I think one of the big issues that has been very unintended, but very much reinforced by the media, is using this term BCS over and over again for purposes for which it was never considered, ... It was simply a way to support the bowl system and to provide a 1 vs. 2 game for the coaches, the players and the public. It's been really difficult for the conferences that don't have automatic ties to the Rose Bowl, the Sugar, the Orange or the Fiesta to constantly hear that they are 'non-BCS.'
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