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EM_PumaI'm looking at this as if we remain on the independent road and not join a conference. What would it mean to BYU scheduling if BYU beats Texas at Texas? Will it make it harder for BYU to schedule future BCS teams? Would some of these contracts that TH has mentioned for some time that are in the works never reach fruition?
Houston Nutt said it himself in the BYUtv pregame show that he wishes someone would have asked him about scheduleing BYU in their opening game. When you're looking at someone that is already being identified by ESPN as being one of the current college coaches in the hot seat, that has to make a coach cringe to ink a contract with BYU.
Personally I believe it will have a significant impact. Ask Boise as well. How many future games with BCS opponents have you seen them line up?
What is the incentive for a school to schedule BYU?
They get the butts in the seats and the eyes on the TV, more than many current BCS teams and more than any non AQ. They usually get a tough game that looks good on the schedule if they beat BYU, but most of these powerhouse BCS teams aren't worred about those issues more than making a BCS bowl. If that is the biggest cash cow, then it negates the power that BYU has in being a desireable opponent on those issues.
In the almost perfect football world that Notre Dame lives in, BYU could be happy. To have the power to always have your own TV contract (which I think we do) AND get just about anybody you want to come play you straight up with home/home series and to get a BYU type school to give you 2-fers; with the excellent BCS access ND has, we'd be happy as a clam.
I just don't know if we can get to where we want to be. Power is a balance, if you gain some, someone is losing theirs. It's like a bench seat. There is only so much seating space and if someone give you the space to sit down, then someone else is getting pushed off. I believe there is a finite amount of seating and no one is going to give in unless they don't have a choice. We certainly cannot win this game by losing, but winning could take it's toll to make our situation more difficult.
Houston Nutt said it himself in the BYUtv pregame show that he wishes someone would have asked him about scheduleing BYU in their opening game. When you're looking at someone that is already being identified by ESPN as being one of the current college coaches in the hot seat, that has to make a coach cringe to ink a contract with BYU.
Personally I believe it will have a significant impact. Ask Boise as well. How many future games with BCS opponents have you seen them line up?
What is the incentive for a school to schedule BYU?
They get the butts in the seats and the eyes on the TV, more than many current BCS teams and more than any non AQ. They usually get a tough game that looks good on the schedule if they beat BYU, but most of these powerhouse BCS teams aren't worred about those issues more than making a BCS bowl. If that is the biggest cash cow, then it negates the power that BYU has in being a desireable opponent on those issues.
In the almost perfect football world that Notre Dame lives in, BYU could be happy. To have the power to always have your own TV contract (which I think we do) AND get just about anybody you want to come play you straight up with home/home series and to get a BYU type school to give you 2-fers; with the excellent BCS access ND has, we'd be happy as a clam.
I just don't know if we can get to where we want to be. Power is a balance, if you gain some, someone is losing theirs. It's like a bench seat. There is only so much seating space and if someone give you the space to sit down, then someone else is getting pushed off. I believe there is a finite amount of seating and no one is going to give in unless they don't have a choice. We certainly cannot win this game by losing, but winning could take it's toll to make our situation more difficult.