Big 12 in better shape than we think?

That is one shitty conference! No way they keep their automatic bid for long!

That may be a shittier conference than the Big East even with more teams. No conference with a service academy should ever have an automatic BCS bid.

Wouldn't they lose their conference status with the NCAA if they have less than 6 "long time" members?

Interesting question here. Without giving an opinion of the quality of football in this conference, there are other points of interest to consider.

1. If Big 12 remained viable, does that mean every school that left -- Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Okie State, Texas Tech, Nebraska, and Colorado -- have to pay 9 million dollars as an exit fee. That is 63 million dollars. That eases the pain somewhat.

2. If they kept the BCS bid, if I were Texas A&M, I might stay in the Big 12 and be a big fish in a little pond rather than a small but growing fish in a pond filled with sharks.

If NCAA tried to pull the BCS bid of the Big 12 after realignment, it would stink to high heaven as far as Congress thinks. What does Congress have to do with it? Ummm, plenty. First, in July hearings have already been called to discuss these kinds of issues. I don't think NCAA would pull the BCS bid. Too much fire.

Wow, this Big 12 alignment is a potential gang buster, literally. Would give Boise State membership in a BCS conference, along with all the other wanna be s.

You never know.