It's an honest, flabbergasted question for anyone who can explain.
But first, a little bit of background. I remembered this morning that Boise State University played Texas Christian University in the Fiesta Bowl last night. I've been around enough sports fans to know that that was a big game "because there's a Mountain West team playing." I also know that Ryan and I cheer for Mountain West teams when they play in a bowl game (even if it's the Utes, if they're not playing BYU ... don't tell).
So I asked Ryan if BSU won like we hoped they would.
And he told me that THEY'RE NOT EVEN IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE.
I know the BCS does things in weird ways, but in all the planning and deciding what teams belong to which conference, did no one interject, "Wait a minute. Texas doesn't have any mountains!"?
I think our school systems need a bigger emphasis on geography.
4 comments:
Before the University of Idaho was in the WAC(which is what BSU is in right now) it was in the Sunbelt Conference. Riddle me that one.
I mean, I get how it works. But couldn't they come up with more generic names? Like the Jocks Conference, the Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell-About-Steriods-Use Division, the Spandex Shorts League?
I have no idea the answer to your question, but I do think it is too FUNNY. It's so true. They are not very geographical. I've wondered the same thing about the divisions in the NBA (the sport my husband is a die hard fan and thus I have become one). From what the men at work say (mostly Ute fans) the BCS is basically messed up any way. Hope you find an answer. :)
Maybe they could rename it, the slightly hilly west conference.
Yah, and I've always thought the "Big10" and "Big 12" was just flat-out braggin'...
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