(12-07-2011 11:39 PM)ECU-DMB Fanatic Wrote:  

(12-07-2011 07:35 PM)TOGC Wrote:  ECU will never get in for the same reason USM will never get in.

No market.

End of story.

About as clear and concise as you can get. I just do not understand why some people can not realize this fact. It does not matter to the Big East how many fans you put in the stands. It does not matter to the Big East how good or bad of a program you have. The bottom line is clear regarding the Big East and their current expansion, TV sets in your local market. TV sets represent potential, the TV sets, the more TV revenue potential in the Big East's eyes. Outside of Boise St it is crystal clear that they value large markets over any other factor. We all know why Boise St was added even though they are not a large market school. My fellow ECU fans just need to accept the facts and move on....The Big East has no interest in ECU, we are located in a rural market thus we do not fit into their current business model.

You nailed it. I don't know why other ECU fans can't accept it.

Congratulations to all the big market schools that made the move. We can't pick our school up and move it, so there's no sense worrying about it. I'll be in the stands regardless. Let's make the alliance all it can be.