This is important given the West Virginia to SEC rumor coupled with this new rumor from the NY Times. If it happens I could the Big 12 becoming the raider. Your thoughts?

New Times Link

UConn and Rutgers are screwed unless the Big 10 saves us.

(09-16-2011 11:31 PM)uconnbaseball Wrote:  UConn and Rutgers are screwed unless the Big 10 saves us.

espn just announced it and no one denied it, so we pick up ucf and smu.
that ba$tard swofford will do anything to keep us down the bottom, he needs a beaten for sure.

I think Louisville, Cincinnati, South Florida, and TCU will stick with you. West Virginia should too, unless they get the SEC invite.

UConn
Rutgers
West Virginia/Missouri
Cincinnati
Louisville
South Florida
TCU
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Baylor

That gives us 11 maybe 12 teams. And we can add from:

Temple
East Caroline
Memphis
Central Florida
Houston
BYU

We will survive.

I just saw a tweet that sums all this up beautifully:

"Meanwhile the sport with the best postseason format gets screwed in favor of the sport with the dumbest. I can't effing stand it."

Anyway, Big East bros, it's been real, and I hope we all end up on the right side of the cartel. Even though the cartel completely sucks.

(09-16-2011 11:41 PM)Stookey57 Wrote:  

(09-16-2011 11:31 PM)uconnbaseball Wrote:  UConn and Rutgers are screwed unless the Big 10 saves us.

espn just announced it and no one denied it, so we pick up ucf and smu.
that ba$tard swofford will do anything to keep us down the bottom, he needs a beaten for sure.

Nobody's admitting or denying anything these days. Words mean nothing. Silence means nothing. Only when it all comes down will we know if "talking to" means "making a deal with"

Last one out turn off the lights. This should put an end to any hint of overt solidarity.

(09-17-2011 12:02 AM)BatonRougeEscapee Wrote:  Last one out turn off the lights. This should put an end to any hint of overt solidarity.

Well, the league survives in some form no matter what, right? The seven Catholics are going to stick together.

(09-17-2011 12:12 AM)justinslot Wrote:  

(09-17-2011 12:02 AM)BatonRougeEscapee Wrote:  Last one out turn off the lights. This should put an end to any hint of overt solidarity.

Well, the league survives in some form no matter what, right? The seven Catholics are going to stick together.

Obviously the Big East would survive, even if EVERY football school left. It would return to its roots as a basketball conference.

The New "Big East"

DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
Seton Hall
St. Johns
Villanova
Xavier?

I wonder if this is truly what John Marinatto wanted...

USFFan

(09-16-2011 11:48 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  I think Louisville, Cincinnati, South Florida, and TCU will stick with you. West Virginia should too, unless they get the SEC invite.

UConn
Rutgers
West Virginia/Missouri
Cincinnati
Louisville
South Florida
TCU
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Baylor

That gives us 11 maybe 12 teams. And we can add from:

Temple
East Caroline
Memphis
Central Florida
Houston
BYU

We will survive.

I don't think so, if Texas sticks with the Big XII even if Oklahoma/Okie State leave then really it time for Louisville/Cincinnati/USF/TCU & WVU to listen to what they have to offer.

Even if those leave, the remaining teams have enough to offer and schools to pick from to continue the league, but it might be time to form an all sports`league.

The worse that could happen to the league would be losing Pitt and Cuse to ACC and WV to SEC. If thats the case and assuming Big12 implodes by OU,OSU and AM leaving

East: Rutgers, UConn, USF, Louisville, Cinncinati, ECU, UCF
West: Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Iowa State, Baylor, TCU, Boise

(09-17-2011 07:25 AM)Cubanbull Wrote:  Even if those leave, the remaining teams have enough to offer and schools to pick from to continue the league, but it might be time to form an all sports`league.

The worse that could happen to the league would be losing Pitt and Cuse to ACC and WV to SEC. If thats the case and assuming Big12 implodes by OU,OSU and AM leaving

East: Rutgers, UConn, USF, Louisville, Cinncinati, ECU, UCF
West: Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Iowa State, Baylor, TCU, Boise

+3 good concept!

Adding ECU and UCF at that point will be homeruns. ECU is a very good football school, and UCF gives USF and the conference a great built-in rivalry...

The only question will be if the conference can keep their AQ status during their first evaluation period, and that will be completely up to the teams performing on the field...

As a Syracuse fan I am NOT in favor of this alleged move. A weaker conference, lower pay, controlled by nitwits in Carolina, shall I go on...

The remnants are still a viable AQ conference. I still hope this is nonsense.

(09-17-2011 07:25 AM)Cubanbull Wrote:  Even if those leave, the remaining teams have enough to offer and schools to pick from to continue the league, but it might be time to form an all sports`league.

The worse that could happen to the league would be losing Pitt and Cuse to ACC and WV to SEC. If thats the case and assuming Big12 implodes by OU,OSU and AM leaving

East: Rutgers, UConn, USF, Louisville, Cinncinati, ECU, UCF
West: Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Iowa State, Baylor, TCU, Boise

I would be perfectly fine with this ending point. A good mix of basketball and football tradition in that league.

(09-17-2011 07:25 AM)Cubanbull Wrote:  Even if those leave, the remaining teams have enough to offer and schools to pick from to continue the league, but it might be time to form an all sports`league.

The worse that could happen to the league would be losing Pitt and Cuse to ACC and WV to SEC. If thats the case and assuming Big12 implodes by OU,OSU and AM leaving

East: Rutgers, UConn, USF, Louisville, Cinncinati, ECU, UCF
West: Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Iowa State, Baylor, TCU, Boise

Texas Tech?

(09-17-2011 10:34 AM)BJUnklFkr Wrote:  

(09-17-2011 07:25 AM)Cubanbull Wrote:  Even if those leave, the remaining teams have enough to offer and schools to pick from to continue the league, but it might be time to form an all sports`league.

The worse that could happen to the league would be losing Pitt and Cuse to ACC and WV to SEC. If thats the case and assuming Big12 implodes by OU,OSU and AM leaving

East: Rutgers, UConn, USF, Louisville, Cinncinati, ECU, UCF
West: Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Iowa State, Baylor, TCU, Boise

Texas Tech?

I am assuming TT goes with Texas to ACC. If they do not and UT goes for all sports but football then Texas Tech replaces boise

(09-17-2011 07:25 AM)Cubanbull Wrote:  Even if those leave, the remaining teams have enough to offer and schools to pick from to continue the league, but it might be time to form an all sports`league.

The worse that could happen to the league would be losing Pitt and Cuse to ACC and WV to SEC. If thats the case and assuming Big12 implodes by OU,OSU and AM leaving

East: Rutgers, UConn, USF, Louisville, Cinncinati, ECU, UCF
West: Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Iowa State, Baylor, TCU, Boise

Despite the scheduling problems inherent with them, I think BYU is a wiser far-west partner than Boise. Much easier to get to and their fan base is nationwide.

Pitt, I can at least understand. But Syracuse? Really? Didn't they learn from the BC folly?

Hope they enjoy their 400 tickets at the Greensboro Coliseum.

Why is everybody acting like this latest rumor is a done deal? There have been a million done deals the past month, and A&M still hasn't even officially joined the SEC yet.