A MUST READ: \"Battling the Cartel\" (BCS-BS)

[NavyCrimson]

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A must read from the san diego newspaper.



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[PK]

If the BCS is in control of college football(and it is), then there are going to be a number of conferences losing members when the new rquirements for Div. I membership go into effect, including the WAC. This will then lead to some consolidations of the ones left standing into fewer, but perhaps stronger conferences. If indeed there will be some additional strong conferences created as a result, perhaps the BCS will expand to include one or two of them.

We need to do whatever is necessary to ensure we are one of the schools left standing and position ourselves to be included in one of the stronger consolidated conferences. It's rather ruthless and I don't like it, but it's obviously what the future looks like and we need to be a part of it. SMU has an alumni base with the resources (cash) necessary, but they need to be educated now as to what the writing on the wall says or their eyes will be opened too late.

Man do I miss the SWC days!!!

[NavyCrimson]

good point - pk....

just think if the non-bcs-bs conferences (wac, etc.) filed that law suit back when byu & tulane went thru all that mess like the article said...it could have very well changed history as we know it today ... b/c of those spinless ones (no leadership) we are now in this situation...that's a big WHAT-IF isn't it? (as history has now showed, it would have been well worth it, too - if nothing else - it couldn't have been anything worse than it is right now!!!!!!)

as history has proved - that is exactly what the bcs power-brokers had anticipated - everyone else just back down & roll over - & we/they did!!!!

like ol' maggie said - consensus is the negation of leadership!!!

now that 'fight' against the bcs if there is one - is going to be that much harder to undertake...

incredible how a few can rule so many. RIP

[This message has been edited by Navy&Crimson (edited 11-13-2001).]