Teams from the current Big XII, Big Ten, Pac-10 and SEC (I excluded Penn State and South Carolina as they were independent then) played 56% of their non-conference games against other teams that are currently in a “BCS” conference back in 1990

This is a very unfair comparison, because you are comparing the teams they played in 1990 to whether that opponent in 1990 is now currently in a BCS conference. The “cupcakes” of 1990 included most of the current BEast and a fair amount of the ACC.

Also, if you ran 2010′s numbers in 2030, I would imagine many of the non-BCS teams on these “weak” schedules would at that point in time be BCS teams. Hell you could run it next year and the additions of just Utah and TCU would increase that %. Within 10 years you’ll see UCF, Temple, and probably some MAC teams in BCS conferences.

Looking at the 1990 list of independents its pretty impressive. If anything, the 12 team superconference is far more at fault for scheduling than the Poulan Weed Eater Bowl.

There is also the fact that they now play 1-2 more non-conf games per year, and that game was added simply as an extra home game for revenue purposes. Not saying I love it, but it does explain some of the % diff.

I still remember watching Bo Schembechler spit the bit in Rose Bowls

+1 just for saying this.

/hums the rest of the fight song

You’re not ready, stark.

YOU.
ARE.
NOT.
READY.

If you only knew who made this sandwich…

Needs more this.

YOU.
ARE.
NOT.
READY.

If you only knew who made this sandwich…

And how about those little blue smurfs?

“Quinn Snyder Coke Binge” is my favorite commenter name.

Coming from a man with two first-names, that means a lot.

+1 bump

“Quinn Snyder Coke Binge” is my favorite commenter name.

Coming from a man with two first-names, that means a lot.

Syracuse is one of the founding members of the Big East. Are they really in any way likely to jump ship from the Big East? I don’t think the conference is going to give them the Notre Dame deal where they’re Big East for everything except football.

Well before BC jumped to the ACC, Syracuse was set to go to the ACC and then slimey BC got in there and took it. Syracuse saw the writing on the wall with the Big East. BC is making somewhere in the 9 million area for revenue and Syracuse is making only around 6. The Big East model is going in the wrong direction and adding TCU is not going to bring in more money.

Founding partner or not it is wise for Cuse to make the jump to another conference for all sports. No ND deal because football is king. Boeheim and the boys will have to deal with it.

Dirt you crack my shit up.

seconded

stark, it was thedude110′s non regional conference idea.

Are they really in any way likely to jump ship from the Big East?

35+ million/year from TV revenue says yes.

that clown just doesn’t get it