Pac-10 Expansion Hinges On Colorado, And It's Probably Not Happening

I have been having a discussion with some Pac 10 fans as to which Conference has the Harder Schedule. I hope this may help clear up the argument. I have tried to make it as user friendly, as possible.1. Here is the website for the SOS rankings that are figured by the BCS approved Computer rankings: SEC has 5 teams, Pac 10, only 2.http://bcscentral.info/sos.htmlAs stated before, these unbiased computer models take into account every conceivable stat that you can calculate to arrive at the best possible ranking. Note: Your Conference has every chance to end up ranked at the top as does any SEC school.For you Pac 10 fans that don’t seem to UNDERSTAND what STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE means or how it is computed… Please go to the BCS website and read what criteria is used in the calculation. From your comments, it is apparent that many of you don’t understand.2. Since 2000, the Southestern Conference has had more teams ranked in the final USA Today Coaches Poll than any other conference. The SEC has had 43 teams ranked in the last nine final USA Today Coaches polls, an average of almost five (5) per season. The Big 12 is second with 36 teams ranked since 2000. The SEC has led or tied for lead in most teams ranked in the final USA Today Coaches Polls in seven of the last nine seasons.What this means is many SEC schools have to play 4-5 ranked teams (according to the Final Poll) each year. EX: Many SEC teams had to play the Nations #1, #3, #17 & #20 ranked teams this year in Conference.Pac 10 teams had to play, at most, the #11 & #20 teams.3. The SEC played More BCS OOC Teams and Higher Ranked Teams in 2009. Read carefully guys, I have been trying to explain this to you all day!SEC: Wins: #2 TX, #9 Cincinnati, #10 V. Tech., #22 West Virginia, #13 GA Tech, #25 OK St, Unranked Wins: North Carolina St., Washington, Louisville, AZ St., TX A&M, Clemson, FL St, TX A&M, Northwestern, Losses: #8 P. St., #25 OK St., UCLA, #13 GA Tech, #13 GA Tech, Clemson, #10 V. Tech, UConn,Totals: Played – 23. Wins – 15 (65%). Losses – 8 (35%). Number of Ranked Teams played: 11 (48%)Ranked Teams Beaten: 6 Pac 10:Wins: #5 Ohio St, Unranked Wins: Maryland, Tenn, Purdue, Minnesota, Kansas St, Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Boston College, Losses: #17 LSU, Wake Forest, #7 Iowa, #9 Cincinnati, Georgia, Notre Dame, Notre Dame, #14 Nebraska, Oklahoma, #5 Ohio StTotals: Played – 19, Wins – 9 (47%), Losses – 10 (53%). Number of Ranked Teams played: 6 (32%)Ranked Teams Beaten: 1 What this says is the SEC has a harder schedule according to the Computers models (SOS). They have the hardest Conference schedule according to Final Season Rankings. And they have the Hardest BCS OOC Schedule! Any Question?

First of all— to think the expansion process would play out without the ‘Pac10’ channel firmly in the works or up and running is foolish.  I don’t give trustees tons of credit, but I think they can walk and chew gum at the same time.

But basically, your entire premise breaks down to:

MO move to Big10 = easier than CO move to Pac10
MO bloggers = lukewarm
MO bloggers must = MO Board of Regents, Trustees, and Directors
Therefore MO Trustees = lukewarm
MO move to Big10 = Hard which = CO move to Pac10 = impossible

I’ll stop being facetious, but the two have NOTHING in common.

Try my math:
CO = An AD is that hemmoraghing money and needs loans from their U to stay afloat
CO = Nightmare Recent Past
CO = Horrible results on the field

CO needs to find their identity, the Big12 hasn’t been good to them.  A fresh start, A reboot if you will, along with some promise of concessions and money (once again, PAC10 can work on the network and spend the next couple years ‘studying’ and courting CO at the same time,) to get somewhat out of hock with their University.  Or—  Or— their big choice is sit and continue getting what they have gotten since the Big12 started.  

Gee— what would I do???? 

The Comcast deal with NBC is huge.  It will be great if NBC can get a saturday night Pac-10 national game of the week.  Do the Notre Dame game and then the Pac-10 game.  Easy ratings. 

PAC 10 does not need to expand, a better idea I have heard recently, I suggested last year  that Boise St move to MWC making 10 teams could play 8 team schedule or 9 like PAC10 and they should get automatic bid slot to Fiesta bowl.  Would have BSU, Utah, BYU and TCU as  very good teams, they should and would probably get an automatic bid slot. Thus creating a big 7……. but still I like my suggestion to create 6 BCS bowls, 4 present and 2 more creating 12 slots for a then mini 4 or better mini 8 playoff after bowls, to be completed NLT jan 2nd so mini playoff start same week the present BCS version os championship game is played.  Would have your ..big 7.. 7 auto slots and 1 or 2 non big 7 auto slots and rest at large, selected by group or NCAA right after big bowls done on 2nd, starting nest week 1-8, 2-7 etc, only last total of 3 weeks. The mini 4 only last 2 weeks, but key is to have 6 BCS bowls and ALL completed NLT Jan 2nd…..the other smaller bowls played 1 st week of Jan don’t matter for mini playoff.  between the 6 BCS bowls and then selected and seeded mini 8, would have a very good playoff sorta….
just a thought as I don’t like idea starting in Dec if it would mess with present bowl system, ADD the BCS bowls don’t take away from the others……with 6t BCS and mini 8 would be 13 BCS bowls, a nice amout of revenue for teams and league……..

newsflash for you, brian cook — BYU is ranked higher on academic grounds than Arizona, Arizona State, Washington State, Oregon, and Oregon State.  half of the PAC-10, for the math-impaired. 

limit your critique of BYU’s fit to the no-games-on-sunday policy.  that’s legitimate.