(02-14-2012 12:07 PM)exCincy Kid Wrote: I am surprised Temple is seriously considering a football only offer (mostly due to not seeing how the dollars line up favorably), and I'd have a heart attack if Temple agreed to move all sports...that would cost them beaucoup traveling dollars (for non revenue sports) and again, provide little in the way of a tangible new rival. To me the key is the assumed $2.5MM exit fee from the MAC...if true that is poses a very high financial hurdle since Temple's "end game" is to get to the BE eventually and they have no long term real interest in C-USA (or the Alliance thingy) .....then they'll be another exit fee from the Alliance to deal with.
I see you on some of these concerns on the Temple side. Whatever they want to do is there is business I suppose and it won't hurt the MAC very much if they leave.
On a more interesting note, Brett McMurphy is saying that he Pitt and Syracuce plan to move up their departure date from the Big East that was going to be 2014 to 2013.
In 2013, the first year of the new Big East TV contract the BE will only have 11 teams unless they expand again.
West: SDSU, Boise, SMU, Houston, Memphis, Louisville
East: Cincinnati, Rutgers, UConn, USF, UCF, ???
This might open up room at the BE Inn for Temple, particularly as the alarm is sounding among BE leadership for a need to do something to improve BE basketball.