There's going to be 8 to 10 teams eligible that are going to get left out under the new scenario. If you'd have stated you had to have a winning record, we wouldn't have increased any bowls because we were right at the edge.

The depth of this league is grossly understated. There's a lot of teams that can pull off an upset over George Washington. So yeah, I think it's a wide-open tournament.

The game would be in the footprint of Conference USA.

Jeff and I recently had several very productive discussions about our football program and its future. Our goals for the program are the same, continue to operate with a high regard for integrity and academic accomplishment, as well as reaffirming our spot as champions of Conference USA and contend for a BCS bowl. We will work together to ensure those goals are accomplished.

Other teams have problems deciding who will be picked, we have problems deciding who will be left out. Some very good players will miss out because we can only take 23.

Not only do we have to combat overtime use but we also have 19 members of the department eligible for retirement. We've had bulk retirements in the past. This year there are four who are going to make some move in the next six to eight months.