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sleepy sheep · Senior Joined: 01 Dec 2007 Posts: 939 Location: Boston

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7858795/bcs-eliminates-eight-16-team-playoff-proposals

Am I right that this quote is absolutely fantastic for UMass and the MAC:

"Another development was the agreement by FBS commissioners and other officials to eliminate the practice of designating conferences as "AQ" and "non-AQ" leagues."

DEM · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:49 pm Post subject:

Well, if nothing else, it seems potentially good for UMass in that it could level the playing field against the lesser "power conference" programs. On the other hand, powerhouse programs like Alabama are probably going to be unaffected.

jjmc85 · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:18 am Post subject:

In my opinion, the two biggest negatives of upgrading to the MAC were losing local rivals and losing the playoff system.

However, our local rivals (BU, NU, Hofstra, URI) are all quitting on us anyway.

Now we might get a playoff too?

This is awesome.
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SJGMoney · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:49 am Post subject:

Next couple of decades? Really? 20-30 years? What did your crystal ball tell you about Boise State back in 2000? Did it say decades away or that twice (maybe even 3 times) in the next 10 years they would have been competing for a National Championshp if there was a playoff system?

If your moniker is correct than you are the same age as me and lived thru the Ron Gerlufson era. No one who lived through those moribund times could have forseen what happened so quickly with our hoops team. And yes football is a much different sport and because of the amount of players needed much harder to improve quickly but to say decades is crazy. If we are not in bowl games by the end of this decade then we are doing something wrong.
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photoman · Senior Joined: 26 Apr 2003 Posts: 919 Location: Attleboro

Hold on now. There's a huge difference between playing in some low-level bowl and being a top four team in the country. I'm sure we'll find our way to one of those bowl games in the not-so-distant future.

sleepy sheep · Senior Joined: 01 Dec 2007 Posts: 939 Location: Boston

If this report is accurate, it's pretty shocking: http://www.dailycampus.com/news/schools-lose-out-at-bcs-1.2859317?pagereq=1

"Specifically, the investigation revealed the following information.

Schools that participated in the BCS between 2010 and 2012 lost close to $130,000 on average. If you factor in the cost of unsold tickets that conferences bought up, that number jumps to over $400,000.

The last three national champions all lost money. In 2010, Alabama lost $1.86 million at the BCS National Championship game. In 2011, Auburn lost $614,106, and this past year, Alabama lost $1.9 million.[

Out of all the teams who played in the BCS over the past three years, no team sold out its allotment of tickets. Even at the 2012 BCS National Championship game in New Orleans, neither Louisiana State University nor Alabama sold out their tickets, despite the fact that the game was played a short drive from each school’s campus."
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jjmc85 · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:05 pm Post subject:

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SJGMoney · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:17 pm Post subject:

I agree, this 4 team "tourney" is a major step for these guys, finally the door opens up a crack. It's like a monk coming out of the mountains of Tibet and cracking a Bud Light. Basically a miracle. But the next thing you know the monk has a needle in his arm and we will have a nice 16 team "normal" playoff!!!
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BUMPA · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:19 pm Post subject:

Ron Gerlufson.

Yikes. Thanks for that memory..

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