[NU Sports] could the BCS form its own division?

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

> On the heels of one of the best seasons in school history,
> we can't get 20,000 NU fans in the seats for an average Big
> Ten game. We probably didn't draw 25,000 NU fans to a night

We had more than 25K vs. PSU.

But seriously, I am just sick of the whole attendance talk -- we've put a darn good product on the field for 15 years with more bang for the buck than anywhere else with upsets and thrilling finishes, and if Chicago can't get on board with that, tough. Forget 'em!

Plus, I really think it's unfair to look at attendance numbers this year with the economic downturn -- everyone's hurting this year. Sunday's Arizona Republic had a big article on how the Suns -- Arizona's most favorite of teams -- had their sellout streak broken despite a great start to the year ... and ASU, never able to fill their huge stadium despite having the largest student body in America and a huge local alumni base, is really struggling ... and how even the Fiesta Bowl is in big trouble (and the tickets this year are renewable for next year's title game).

The NFL is even struggling to fill seats (and not just in Jacksonville) -- so yes, we have attendance woes, but this year is something that goes far beyond the usual NU problems.

As for forming their own division, John did a pretty good job explaining why this can't happen -- the big boys need the MACs and WACs to feast on for home games, money, stats and wins. Heck, what would Florida, Texas or Penn State do if they could only play BCS league teams?:)

But I still think this is gonna be a veeeeery interesting BCS finish if TCU and Boise win out. Of course, Utah could save the embarrassment by topping TCU this week, so we'll see what happens.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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