BCS Investigation--Ifluence on FCS?

[TBirdz]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/2 ... 42654.html

Interested to get a discussion going on whether or not anyone thinks this could ultimately have an influence on the FCS. After reading a lot of blog posts near the beginning of the year, including everyone's bold predictions for the next decade of college football, I do not think it's too far-fetched to see big shake ups in FBS and FCS over the next ten or so years. It would personally be a dream come true to see FBS become even more selective. I would like to see FBS strictly become 7 or 8 super-regional conferences of 12 teams. The SEC, ACC, and Big 12 couldall stay intact. The Pac10, MtnWest, Big East, Big10 would have to add a few teams to get to 12 a piece. It's possible a conference like CUSA could be in this mix. All other FBS schools then would have to join the ranks of FCS scholarship football. Non-scholarship could then become in essence 1-AAA. I know this is kinda out there but its worth discussion I think.

[grizband]

Honestly, if this did happen, I think you would see three new subdivisions from the split of FBS and FCS: BCS Conferences (with some combination of MWC, WAC and CUSA teams) at the top; a hybrid of the lower FBS and upper FCS Conferences; then the remaining FCS schools.

[TBirdz]

I like your idea a lot. Basically what I was trying to get at but I obviously didn't make it too clear. I definitely see the top tier being today's BCS conferences with the best from the WAC, MtWest, and CUSA. Also seems to make sense that the next subdivision would be those teams from the WAC, MtWest, and CUSA left out of the top, in addition to all of the teams from the Sun Belt and MAC. Throw the perennial top 50 or so from today's FCS with these teams and you have a great subdivision, competitive across the board. As you said the rest would be those from the non-schooly leagues, and the weaker FCS conferences.
I definitely would assume that the top tier schools would all have the 85 scholarship limit rule. The next tier is somewhat interesting; if a team can be successful with less than the 85 that is required to play in FBS today I propose letting them play with that. The lower tier would either be non-scholarship or have the maximum that FCS schools are allowed to have today. Attendance requirement would not have that much of an influence IMO.

[Keenan]

I really don't think we'll see radical changes in the college football landscape in regards to the posts above. I definitely don't feel it's the job of our Federal government to stick their nose into the middle of the NCCA's business. I don't completely agree with 100% of the NCAA's moves, but shouldn't our tax dollars be spent on something better than an investigation of the BCS?

As far as FCS and FBS goes, if there is ever a playoff for FBS, then I think you'll still see Bowl games for the non playoff teams. There is no way that CUSA and the SoCon will ever be on the same level.

[BlackFalkin]

I really don't think we'll see radical changes in the college football landscape in regards to the posts above. I definitely don't feel it's the job of our Federal government to stick their nose into the middle of the NCCA's business. I don't completely agree with 100% of the NCAA's moves, but shouldn't our tax dollars be spent on something better than an investigation of the BCS?
As far as FCS and FBS goes, if there is ever a playoff for FBS, then I think you'll still see Bowl games for the non playoff teams. There is no way that CUSA and the SoCon will ever be on the same level.

Hmmm.... hard to say. We all secretly know that San Jose State will NEVER EVER be in the BCS title game, NO MATTER WHAT OOC games they schedule. Fair or Unfair?

[commodore_dude]

It's not unfair that San Jose State will never play for a championship... in their current state. If they can't get the resources to compete it just won't happen, but they're welcome to spend the big money if they want (once California gets their finances sorted, of course). That said, as a UGA fan I would really like to see a playoff and have come up with 8- and 16-team formats that would even preserve the bowl system to keep all of the cities and sponsors happy (of COURSE the BCS is just blowing smoke that it can't happen), and hope that after expansion shakes out and a few more teams move up to fill out the current conferences that this can happen. For schools that can't or won't spend big, there is a level of D-1 football right now that I for one still enjoy watching even as I'm rooting for my team to make a good bowl game, and it's great that there are two options available.