Michigan State and the BCS

1. There were three BCS At-Large selections. Stanford (Ranked 4^th). Virginia Tech (11^th). Michigan (13^th). Since the Sugar Bowl lost their SEC team to the national championship game, they got first pick of the At-Large selections. They chose Michigan, even over 4^th-ranked Stanford.
2. Michigan was not chosen over Michigan State. MSU was not even eligible to be selected.
3. MSU should be glad Michigan got a BCS bid. If Michigan wasn’t selected, MSU would be playing in the Insight Bowl.

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The real message sent to MSU fans didn't come from the BCS but from the Capital One Bowl. The BCS is based on votes and isn't controlled by either MSU or UofM. But the Capital One Bowl had the choice of any Big 10 team except Wisconsin and UofM. There was no vote or ranking but all they needed to do is pick. And they picked Nebraska.

Bowl games are not about the football matchup. They never have been going all the way back to the first bowl game which was to boost tourism in the Pasadena area. The game matchup was so bad, the game was ended early.

MSU played 7 home games this year. They sold out 3 (Youngstown State, Michigan, and Wisconsin). Senior Day didn't sell out (they were short by about 900). Didn't those seniors deserve better fan support? In 2010 the MSU game at Ford Field had about 29,000 empty seats in a 65,000 seat stadium. The 2010 Senior Day fell short of selling out by about 4,000 seats. Didn't those seniors deserve better fan support?

On the other hand, according to the Nebraska website, their last home game not sold out was in mid-1962. The Nebraska teams and fans have made Nebraska a national brand.

This year's MSU team is good. However has the MSU fan base made MSU a national brand? The Capital One Bowl is saying they have not.