RE: Yahoo's Wetzel: 8-team playoff is Big 12's key to survival
Lets not forget the threat of all the G5 schools that could get into the playoffs. Scott of the PAC 12 and Slive hinted that the future realignment for the P5 would that the P5 will grab all the good teams out of the G5 and maybe an FCS team or two to help break the P5 away from the rest. As long as a Boise State, Hawaii, San Diego State, Air Force, UNR, Fresno State, Houston, Memphis, Navy, UCF, USF, Marshall, Western Kentucky, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Western Michigan, Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Toledo, Appalachian State, North Dakota State, Southern Mississippi, BYU, East Carolina and Eastern Washington? All have beaten P5 or have made it to one of the big bowl games? It would eliminate the access bowl completely for the G5. The Big 12 had a chance on getting BYU, Boise State, UCF, USF, Houston, Memphis, East Carolina, Air force, Cincinnati and so forth, but blew it. The other Power conference are not really that choosy about adding G5 type schools like Louisville, Utah and TCU. Any of the schools I listed are P5 type schools.
|