowl. Even Boise's SOS in a reduced Mountain West would make it tough for them to qualify.
When this is over and done with, we might have just three teams added to BCS conferences, and the Mountain West significantly degraded as a result, which would "save" the BCS (read: let the major conferences keep) somewhere around 24 million/year. Without TCU, Utah and BYU "busting" the BCS, there's a much lower liklihood of any other non-AQ's getting into a BCS bowl. Even Boise's SOS in a reduced Mountain West would make it tough for them to qualify.
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Posted on 6/13/10 at 9:51 am to RockChalkTiger
quote:No.
could this whole conference realignment thing just be a ploy to cut the top off the Mountain West and keep the BCS from having to give them an auto-bid?
Posted on 6/13/10 at 9:56 am to TigerMyth36
I wouldn't put it past them. Look how much money they "saved" by sticking Boise and TCU in the Fiesta:
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"The assumption that most casual fans have is that the BCS Payout of approximately $18.3 million will apply to each participating team. “Not so fast, my friend,” as Lee Corso would say.
From the official website of the Fiesta Bowl:
“ The five non-automatic qualifying conferences—Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, Sun Belt and Western Athletic Conference—will collectively receive approximately $23.8 million as a result of the participation of Boise State University and Texas Christian University in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.”
“Eighteen percent of the net BCS escrow revenue goes to those (non-AQ) conferences if one of their members participates in a BCS game. If no team participates, the five conferences share nine percent of the net revenue. The five conferences divide the revenue among themselves. When more than one team from those conferences play in the BCS bowl games, those conferences will receive an additional $4.5 million for each additional team.
TCU earned an extra 9% ($9.8 million) by gaining the auto-bid and Boise State earned the additional $4.5 million when they were chosen as an at-large team. By not having their affiliated Big 12 member available (and the contracted $18.3 million payout) and not selecting Big East champion Cincinnati (also $18.3 million), the Fiesta managed to save over $8.5 million when they chose TCU as their replacement for Texas going to the BCS title game."
LINK
"The assumption that most casual fans have is that the BCS Payout of approximately $18.3 million will apply to each participating team. “Not so fast, my friend,” as Lee Corso would say.
From the official website of the Fiesta Bowl:
“ The five non-automatic qualifying conferences—Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, Sun Belt and Western Athletic Conference—will collectively receive approximately $23.8 million as a result of the participation of Boise State University and Texas Christian University in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.”
“Eighteen percent of the net BCS escrow revenue goes to those (non-AQ) conferences if one of their members participates in a BCS game. If no team participates, the five conferences share nine percent of the net revenue. The five conferences divide the revenue among themselves. When more than one team from those conferences play in the BCS bowl games, those conferences will receive an additional $4.5 million for each additional team.
TCU earned an extra 9% ($9.8 million) by gaining the auto-bid and Boise State earned the additional $4.5 million when they were chosen as an at-large team. By not having their affiliated Big 12 member available (and the contracted $18.3 million payout) and not selecting Big East champion Cincinnati (also $18.3 million), the Fiesta managed to save over $8.5 million when they chose TCU as their replacement for Texas going to the BCS title game."
This post was edited on 6/13/10 at 10:03 am
Posted on 6/13/10 at 10:00 am to RockChalkTiger
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Given that Pac-10 needs at least one other school, which will probably be Utah, and that the Big-12 now needs two, which could be TCU and BYU
The Gazette quotes an article from the Tulsa newspaper that says it could be BYU & the AFA. Six hours from now it could be two other teams. Who knows?? I'll be glad when it's all over.
Posted on 6/13/10 at 10:06 am to COTiger
True, although, from what I'm hearing, AFA really isn't interested. They weren't really competitive in the MWC against the "Big Three," and all the other sports would really suffer. Women's sports are not competitive in the MWC. They would get killed in the Big-12. Same with baseball and basketball.
By killing the MWC, the BCS can reinforce their assertion that there really is a gap between the AQ and non-AQ conferences, which teams like Utah and Boise have effectively challenged recently. It might buy them a little more time to run their crooked system (and would get Orrin Hatch off their backs!)
By killing the MWC, the BCS can reinforce their assertion that there really is a gap between the AQ and non-AQ conferences, which teams like Utah and Boise have effectively challenged recently. It might buy them a little more time to run their crooked system (and would get Orrin Hatch off their backs!)
This post was edited on 6/13/10 at 10:07 am
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