Would the OLD SWC be a BCS conference?

[Bennett4UT]

In honor of Arkansas week here is a hypothetical for yall....

If the old Southwestern Confrence still existed would it be a BCS conference?

The members were(with current conference):
Arkansas(SEC)
Baylor(Big 12)
Houston(Conf USA)
Rice(Conf USA)
SMU(Conf USA)
Texas(Big 12)
Texas A&M(Big 12)
TCU(Mountain West)
Texas Tech (Big 12)

 

[VolinArizona]

Hell, that's almost better than the current B12!

 

[GAVol]

I think so. Especially if you back to the days when Oklahoma in the conference. They cheated a lot in that conference, but they sure played good football.

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

You bet it would. That list is better than the Big East and just about as good as the Big 12. Pluse it would be a BCS conference because you have big time schools in Texas, Arkansas, Texas A&M and Baylor.

 

[hatvol96]

I think so. Especially if you back to the days when Oklahoma in the conference. They cheated a lot in that conference, but they sure played good football.

Oklahoma was never in the SWC. They were in the Big 8.

 

[hatvol96]

In honor of Arkansas week here is a hypothetical for yall....

If the old Southwestern Confrence still existed would it be a BCS conference?

The members were(with current conference):
Arkansas(SEC)
Baylor(Big 12)
Houston(Conf USA)
Rice(Conf USA)
SMU(Conf USA)
Texas(Big 12)
Texas A&M(Big 12)
TCU(Mountain West)
Texas Tech (Big 12)

The presence of Texas alone would get them a BCS automatic bid.

 

[GAVol]

Oklahoma was never in the SWC. They were in the Big 8.

Dangit . . . That's right. After I posted that I thought to myself "Wait a minute - then how did they play Nebraska every year?"

 

[tidwell]

I saw Oklahoma mentioned as being in the SWC in another thread and thought that sounded wrong. However, after researching it, they were a member of the SWC... from 1915 through 1919.

 

[GAVol]

I think with the Wishbone and probation, they just seem like such a natural fit for the SWC . . .

 

[hatvol96]

I think with the Wishbone and probation, they just seem like such a natural fit for the SWC . . .

Barry Switzer was way too cool to associate with the likes of Darryl Royal and Grant Teaff.

 

[GAVol]

I'm sure he hung out a lot with Dr. Tom.

 

[hatvol96]

I'm sure he hung out a lot with Dr. Tom.

You have a point.