re: Texas Tech has an ally in this thing??

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The champions of the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and Southeastern Conferences will have annual automatic qualification for a BCS game through the 2013 regular season, based on mathematical standards of performance during the 2004-2007 regular seasons

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This means when 2013 hits and the 9-team Big XII comes round to getting evaluated, the BCS will be critical. If only 3 of the 6 teams that they play are ever ranked regularly, which is about right, with TTU and A&M switching to be ranked, that doesn't look good. Plus, those 5 gimme schools don't help. There won't be a championship game either.
Things don't look good for that BCS auto bid if TTU leaves and the Big XII survives.

I know you are playing the devils advocate, but looking at the potential schedules and teams left, it doesn't look good for them to retain their BCS bid.