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I can eat 50 eggs
The quest for inclusion in the BCS will soon be moot (or, as some would say, "mute," because that is silent, but wrong--or as others would say, "moo," for that is what cows would say, and who cares what a cow would say).
The conference realignment is creating an entirely new paradigm in major college football. The BCS, along with all other "established" institutions, will soon be scrambling for relevancy in the new reality.
One would hope that our administrators are not just looking at inclusion in Big-12/Pac-12, etc., but taking the long-term view of how best TCU can position itself for long-term significance and relevancy, however those terms might be interpreted in 2011+.
In my father's generation, we had national prominence in 1930s-50s.
We declined in 1960's.
We were SWC afterthoughts in 1970s.
In my generation, we were automatic wins for major college football from 1980s (with exception of 1+ year under Wacker).
We regained competitiveness in 1990s.
We regained national relevance in 2000s.
We retained national prominence in 2009-10.
What will we do in the 2010s (my children's generation)?
I, for one, do not presume to know the answer to this question. The track record of our administrators, our coaches, and most importantly our student athletes, leads me to be optimistic.
For example, in June 2010, it is far better to be a Frog than a Mustang.
The conference realignment is creating an entirely new paradigm in major college football. The BCS, along with all other "established" institutions, will soon be scrambling for relevancy in the new reality.
One would hope that our administrators are not just looking at inclusion in Big-12/Pac-12, etc., but taking the long-term view of how best TCU can position itself for long-term significance and relevancy, however those terms might be interpreted in 2011+.
In my father's generation, we had national prominence in 1930s-50s.
We declined in 1960's.
We were SWC afterthoughts in 1970s.
In my generation, we were automatic wins for major college football from 1980s (with exception of 1+ year under Wacker).
We regained competitiveness in 1990s.
We regained national relevance in 2000s.
We retained national prominence in 2009-10.
What will we do in the 2010s (my children's generation)?
I, for one, do not presume to know the answer to this question. The track record of our administrators, our coaches, and most importantly our student athletes, leads me to be optimistic.
For example, in June 2010, it is far better to be a Frog than a Mustang.
