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What now stops the big boys like USC and Texas from breaking away? The NCAA told SMU that if we didn't like their rules then take a hike... well SMU can't survive without the NCAA, but could USC and Texas? Would TCU follow? Boise State? Utah? Notre Dame?

The coaches want a playoff and the players want to be paid... now is the time to take a stand against the NCAA and the BCS.

expony18 wrote:What now stops the big boys like USC and Texas from breaking away? The NCAA told SMU that if we didn't like their rules then take a hike... well SMU can't survive without the NCAA, but could USC and Texas? Would TCU follow? Boise State? Utah? Notre Dame?

The coaches want a playoff and the players want to be paid... now is the time to take a stand against the NCAA and the BCS.

Not a snowball's chance in Hades!

You do realize that USC, Texas, et al. make big $$$$ from the BCS paydays.

They be_atch and moan, but until there is a guaranteed bigger revenue stream, it will never happen!

NCAA is inept, inconsistent, and it demonstrates an amazing propensity toward bias. However, college sports should be about college. If the players wish to be paid, then they should not play college and they ought to go play in a farm league, like baseball.

I think a limited playoff is reasonable. However, I personally don't mind the ambiguity about who is the National Champion. I think the BCS is a flawed construct designed to satisfy a flawed priority. A playoff is simply another, better construct designed to satisfy a flawed priority.

I'm realistic enough, and I like college football enough that I can accept a flawed construct, but it doesn't mean that we shouldn't try to keep even a pretense that this is all about COLLEGE athletics and not the pros.

The IRS Tax Man would arrive within the week denying those schools their Section 401 tax exemt educational organization status for its athletic program.

I think the odds are better of me getting a handy from Scarlett Johanssen than Texas or any other university leaving the NCAA.

StallionsModelT wrote:I think the odds are better of me getting a handy from Scarlett Johanssen than Texas or any other university leaving the NCAA.

Considering the considerable upside vs. the lack of downside to you personally, methinks if that is really an option, you should take the bet anyway.

there was talk years ago about the formation of "Super Conferences" where in today's world, you might need a minimum $30 million athletics budget (or more) to qualify. I don't see it happening, and I don't see a playoff anytime soon. The BCS might evolve into a "plus one" game, but this year I'm not sure even that would help.

The BCS, with all it's faults, has been a boon to college football in terms of increasing interest in the game(s). It could be argued that this year has been the most successful year since the advent of the BCS and it's cleverly calculated national championship matchup.

As one commentator recently observed..."it's like a trainwreck...and who in America can drive past a trainwreck without sneaking a peek?"