BCS Shakeup Positives/Negatives

[Stallion]

pretty good fair analysis from UH (and by implication SMU) perspective. No. 1 Negative its unlikely that Big East Champion will be guaranteed a BCS Bowl anymore. The Big Bowls could pass over all Big East teams for example. But we are likely going to be in significantly better position than in CUSA if the TV deal comes through

http://blog.chron.com/cougars/2012/04/p ... -big-east/

[rich59]

The big uns are going to try (and likely succeed) to eat the little uns. The only fair way to have a playoff is a sixteen team playoff with all D1 teams eligible and the payoff split evenly. Until that happens, SMU is sucking hind (deleted)

[ojaipony]

The big uns are going to try (and likely succeed) to eat the little uns. The only fair way to have a playoff is a sixteen team playoff with all D1 teams eligible and the payoff split evenly. Until that happens, SMU is sucking hind (deleted)

Agreed.

But if you run the table it doesn't really matter (sort of).

[ponyte]

It will be very difficult for the BSC to ignore a huge TV audience in the Northeast. The BSC can proclaim things but ratings will have a say as well.

[SMU89]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootbal ... ndervalued

Still, on Wednesday, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany reminded reporters that Fox, ESPN and NBC "perhaps others" could be interested. It's no longer an ESPN/Fox battle that has existed for the past eight years on the BCS rights. One benefit of the BCS, Delany said, was that it "injected steroids into the regular season." That led to what he called "an unbelievable nationalization" of the game.

What does a four-team playoff do to that unprecedented interest? Potentially shoot those rights fees through the roof. NBC is known to be looking for a property or properties to pair with Notre Dame football. That most likely includes interest in the Big East rights and perhaps some combination of Conference USA and Mountain West.