My sentiments exactly. Play a tougher schedule and quit puffing out your chest with the "WELL PLAY ANYONE ANYTIME ANYWHEREZ" line. I understand your plight, but it's unrealistic and your argument is misleading.
TCUTiger, I was hoping that TCU would be invited to join the Big 12; in fact, I was hoping that the Big 12 would've been disbanded and that the old Southwest Conference would be reborn, adding TCU and Houston as additional teams. Of course, I'm still hoping that Texas A & M would join the SEC, too. Pipe dreams, I know. While I respect TCU and BSU, I still cannot give them the same respect I would give a team that plays in a big-time conference. And I'm not just saying a BCS conference because, frankly, I didn't respect Cincy last year, because the Big East is also a joke of a football conference. Not all conferences are created equally. But for what it's worth, BSU belongs in the PAC 10, and TCU belongs in the Big 12. They need to make it happen.
Which is also a big joke, and they're actiing like they've done something impressive by joining that conference. Whatever...
Can't completely disagree, but the moves the MWC has made will make it a stronger conference, and set itself up for becoming a contendor for BCS title games. Adding FSU, Reno, and BSU makes up for losing Utah and BYU. Add to that having TCU and should they add another decent team like Houston or SMU the Mountain West will go from a joke to at least somewhat respectable. I'd put them ahead of the Big East should they get the right last component.
I agree with most of what you said but Boise did not get invited to the Pac-10 because they do not truly deserve it. I get that they have been very good in football, albeit in a bad conference for 5-7 years now. However, when looking at joining a conference you have to look at their history as a program, university, etc. They ae good in Football only and have a very short history, they could easily fade away forever in a few years. The Pac 10 brought in Colorado and Utah, both for TV markets and because they have a little more history. Colorado is a big state school that will have some ups and downs with its athletics, but use to playing in a big conference. Utah has had alot of success in Basketball in the past as well as football, and is a bigger market (Salt Lake City) than Boise. My guess is that Boise State will be considered a flash in the pan 20 years from now, I could certainly be wrong, but that's my opinion.
Didn't Anne Richards play a big role in Baylor landing in the Big 12 and not TCU? Or is that an urban legend?
