OOC Games and some SEC vs. Big 10
An old post of mine from the SB Nation blog called "BCS Evolution" that I stumbled across when sifting through some archives - enjoy! =========================================================================== One of the reasons that the BCS system is so screwy and unsatisfying to so many people is the lack of interconference play. Typically, during the regular season an average FBS team will play 8 conference games, 1 game against an FCS opponent and 3 more out-of-conference (OOC) games in the regular season. Of these 3 games, maybe 1 will be against a team from an auto-qualifier (AQ) conference and 2 more against nAQs. PAC10 teams play an extra conference game ( though that will change with the additions of Utah and Colorado edit: incorrect per comments! ) and the Big East only plays 7 vs conference opponents. Plus or minus a game here and there, the 8x Conf./1x FCS/2x nAQ-OOC/1x AQ-OOC will hold for an AQ program. Auburn is a perfect example of this playing 8 c...