>>21817East coast bias.
Most of the teams are in the Eastern Time Zone, and since the PAC-10 is all out west by itself, none of you even get to see these teams play, and thus have no idea. The SEC,ACC,Big Least, Big 10 are all crammed together geographically... then the Big 12 out yonder, then the PAC-10 two time zones beyond that. If the MWC would fucking step up and finish a team in the Top 10 often enough to get an auto-BCS berth, that stigma would chance (they fucked that up this year, but that's a whole other thread)... but the point is, I've watched USC play, I've watched Texas play, and they're good.
Know who else is good? Cal (beat USC). And Ohio State (beat Texas). Who the FUCK did West Virginia beat? (no one). Who the FUCK did Michigan beat? (still waiting to see).
There are four teams of roughly equal skill at the top of the Big Yeast, WVU/UL/Pitt/Rutgers. When they all beat each other, maybe everyone will finally shut the fuck up. But it's a slow news week, so the media (also on the east coast) talks about these teams like they're legit.
Until you beat someone, you're not legit. Which doesn't make the Big East better-- it makes the ACC worse. Fuckers.