Before we get to today’s debate, which promises to be interesting for both golf and sports fans, I want to point out a few media outlets who have extended our The Big East in the BCS Debate from last week.
First, Salt Lake Tribune columnist Lya Wodraska devoted some ink to putting the Big East-BCS debate in the context of other emerging conferences like the Mountain West which the Utah Utes belong to. She makes an excellent point that potential of a conference is something to take into account when assessing the current BCS landscape. Of the current non-BCS conferences the Mountain West certainly has earned the most respect with BYU, TCU, and Utah all achieving double digits wins in 2008. Check her column out.
Greg Auman, University of South Florida beat reporter for the St. Petersburg Times, also highlighted our Big East debate, in a different light (obviously). The general sense out of central Florida seems to be that the value of the Big East as a football conference is not getting enough credit, considering the realigned conference from a few years ago has shown average results, not below average. Auman’s post, and blog, are worth a read.
Last, ESPN sports talk radio personality Matt McClusky had our very own Bleacher Fan on his show last week to discuss the verdict in the Big East-BCS debate. McClusky’s show is based out of upstate New York, the heart of Big East country, and even he had to admit the Big East is treading on thin football ice.
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