I heard Lance McAlister make an interesting point tonight. The Big East with this move has made some big gains in TV markets.

 

SMU - only D1 program in Dallas; #5 TV market

Houston - #10 TV market

Central Florida - 2nd largest college in the US and #19 TV market

San Diego St. - #28 TV market

Boise St. - well ... you get the football credibility here.

 

If you look at that, the Big East made some big gains with this expansion. And these conference moves are all about TV.

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RockMom, we need a link or some proof, c'mon man. :idunno: :popcorn:

 

Boy am I in a good mood or what? :banana:

 

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I don't see any reason for the Big East to lose its automatic bid as some have suggested. I think it will be a decent conference with the new additions, certainly good enough to maintain its BCS standing, IMO.

I heard Lance McAlister make an interesting point tonight. The Big East with this move has made some big gains in TV markets.

 

SMU - only D1 program in Dallas; #5 TV market

Houston - #10 TV market

Central Florida - 2nd largest college in the US and #19 TV market

San Diego St. - #28 TV market

Boise St. - well ... you get the football credibility here.

 

If you look at that, the Big East made some big gains with this expansion. And these conference moves are all about TV.

 

That all sounds good in theory. However, how many fans in Houston are going to tune in to watch Houston-Rutgers if Texas-Oklahoma is on? Most of these teams are in large markets, that is true. However, I would wager that none of them have the largest fanbase even in their home city. Who do you think has a larger fanbase in Dallas: Texas or SMU? How about in San Diego: San Diego State or USC? When it comes down to it the city with the largest national interest is probably Boise State--the one that has the smallest market.

I don't see any reason for the Big East to lose its automatic bid as some have suggested. I think it will be a decent conference with the new additions, certainly good enough to maintain its BCS standing, IMO.

 

The Big East's AQ number is actually larger now with the addition and subtraction that is going on. That was a big driver in this so they could keep that automatic qualifier status.

The Big East's AQ number is actually larger now with the addition and subtraction that is going on. That was a big driver in this so they could keep that automatic qualifier status.

 

Too bad ESpin is working overtime to kill AQ status, and this group will only get 1 year under the current system. The key is going to be the looming TV deal, and if NBC/Comcast is willing to hitch their wagon to the conference as it stands right now. If they do, the league has a punchers chance going forward. Will also be interesting to see how committed UConn, Rutgers and UL are going forward in terms of signing a grant of rights agreement for 5+ years as that deal is being worked out. Still a lot of uncertainty, but at least they now stand a punchers chance going forward...

I wished FOX would get involved and give College football a chance. They are already doing with Bowls games and Conf. Champ games.

This new conference (football wise) will be better than the current. That makes it a good move.

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Ok, you have the proof :ylsuper:...SOUP for YOU! :banana:

This new conference (football wise) will be better than the current. That makes it a good move.

 

We'll see. Boise St has to prove they're relevant without Kellen Moore, and Houston without and Case Keenum (they were 5-7 when he went out last year).

Boise is an amazing 49-3, 29-2 in conference, with Kellen Moore as their starter. They have won two outright and shared a third conference championship, while finishing second this season. They are 2-1 in bowl games, including a Fiesta Bowl victory two seasons ago. Not bad.

 

However, Boise State didn't just burst onto the scene overnight thanks to Kellen Moore. Dating back to 1999, they have fared pretty well. Here's what they accomplished from 1999 through 2007, prior to the Kellen Moore era:

 

Overall Record: 96-19 (.835)

Conference Record: 61-5 (.924)

6 Outright Conference Champions and 1 Shared

2 Second Place finishes

5-3 in bowl games, including a Fiesta Bowl win over Oklahoma

Only failed to make a bowl game one time (2001 season)

 

 

Kellen Moore has been great and has helped Boise continue to progress, but I believe the program's record speaks for itself with and without Moore.

 

What I'm interested in seeing is how Boise fares against a tougher week-to-week schedule. No, the Big East isn't the SEC, but the new conference will be an upgrade in competition for Boise State. A series of successive games against teams like U of L, West Virginia, Cincinnati and South Florida is far more than they've ever had to deal with before. The mindset will change. No more will they be able to gear everything and game plan for 6 months for a season opening game against a BCS opponent and then cruise through their conference. Now, they'll have some challenging matchups on a regular basis.

 

My other point applies to the whole conference, not just Boise. I think the geography of the conference is going to make it really difficult for any team to finish unbeaten. Traveling as far as some of these teams will have to travel for road games adds another level to the new Big East. For example, not only could Boise have back-to-back tough games, but the second of those games could be a long road trip to South Florida. That's an element that the new Big East will have that no other conference has to deal with.