... flatlined. Peace and chiggen grease.

The World Is Ours Memphis

Indeed.

25 years from now when SFHusky is claiming that UConn was the best team in the ACC even though their record says they finished 7th and when Wilkie is creating his 12794th realignment scenario (UL is a LOCK for the 2nd Sun Belt BCS auto bid, baby!), we will all look back at the failure to invite Memphis in 2010 as the trigger leading to the demise of the Big East.

We will only look back at what could have been, NAY, what should have been! Peace and chiggen grease to you as well, friend.

So we have a Memphis fan saying the Big East has flatlined without them, an ECU fan saying that we will have our teams picked off one by one without them, and a UCF fan saying that we are getting worse without them and C-USA is getting better with them. Amazing.

CatsClaw,

I think we're doing pretty good for a zombie conference. Don't ya think?

Yeah, somehow we keep shuffling along, will wonder never cease?

The BE is just fine like it is. It is the #6 conf in the land out of 11.

CatsClaw,

I'm not going to say eone thing about the BE going to crap without ECU, Memphis, UCF, Temple or any other team. Just remember we are at the same place you (Cincy) was at before the invite. We just want to be included at the big boys table. We want the same opportunities as you have received under the BCS umbrella. Nothing more, nothing less. So bash us all you want for wanting the very same that you wanted back then. Cincy, was fortunate to get the invite and has done very well with the opportunity to date.

We as fans of the, BE's view of non-worthyness, schools just want the same opportunity. It's easy to look down on the teams left behind when you get to the big table and it's easy to forget about how it was when you were in the same position. I wish nothing but the best for Cincy, L'ville and USF as previous members of CUSA and as an indicator of what we, the lesser schools in your view, could achieve with the same BCS status as you have.

Do I think the BE will faill with it's current FB playing schools, NO, will it fail because none of the others were added after the expansion ended this season, NO, will it fail within the next 5 years, No, if no other schools leave. However, what I do believe, is that if the BE had been somewhat proactive and added at least one or two schools, those schools would have had time to recruit under the umbrella and that would have been a positive for everyone. When the new TV deals are worked out having those schools already working towards inclusion would/could have also helped with the negotiations as the direction of the conference (adding teams)would have been known at that time. Which school should have been added? Don't know. That's up to the powers that be to decide and determine which has the most to offer in it's current state and future growth on and off the field.

I do believe that at some point in the future if the Big 12 does go back to 12 members and a championship game, the BE will be forced to add more members and get on the same level with the other BCS conferences. It would seem to be better for the conferece as a whole to have added a couple teams now and couple later to get to 12 when needed.

Again, I think the BE will be fine as long as no one leaves and I hope they don't. The BE needs the current schools to remain.

(07-08-2010 11:15 PM)jamammy Wrote:  ... flatlined. Peace and chiggen grease.

(07-09-2010 06:47 AM)goodknightfl Wrote:  The BE is just fine like it is. It is the #6 conf in the land out of 11.

Perception and tv money yes. But if you look at the BCS ratings, OOC record and Bowl record, the BE is a little bit better than the 6th conference in the land.

As a real Tiger fan please ignore some of the idiots who come over here and post crap like that, remember all fan bases have them.

(07-09-2010 06:50 AM)animus Wrote:  

(07-09-2010 06:47 AM)goodknightfl Wrote:  The BE is just fine like it is. It is the #6 conf in the land out of 11.

Perception and tv money yes. But if you look at the BCS ratings, OOC record and Bowl record, the BE is a little bit better than the 6th conference in the land.

But it is all about $$$$, and perception. Over time the record will help with the $$$$ and perception, but in the short term it is a distant 3rd.

:ncaabbs: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ RULES $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

(07-09-2010 06:47 AM)goodknightfl Wrote:  The BE is just fine like it is. It is the #6 conf in the land out of 11.

This is not true, although you probably know this. This is a lie perpetrated by the media and talking heads. Every and I mean EVERY conference ranking based on actual performance, that has come out has shown the BE to be better than the 6th BCS conference.

(07-09-2010 11:33 AM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  

(07-09-2010 06:47 AM)goodknightfl Wrote:  The BE is just fine like it is. It is the #6 conf in the land out of 11.

This is not true, although you probably know this. This is a lie perpetrated by the media and talking heads. Every and I mean EVERY conference ranking based on actual performance, that has come out has shown the BE to be better than the 6th BCS conference.

The Big East needs to get back to winning BCS bowl games in order to change the perception.

(07-09-2010 05:33 AM)CatsClaw Wrote:  So we have a Memphis fan saying the Big East has flatlined without them, an ECU fan saying that we will have our teams picked off one by one without them, and a UCF fan saying that we are getting worse without them and C-USA is getting better with them. Amazing.

You know you can't live without Memphis. How are you going to make it through the day CC?

(07-08-2010 11:15 PM)jamammy Wrote:  ... flatlined. Peace and chiggen grease.

Knock it off, jerk.

Oops, personal attack - my bad. I'd better move this to the C-USA smack board.

????

Hey, we don't want this crap on our smack board...take it back to the Big East, since it is about the Big East.

The BE is a joke.

Nice to see a smack thread on our conference board about another conference and other teams I don't even care about.

(07-09-2010 02:11 PM)cb4029 Wrote:  The BE is a joke.

I should take this seriously. Who knows more about being "a joke" than (presumedly) a UAB fan?