Normally the a typical USM poster on here starts a thread about how this conference or that conference has more ranked teams or higher ranked teams than the Big East. We get it, the Big East in its current form has had horrid performance the past 2 seasons. Keep in mind that Big East Football has still been significantly better than CUSA football since 2004 though except for the last 2 years. Regardless, the CFB viewing population would rather see a BE team make a BCS bowl over a CUSA team. Why? Because there are more fans of BE schools than CUSA schools. If CUSA had the larger fanbases that allowed that conference to get the better TV ratings, then the BCS would figure out a way to include CUSA into the BCS and possibly send the BE packing. The primary reason for the bowls is not for a playoff - it has always been about the TV ratings and the match ups against more established schools. Unless your school is a true powerhouse on the level of a true BCS buster, no one wants to see your school on TV during the bowl games. That is reality, and you guys better learn to accept that. It's why your TV contracts suck because no one wants to watch your schools on TV.