1.   After a much-too-long period of forgettable Cotton Bowls, the conference finally gets an eligible team capable of winning a national championship.

2.   After the Rose Bowl, the Florida Citrus Bowl has the second selection from eligible Big Ten teams.

3.   But they were just one of four teams still eligible for the two remaining prizes.

4.   Fargas felt an extra amount of excitement during his first practice as an eligible team member after redshirting last season as a transfer from Michigan.

5.   The conference could have five teams eligible if Pittsburgh beats West Virginia Saturday.

6.   The other bowls have conference tie-ins that fill one slot in their games, and they select BCS eligible teams for the other spots.

7.   Those bowls, each with a conference tie-in, can determine their best match-ups among eligible teams.

8.   With Miami out of the bowl picture, the Big East would have only two teams eligible for postseason play, Virginia Tech and Syracuse.