Zurp
I have misplaced my pants.
You're building a new conference. Who is in it?
Givens:
(Just take these as facts - I don't want to start an argument over any of these)
1. The Big 12 has fallen apart. Teams currently in the Big 12 want to be in a conference. They want to be in a BCS AQ-conference.
2. Many of the teams currently in the Big 12 can and will find homes in other BCS AQ-conferences. They will likely decline your invitations. Teams currently in other BCS AQ-conferences also will likely decline your invitations.
3. Texas wants to be the "Big Dog" of a conference. They, like everyone else, also want to be in a BCS AQ-conference.
4. Notre Dame wants to be in a conference, but also only if they can be a "Big Dog". They also want a lot of "wiggle room" so they can continue to schedule their out-of-conference rivals.
You need to come up with a list of teams that you think will have a legitimate chance to join your conference and with hopes that your conference will become a BCS automatic qualifier. Include Texas, Notre Dame, both, or neither. Or make 2 conferences. Include as many teams as you want. Use geography as a factor, or not. Use the money you think a team will make your conference a factor, or not. Just make an argument that your conference should get a spot in a BCS bowl game. And if you suggest that you could take Alabama, Ohio State, LSU, Nebraska, etc. then you aren't doing it right.
(By the way, I believe that I heard back when the ACC was taking teams from the Big East that a conference needs to have 8 teams in order to maintain status as a BCS automatic qualifier. That's another rule you have to follow.)
Givens:
(Just take these as facts - I don't want to start an argument over any of these)
1. The Big 12 has fallen apart. Teams currently in the Big 12 want to be in a conference. They want to be in a BCS AQ-conference.
2. Many of the teams currently in the Big 12 can and will find homes in other BCS AQ-conferences. They will likely decline your invitations. Teams currently in other BCS AQ-conferences also will likely decline your invitations.
3. Texas wants to be the "Big Dog" of a conference. They, like everyone else, also want to be in a BCS AQ-conference.
4. Notre Dame wants to be in a conference, but also only if they can be a "Big Dog". They also want a lot of "wiggle room" so they can continue to schedule their out-of-conference rivals.
You need to come up with a list of teams that you think will have a legitimate chance to join your conference and with hopes that your conference will become a BCS automatic qualifier. Include Texas, Notre Dame, both, or neither. Or make 2 conferences. Include as many teams as you want. Use geography as a factor, or not. Use the money you think a team will make your conference a factor, or not. Just make an argument that your conference should get a spot in a BCS bowl game. And if you suggest that you could take Alabama, Ohio State, LSU, Nebraska, etc. then you aren't doing it right.
(By the way, I believe that I heard back when the ACC was taking teams from the Big East that a conference needs to have 8 teams in order to maintain status as a BCS automatic qualifier. That's another rule you have to follow.)