My thoughts exactly!!!daspollak wrote:Who would recruits rather play for? Teams that can get to bowl games, or teams that never make it. Look the game stung, but in the long run it will help in recruiting. "We have a team that can make a bowl game, but you can make us extra special. Why not come to Bowling Green, we need you." Sounds pretty good doesn't it?gmartin wrote:Recruiting edge? Your kidding right. We played in bowl games 2 of the last 3 years. Do you think losing to Tulsa by 60 points helped out recruiting. Also have to remember, if BSU goes to a BCS game, the MAC splits the 12 million dollar payout. BG would get about 1 million dollars from that game alone. The money is split evenly after all travel expenses have been taken out. You say it may be the only time you will get a chance to see BG in a bowl game. This may be the ONLY CHANCE EVER a MAC school will play in a BCS game. Ball State is #14 right now. I see 6 more upsets coming in the upcoming weeks, more once the Big 12 and SEC tournaments come around. Ball Sate, if they win out, in my estimate will move up to #8. Top 12 get a chance at the BCS, top 6 guarantee. But I am saying if BALL STATE winning the MAC Championship would put them in the Top 6 BCS teams would you want BSU or BG to win.
Also, BG would not get as much money as you might think. The non-BCS school has to split that money with all the schools that are not in the BCS. Our conference would get a little more than the rest, but you're looking at 100k maybe. The system sucks, but the BCS did this to keep any non-BCS schools from being able to rise up to elite status.
If you're a BG fan, you root for your team. I don't care if it eliminates Ball St. from a shot at the National Title. I pulling for the Bulls tonight, and for BG to finish this season strong.
Go BG and Roll Along!
Something to Ponder?
I haven't read all the posts, i'm busy trying to do work (AZZ distracts me as much as facebook) but if it were BSU v. Buff or wheover, you better beleive i'd be calling for BSU to crush and roll into a BCS game...but i can't root against BGSU...it why i can't bet on teams li like...even if i think they'll lose, i just can't bring myself to do it. Its a lose lose...either my team loses, or i make money...i can't be completely happy...lets worry about getting there and then hope we can play with BSU/CMU...but first, lets go Bulls!!! (tied in OT as i'm writing this)
