(03-31-2021 05:51 PM)mikeinsec127 Wrote:  The problem with the Paterno conference was an issue of revenue sharing. JPa wanted equal revenue sharing for all sports but football. That revenue would be split according to home attendance. Even then State Penn had a stadium far larger than the other schools. That is why BC, Cuse and eventually Pitt accepted the BE invites. Rutgers and Temple stuck with the Penn St plan until it was dead. By then it was too late to get back into the BE picture because the spots were offered to Seton Hall and Villanova.

Rutgers was able to eventually get into the Big East. Unfortunately Temple wasn't as lucky (well they were let in and then Villanova and the Catholic 7 left, kind of like when the cool kids invite you to the party and then 5 minutes after you get there leave)