Seem's like St. Joes, VCU, St. Louis, UMass, Dayton & perhaps even GW would effectively cut the head off of the A-10. Moreover, those schools seem like a nice fit geographically, competitively & culturally. It would also make the Big East about as big as it was last year and a league that would expect to get 7-10 teams in the Big Dance every year.

Please excuse an uneducated ECU fan that's just curious. I may be a neophyte to the Big East's focus or longterm agenda, but from the outside looking in, it ostensibly seems like an A-10 raid would be a smart move. Effectively destroy the biggest competition (as far as non-football conferences go) and it would certainly strengthen the league overall.