Read Sports Geek’s argument that the Mountain West Conference does not belong in the BCS and Bleacher Fan’s argument that the Mountain West Conference does belong in the BCS.
We are two weeks into the 2009 college football season and we are starting to see separation between the pretenders and contenders and the “haves” and “have nots.” Some of these pretenders are in BCS conferences while some contenders are in non-BCS conferences like the Mountain West Conference.
The MWC is starting to get national support in terms of getting a BCS berth. Teams like Utah, TCU, and BYU are competing in and winning showcase games on a consistent basis while the ACC and Big East continue to float around in mediocrity. This is the second year of a four year evaluation period in which…
“The 2008-2011 regular seasons will be evaluated under the same standards to determine if other conferences will have annual automatic qualification for the games after the 2012 and 2013 regular seasons.”
The MWC got off to a good start last year with an undefeated season by Utah in which they beat Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. This year, BYU’s defeat of national championship contender Oklahoma has amplified the call for an possible automatic BCS bid for the Mountain West champion.
The Sports Debates has already debated the legitimacy of the Big East being in the BCS. Now, it is time for my colleagues to debate whether or not the MWC deserves a spot in the Bowl Championship Series. Quite simply, does the Mountain West Conference deserve a spot in the BCS?
Bleacher Fan will argue that the MWC deserves a spot in the BCS while Sports Geek will argue that the MWC does not deserve a spot yet. We would, as always, love some feedback from Mountain West Conference supporters.
Ready, set, go!
