The Southeastern Conference commissioner, Mike Slive, is a former head of the selection committee. He presided over it in 2009, when a record-low four teams from outside the Bowl Championship Series conferences were given at-large berths. When asked if runs by Butler and V.C.U. could change the selection process, Slive defended it with an answer that will roll eyes from the Big West to the America East.“There’s no criteria called major or midmajor and B.C.S. or non-B.C.S,” Slive said. “It’s really about teams. That’s been the philosophy, and I don’t think that’s changed.”

I think if that is true and it is about the teams then youdefinitely have to mandate the number of OOC home / road games because that is where the biggest abiloityof the Nig 6 lies is in staying at home and playing at home where in college hoops you have ahugechance of winning. Without that ability ot move a team out of cameron or the Phog you still have a heck of a mountain to climb.......although San Diego started with 5 games onthe road thisyear.

Even if you take a look at the MAC, programs like Kent and Akron are able to reload more easilty that what they could have 10 years ago. There was a time when a MAC team would win the league in a particular year whenever they had the two most dominant players. All the schools in the MAC rotated in the top spot. Butler in the Horizon, Kent in the MAC, Gonzaga in the WCC, VCU in the CAA have stayed at or near the top in their leagues for a decade. There is something else going on to in that low to mid level BCS programs are losing out on players to the better mid majors. Then those mid to low tier BCS teams aren't winning in their leagues because of it, further eroding the stature they have in recruiting. Don't forget its really only the very strongest non Big 6 schools that can reach a plurality in their native recruting space against the BCS.