BCS leagues expanding - yeah?

I can't read any of the ESPN.com stuff on this. There's been nothing new there and David Ubben may be the worst of their college bloggers, and that's saying a lot, and yes, I know he's from Missouri. He still sucks.

 

Very true. I'd like to know where most people in Dallas rank TCU among the teams they follow. I'm guessing it's pretty low.

 

Also, some have floated the idea of the Big XII remaining intact by adding UH upon the defection of Mizzou and/or Nebraska. I don't see that as a realistic possibility, either. UH's academic rankings are lolbad, the facilities are absolute garbage, and fan support is very low.

 

Another thought I had the other day -- if we end up seeing several conferences expanding to 16 teams, I have a feeling we'll see the regular season eventually extended to 14 games, allowing seven conference division games, four non-division conference games and three non-conference. Lot of money to be made adding those games.

 

I wonder if we won't see 18-team conferences before that, where each 9-team division is a stand-alone entity that only plays the other division in the postseason.

 

The MWC just announced that it isn't expanding -- i.e., no Boise yet -- at this time due to the current uncertain landscape in college football.

 

I have a feeling this is going to be a story that won't go away for a long time.

 

The best deal would be for the Big 12 and Pac-10 to stay intact and independent, but to form some sort of partnership and negotiate for a combined TV package and set up some kind of scheduling reciprocity.

Easier from an administrative/competitive standpoint, each league gets to keep its autonomy and natural rivalries, and the Arizona schools (for the Pac-10) aren't treated like a red-headed stepchild.

You'd have two of the three biggest states covered for TV (Texas, California), with major markets LA, SD. SF, Phoenix, Houston, Dallas, Seattle, St. Louis, KC, Portland still covered, and football, for example, could keep nine league games, one road game and one home game with a Big 12/Pac-10 opponent every year on a two-year, revolving basis, and keep your normal home-game patsy.

Basketball already has a partnership and that's worked well.

 

But, but the kids can't miss school /this is why we dont have a playoff.

 

Denver Post is running a fan poll on what should happen to Colorado. Leading the way...the Mountain West.


http://www.denverpost.com/colleges/ci_15240637?_requestid=2291313

 

That's on the heels of one of their columnists arguing that the Buffs should go to the MWC.

 

Still pretty cool.