Article out of New Orleans with comments from Tulane President regarding future BCS changes at http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/20 ... to_bu.html

ESPN article with more comments from NCAA President regarding possible BCS changes at http://espn.go.com/college-football/sto ... am-playoff

The entire article could be condensed nto one sentence, when Emmert admits that the changes to the BCS bowls / play-off are out of his hands.

As NCAA head, he is walking a think line, trying to be conciliatory to the current BCS AQ conferences, while still having to act as advocate for all FBS schools.
I think he has been given a "heads up" that the 4 game playoff will win out, and if there are no AQ's, that format could fit within NCAA by-laws for the NCAA to act as the
sanctioning body (which they curently are NOT for the BCS). This would allow the NCAA to get back into the game, so to speak.

The NCAA would strongly prefer to have things move in such a direction that re-affirms the NCAA as the governing body, and achieves a format that is agreeable to the
BCS power conferences. Such an outcome would end the discussion about the 60-70 top FBS schools branching off and having their own sports league, independent of the NCAA.


From the large schools' perspective, they are having tens of $$$millions$$$ thrown at them by TV networks, and aren't about to pass up golden opportunities.
The NCAA serves a useful purpose to them in terms of sanctioning the "Olympic Sports".
The NCAA, however, can be burdensome in terms of demanding "revenue sharing" iwht the lower end of D-1, and alos burdensome with regard to
onerous rules regarding recruiting and payments/perks to players (a 400 page handbook and "Compliance officials").
I think Emmert is moving to be more conciliatory regarding both issues, to prevent fragmentation of D-1 FBS.

With the Big Ten recently proposing a 4 team playoff,
http://www.thestate.com/2012/02/07/2143 ... ayoff.html

one can speculate as to where this is heading per future expansion/re-alignment if it is adopted in some fashion. It may start with the top 4 in the polls at the end of the regular season, but could turn into each of the "4" top conferences assured of being represented. If such, could see the BiG, SEC, PAC12, and ACC each getting to 16 rather fast--- and not any ole' 16.
All the prominent named schools not in the designated 4 conferences, shall be placed.

The B12 could have their glamour schools absorbed by the bunch; Notre Dame would have to cave and join one of them; and the Big East becomes regulated to the also-rans.

It may take time for all to fall in place; but TV marketing shall drive this. Bowls will still be around for all those missing out on the select playoff.

While the article did not suggest any of these particular implications; the "haves" don't intend to relinquish control.

I'm not totally against the merger of the good ole' boys system with a playoff, since it at least means a 4 team playoff where a team has to win 2 games to be champs. I think it opens the door for eventually getting an 8 team playoff where the top 4 conferences get an autobid, and spots 4-8 are based on the polls, to make it possible for Big east, CUSA, MWC, etc schools to get in. But in time when there is enough pressure.

Got to figure that with the new talk of D1 division (haves vs have nots) it likely means MAC, Sunbelt, WAC will be on the outs. A merged CUSA/MWC and Big East would be in. So really, only CUSA-MWC and BE get screwed initially.


I do think it would be a slam dunk if the autobid for B10, P12, SEC and ACC was 100% contingent on expanding to 16 schools.

Problem is there are not many openings and ideal matches:
Pac-12 (16): easy one: just bite the bullet, bring in Texas, TTech, Oklahoma, OSU.
ACC (16): WVU, Louisville, Army, Navy
SEC (16): Kansas, Kansas St.
Big Ten (16): ACC raid of Boston College and Syracuse, UConn and Rutgers from Big East

Problem of course: not a ton of easy 16 team lineups exist. Best is 12-14 schools with the top 5 conferences with the Big 12 in the mix.

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Article out of Macon with comments from Georgia President who believes that there will "likely" be some type of FB playoff for 2014.Link at http://www.macon.com/2012/02/12/1901269 ... rizon.html

Matt Hayes at SI discussing this week's BCS meetings in Dallas that could shape future college FB postseason changes.Link at http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-footba ... sion-lurks

Dennis Dodd article also weighing in on Dallas BCS meetings at http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootbal ... -a-plusone

Article out of New Orleans discussing this week's BCS meetings in Dallas at http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2012/ ... tuned.html

Article out of Dallas discussing this week's BCS meetings at http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/colleg ... layoff.ece

Brett McMurphy blog article discussing yesterday's BCS meeting at http://brett-mcmurphy.blogs.cbssports.c ... 2/34934781

Article out of Austin discussing yesterday's BCS meeting at http://www.statesman.com/sports/college ... 91281.html

Dennis Dodd blog article discussing BCS meeting in Dallas at http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entr ... 2/34948609

Dennis Dodd article discussing possibility of a FB playoff in 2014 at http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootbal ... own-legacy

NYTimes article with comments from PAC 12 Commish regarding possible changes to BCS for 2014 at http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/sport ... e-bcs.html