Wow, much better
http://www.themercury.com/K-StateSports/article.aspx?articleId=f8f6751b66b64dca88902c51c7b30132
One person Currie has been in contact with is Bill Hancock, the director of the BCS, who just happens to live in Kansas City. It's K-State's hope that if the Big 12 does dissolve that it can land with another conference with BCS affiliation or keep the BCS status for a new-look Big 12 that would include the remaining five, plus an additional number of institutions from other leagues.
"I know John Currie has talked with him," Schulz said. "And I think we're starting to make sure we understand how many teams would need to be left in the conference for us to maintain our BCS affiliation under the Big 12.
"We've asked some detailed questions about that… it was a soft set of questions and I wasn't involved in the conversations. But to be frank, the BCS is just going to have to wait and let this all settle out and see what's there and then decide what the next steps are. I was led to believe there will be some negotiation opportunities there as well."
You have to give Currie and Schulz credit for not crying, groveling, and looking desperate like the rest of the leftovers.
The good news with Hancock is that, while the BCS has no control over realignment, they do have control over which conferences get automatic BCS bids. And he seems to me to give the impression that the Big 12 might keep its bid if we can patch something decent together. For example, maybe we do some type of East/West merger with the Mountain West or something.
The bad news with Hancock is that he says this.
So why is Hancock so confident about the local three schools? Basketball. Hancock said he is surprised round ball hasn't played a larger role already in the realignment discussion. He said basketball, and the hardwood tradition at all three schools will help each one land on its feet.
http://www.kctv5.com/sports/23876581/detail.html
