ECU and UCF (and maybe Marshall) to the Football split
Memphis to the basketball split

(05-03-2010 09:32 PM)PurpleReigns2012 Wrote:  ECU and UCF (and maybe Marshall) to the Football split
Memphis to the basketball split

I've been saying those four schools are the likely front runners all along. The only problem is that it appears that we are losing three to the Big Ten. If that happens, its likely some of us end up in another conference and the Big East would no longer exist. If for some reason the remaining five do not find a home somewhere else, I think those are the schools you go to first to build a new nine team league. All of those schools have positives and negatives but those are probably the most solid IMO and are the most reasonable from a geographic standpoint.

The front runners are ECU, Memphis, UCF and Temple. Period.

(05-03-2010 10:13 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  The front runners are ECU, Memphis, UCF and Temple. Period.

As far as the BE is conserned, its Memphis, UCF and Memphis. Mike T. has a relationship with Memphis and they delivered the Liberty Bowl so they are number 1. UCF is the next logical choice and so on.

(05-03-2010 10:13 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  The front runners are ECU, Memphis, UCF and Temple. Period.

Listen to this guy, unbiased opinion.

(05-03-2010 10:16 PM)Atlanta Bull Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:13 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  The front runners are ECU, Memphis, UCF and Temple. Period.

As far as the BE is conserned, its Memphis, UCF and Memphis. Mike T. has a relationship with Memphis and they delivered the Liberty Bowl so they are number 1. UCF is the next logical choice and so on.

Conserned, eh?

(05-03-2010 10:16 PM)Atlanta Bull Wrote:  As far as the BE is conserned, its Memphis, UCF and Memphis. Mike T. has a relationship with Memphis and they delivered the Liberty Bowl so they are number 1.

And Number 3, too!

(05-03-2010 10:23 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:16 PM)Atlanta Bull Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:13 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  The front runners are ECU, Memphis, UCF and Temple. Period.

As far as the BE is conserned, its Memphis, UCF and Memphis. Mike T. has a relationship with Memphis and they delivered the Liberty Bowl so they are number 1. UCF is the next logical choice and so on.

Conserned, eh?

Any of that money at Temple going to a new spelling building?

Mike T means nothing in all this, he used Memphis for a quick paycheck and basically told them nothing. Now I think they will get in but it has nothing to do with Mike T.

(05-03-2010 10:25 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:23 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:16 PM)Atlanta Bull Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:13 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  The front runners are ECU, Memphis, UCF and Temple. Period.

As far as the BE is conserned, its Memphis, UCF and Memphis. Mike T. has a relationship with Memphis and they delivered the Liberty Bowl so they are number 1. UCF is the next logical choice and so on.

Conserned, eh?

Any of that money at Temple going to a new spelling building?

You catch on quickly; reread the post I quoted.

(05-03-2010 10:26 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:25 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:23 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:16 PM)Atlanta Bull Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:13 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  The front runners are ECU, Memphis, UCF and Temple. Period.

As far as the BE is conserned, its Memphis, UCF and Memphis. Mike T. has a relationship with Memphis and they delivered the Liberty Bowl so they are number 1. UCF is the next logical choice and so on.

Conserned, eh?

Any of that money at Temple going to a new spelling building?

You catch on quickly; reread the post I quoted.

Correction noted and apology given. Perhaps you should send some of that money to Memphis for a new spelling building for them, giving to those less fortunate than ourselves is important after all...

(05-03-2010 10:25 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:23 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:16 PM)Atlanta Bull Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:13 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  The front runners are ECU, Memphis, UCF and Temple. Period.

As far as the BE is conserned, its Memphis, UCF and Memphis. Mike T. has a relationship with Memphis and they delivered the Liberty Bowl so they are number 1. UCF is the next logical choice and so on.

Conserned, eh?

Any of that money at Temple going to a new spelling building?

You know, JHG, I thought your post was kind of a douche move. But the utter hilariousness of this post redeemed you.

(05-03-2010 09:32 PM)PurpleReigns2012 Wrote:  ECU and UCF (and maybe Marshall) to the Football split
Memphis to the basketball split

Big East survives if Big Ten only takes 1 or 2.

Central Florida, Memphis, and ECU join in either of those situations.


Big East does not survive if the Big Ten takes 3.

Central Florida, Memphis, and ECU join.
Navy would save the league as the 4th addition, but they ain't coming.
TCU, or Houston probably ain't coming either, eyeing a more geographically friendly option in the Big XII rescue plan.
Next best option is Southern Miss. Would they be enough to help the league survive this latest raid? Maybe. But doubtful.


