Attention BYU: BCS bids could get tougher

Attention mid-major conferences and independents: It’s getting tougher out there.

Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Silve said in a teleconference this week that commissioners might consider allowing more than two teams from a conference to play in BCS bowls.

In other words, the Southeastern and Big Ten conferences might send three teams to BCS bowls. Which in turn means the chances for a WAC or Mountain West team making the cut would lessen. Meanwhile, independent BYU and BCS-buster Boise State could find the path thornier than ever.

“I do know this: That Bill Hancock has put together a list of issues that he believes the commissioners and the BCS bowl oversight committee ought to be looking at as the BCS develops a position on upcoming negotiations. I think that’s one of them,” Silve said.

“I think there are going to be several issues that are important enough to have serious discussion about, and that would be one of them,” Silve continued.

Does this sound familiar?

The more the BCS insists it’s trying to be inclusive, the more it works to exclude teams that have the wrong pedigree. Got too many teams clamoring to get in your club? Tweak the admission rules. Or just hang out a sign that says, “No Commoners Allowed.”