Eh I kind of understand it, think of the lack of access in the past compared to now.  Something is better than nothing and these conference commissioners are basically running big conglomerates and all they see is how they are giving up money to teams with inferior conferences and tradition.  Eventually anyone that is really good will be gobbled up into the Big 6 so as to keep the status quo.

more comments like this will just hasten the calls from Congress, and everyone else for a playoff...

What a an arrogant ass..you'll like taking our table scraps and keep your mouth shut, or we'll take our ball and go home...

This from the Commissioner of the Big 3 (and nine dwarfs) conference, (or sisters of the poor)

We probably shouldn't worry about access to the BCS events just yet; we're still trying to win the MAC for the first time since 1968!

That's probably where the fBS is heading anyway.  They talk about a playoff but they'll make it damn near impossible for nonAQ schools to get in.  Remember, these are the same guys who run the NCAA basketball tournament and instead of meaningfully expanding the big dance, they created three smaller dances as a bone for the non-Big 6 schools.  Even so, the fields have large Big 6 representation.  For football, they'll likely need to play more AQ schools in order to keep their BcS ratings up.  Then when the playoff comes around, nonAQ schools will be left out, with maybe a few more small-time bowl games thrown in to keep them quiet. 

We're going to have a tough time ridding ourselves of all those no-conf games you hate in favor of "name" teams if we do that aren't we?

They are modern-day street thugs.

They rig the system to their benefit and can demand anything they want from their fans. Ten bucks for a program? Sure! Seventy-five bucks for a seat? Yep! One hundred eighty grand for the starting quarterback? We can do that!

They've turned college football into something I can barely watch any more.The only enjoyment I get out of it is watching Ohio and rooting for Boise and TCU to overturn the apple cart. And now TCU has been swallowed into the ooze.

The only alternative is to create another sub-division with mutually agreed rules on spending and on academic standards for programs. Basically turn all the non-AQ's into the Ivy League style of football and leave the pigs to wallow in their mud.

A college football disarmament treaty. A rededication to the notion of amateur athletics. Refusing to be a part of a system stacked against everyone but a handful of team


That would take a principled response by college presidents to the farce that is major college football, however.

I'm not holding my breath.

And this is coming from the CFO of a multinational, multi-million dollar business?????

As for rules and who they benefit, this is as old as history it's self, those who make the rules benefit the most from them.

"I think the conferences should be allowed to have three bids," Delany said. "If the SEC has three teams in the top eight, the bowl system would be well served, the public would be well served. But that comes at a cost to something else. Mike (Slive) and I could suggest -- I would support Mike's motion, but we can't get a third vote."

Thanks for speaking for me Jimbo...I really appreciate not having to put any effort into free thinking...It can be quite taxing...

Just take a look at what a stranglehold the Big Tenelve has on the conference SOS rankings...I mean they're more than half a point over the powerhouse that is the Big East and a full 2 points better than the conference that has the audacity to think the Non AQ should have more of a voice.

It's called true parity Jim...And the fact that it frightens you doesn't mean it's not what's best for the game. 

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