There really are no other candidates in position to help the Big East right away.

(05-03-2010 10:30 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 09:32 PM)PurpleReigns2012 Wrote:  ECU and UCF (and maybe Marshall) to the Football split
Memphis to the basketball split

Big East survives if Big Ten only takes 1 or 2.

Central Florida, Memphis, and ECU join in either of those situations.


Big East does not survive if the Big Ten takes 3.

Central Florida, Memphis, and ECU join.
Navy would save the league as the 4th addition, but they ain't coming.
TCU, or Houston probably ain't coming either, eyeing a more geographically friendly option in the Big XII rescue plan.
Next best option is Southern Miss. Would they be enough to help the league survive this latest raid? Maybe. But doubtful.


There really are no other candidates in position to help the Big East right away.

Seems to me that adding three when you only lose two would present the same problem as adding one right now. Hasn't the hang up about adding a ninth football member been getting to 17 in other sports all along?

(05-03-2010 10:29 PM)HowardD11 Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:25 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:23 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:16 PM)Atlanta Bull Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:13 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  The front runners are ECU, Memphis, UCF and Temple. Period.

As far as the BE is conserned, its Memphis, UCF and Memphis. Mike T. has a relationship with Memphis and they delivered the Liberty Bowl so they are number 1. UCF is the next logical choice and so on.

Conserned, eh?

Any of that money at Temple going to a new spelling building?

You know, JHG, I thought your post was kind of a douche move. But the utter hilariousness of this post redeemed you.

Someone said earlier that the only school that could prevent this onslaught of schools leaving their current conferences is Notre Dame. Outside of that if the 5 mentioned teams join the Big 10, the BE is history because the Big 12 is going to invite UL and WVU and that my friends is really that simple.

UC, USF, and UConn may have to go independent for a year or two unless the ACC just finds it too enticing to have UConn out there needing a new home. And I am basing this on the assumption the SEC and ACC does not expand when the Big 10 does.

(05-03-2010 10:25 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(05-03-2010 10:23 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  Conserned, eh?

Any of that money at Temple going to a new spelling building?

My sincere hope is somehow the current 8 schools stay together and begin upgrading other programs to BCS level by a 2 or more phase expansion. The 1st phase would include bringing Temple and UCF in to the fold. Temple re-enforces our core footprint, brings back a traditional opponent for Syracuse, Rutgers, Pitt, WVU and Cincy and a logical and potentially emerging traditional opponent for UConn. Temple is making massive upgrades as an institution across the boards and to help underscore those efforts and secure our identity as best we can as a northeastern conference we should add them. UCF we know all about. The second phase would add ECU and Memphis, again we all know all about them. The only way this changes in my opinion is if BC is willing to come back home and if Maryland might be interested. Then our first phase should be directly to 12 schools adding BC, Maryland, Temple and UCF. If BC is in but Maryland isn't then we should go ahead with ECU in their stead.

I really like the looks of a conference with the following:
UConn, Syracuse, Rutgers, Temple, Pitt, WVU, Louisville, Cincy, UCF, USF
Nice balanced, geographically sensible conference that can form some great rivalries and ensure everyone a trip to Florida every year for recruiting purposes. I'd want to see a 9-game conference schedule in football and an 18-game double round robin conference schedule in men's and women's basketball.

I just don't see any scenario in which BC or Maryland would be interested in BE membership. It's just not gonna happen.

Luckily ECU and UCF are "talkin' the talk" and pouring money into their programs. As is Temple. Those 3 and Memphis are the serious candidates, assuming the BE isn't entirely ripped apart.

(05-03-2010 10:47 PM)wvucrazed Wrote:  I just don't see any scenario in which BC or Maryland would be interested in BE membership. It's just not gonna happen.

Luckily ECU and UCF are "talkin' the talk" and pouring money into their programs. As is Temple. Those 3 and Memphis are the serious candidates, assuming the BE isn't entirely ripped apart.

BC and Maryland would be crazy to leave the ACC. That wouldn't make financial sense whatsoever. I think eventually UConn and Temple will end up in the ACC. Possibly USF and UCF if FSU and Miami left for the SEC.

(05-03-2010 10:44 PM)brista21 Wrote:  Temple re-enforces our core footprint, brings back a traditional opponent for Syracuse, Rutgers, Pitt, WVU and Cincy and a logical and potentially emerging traditional opponent for UConn.

After this year, we'll have played UConn 5 times since 2002.