But ...but..but..the same “lesser conference” folk was whinning about TCU not being in the big game this year...after all, they were undefeated....
You are correct...until they play in a conference with real caliber competition they are not going to the big game..
Not long ago Hawaii was undefeated and played the third place SEC team (Georgia)...before the game, all the lesser conference folk where bitching and moaning about Hawaii not being the the championship game...they got get 45-6.
Hawaii was an exception to the rule; most of the time these lesser conference bring their A games and perform. Last year the Utah Utes beat the Crimson Tide by the same margin as the National Champion Gators, and two years before that routed the Big East champion by 35 points. Boise State bested Oklahoma in the most memorable BCS bowl in history.
How many BCS games do they have to win before given a chance at the title?