(05-22-2012 04:30 PM)BadWillHunting Wrote:  

(03-01-2012 02:46 PM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(02-29-2012 12:04 PM)ollin Wrote:  I say give it a try. Can't get any worse than this.

^ This. ^

That must be every Boston College fan in the United States... right there.

And every VT fan as well

ACC has been embarrassed a few times by "neutral site" games.

Let's face it: We are not the SEC in terms of fan interest and traveling. A title game at the campus of the higher-ranked or best-record team makes much more sense.

All the new guys are about to get a quick lesson in BE football...The leadership sucks. Go ahead and have it in NYC jut to demolish the football members, because deep down thats what the BE ultimate goal seems to be....If it wasn't they would start making more obvious choices. Instead they they do the complete opposite.

The championship game will be hosted by the best divisional champ and that's the best thing or the league

(05-22-2012 06:07 PM)Cubanbull Wrote:  The championship game will be hosted by the best divisional champ and that's the best thing or the league

Yep.

(05-22-2012 06:01 PM)cardshouse Wrote:  All the new guys are about to get a quick lesson in BE football...The leadership sucks. Go ahead and have it in NYC jut to demolish the football members, because deep down thats what the BE ultimate goal seems to be....If it wasn't they would start making more obvious choices. Instead they they do the complete opposite.

Oh god, get a grip. The league has done more to help you than you know. Without the big east you do not upgrade all if your facilities and upgrade your athletic dept. Quit whining and realize how lucky you have it. You could have ended up like Memphis.

(05-22-2012 06:01 PM)cardshouse Wrote:  All the new guys are about to get a quick lesson in BE football...The leadership sucks. Go ahead and have it in NYC jut to demolish the football members, because deep down thats what the BE ultimate goal seems to be....If it wasn't they would start making more obvious choices. Instead they they do the complete opposite.

But aren't a lot of these coming out of these meetings kind of going in the right direction? From what I am hearing coming out of these, the FB schools seem to be doing things right and trying to right the ship - unlike FB schools at these meetings in the past, which helped to contribute to the current state of the BE.

Things like putting the CCG at the high seed division winner instead of in NYC at Yankee Stadium, marketing the hell out of FB much more than ever before, encouraging yearly divisional rivalries, etc.

All that seems like a conference that is finally getting it. Of course the presidents can throw around their weight ultimately. But just like in the past, that will be all on them, not the conference leadership. The presidents are the ones that set policy, not the commissioner's office.

what a horrible idea...just say NO to NYC for a BE football championship....this ain't basketball here

(05-22-2012 06:01 PM)cardshouse Wrote:  All the new guys are about to get a quick lesson in BE football...The leadership sucks.

You forget where we came from.

(05-22-2012 08:42 PM)Wooglin157 Wrote:  

(05-22-2012 06:01 PM)cardshouse Wrote:  All the new guys are about to get a quick lesson in BE football...The leadership sucks. Go ahead and have it in NYC jut to demolish the football members, because deep down thats what the BE ultimate goal seems to be....If it wasn't they would start making more obvious choices. Instead they they do the complete opposite.

But aren't a lot of these coming out of these meetings kind of going in the right direction? From what I am hearing coming out of these, the FB schools seem to be doing things right and trying to right the ship - unlike FB schools at these meetings in the past, which helped to contribute to the current state of the BE.

Things like putting the CCG at the high seed division winner instead of in NYC at Yankee Stadium, marketing the hell out of FB much more than ever before, encouraging yearly divisional rivalries, etc.

All that seems like a conference that is finally getting it. Of course the presidents can throw around their weight ultimately. But just like in the past, that will be all on them, not the conference leadership. The presidents are the ones that set policy, not the commissioner's office.

You are correct...just that some like to be Debbie Downers at every turn.

(05-23-2012 08:49 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(05-22-2012 08:42 PM)Wooglin157 Wrote:  

(05-22-2012 06:01 PM)cardshouse Wrote:  All the new guys are about to get a quick lesson in BE football...The leadership sucks. Go ahead and have it in NYC jut to demolish the football members, because deep down thats what the BE ultimate goal seems to be....If it wasn't they would start making more obvious choices. Instead they they do the complete opposite.

But aren't a lot of these coming out of these meetings kind of going in the right direction? From what I am hearing coming out of these, the FB schools seem to be doing things right and trying to right the ship - unlike FB schools at these meetings in the past, which helped to contribute to the current state of the BE.

Things like putting the CCG at the high seed division winner instead of in NYC at Yankee Stadium, marketing the hell out of FB much more than ever before, encouraging yearly divisional rivalries, etc.

All that seems like a conference that is finally getting it. Of course the presidents can throw around their weight ultimately. But just like in the past, that will be all on them, not the conference leadership. The presidents are the ones that set policy, not the commissioner's office.

You are correct...just that some like to be Debbie Downers at every turn.

Agree. I've followed the BE for a long time, as many know. Most, if not all, of the criticism of Tranghese, and then Marinatto, seemed well deserved. The BE seemed to be pulling itself in several different directions, and couldn't come to consensus on anything.

I'm convinced that Memphis and UCF were close to admission two years ago, a few weeks before TCU was invited, and they were blocked by football schools, NOT BB schools. Since it's water under the bridge now, the three schools that Memphis officials were told blocked us were Syracuse, Pitt and WVU. What a coincidence, huh? But I heard those names two years ago, long before we knew who was leaving.

I have no way to be certain about who blocked us, or if other names were involved. I only know we were blocked, but I heard the same 3 names from several contacts close to the UM prez and AD, as well as FedEx.

My real point is, those schools, who obviously were unhappy with the BE, are leaving, and starting with the expansion decisions, things seem to have been done differently around here.

Of course, the schools remaining from the 2005 BE aren't thrilled, but I think the BE did the best it could with moving forward, when many thought it would collapse again. Now we're back to getting a pretty good TV contract, if things settle down.

And the other things coming out of the meetings this week all seemed positive, and certainly focused on FB, and on the things that affect all members the most.

i don't want a championship football game...

the ACC does this and it's embarassing....nobody goes. The SEC does it and it's packed. If we did it, we would look more like the ACC game than the SEC game.

pass

(05-24-2012 09:31 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  i don't want a championship football game...

the ACC does this and it's embarassing....nobody goes. The SEC does it and it's packed. If we did it, we would look more like the ACC game than the SEC game.

pass

If we do it, it will be like the PAC Ten and the team with the best record in conference will host it. If their records are the same than the team that won head to head will host it. If they did not play head to head than the team ranked the highest by some measure will host it.

Big East Championship will be fun and a moneymaker.

(05-24-2012 09:31 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  i don't want a championship football game...

the ACC does this and it's embarassing....nobody goes. The SEC does it and it's packed. If we did it, we would look more like the ACC game than the SEC game.

pass

There would be very few empty seats for a Big East championship game. I know UConn would be sold out. SMU would sell out, or come close.

I'm not sure how many people would watch on TV nationally (probably more than the C-USA championship, and that game has gone fairly well).

(05-24-2012 10:29 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  

(05-24-2012 09:31 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  i don't want a championship football game...

the ACC does this and it's embarassing....nobody goes. The SEC does it and it's packed. If we did it, we would look more like the ACC game than the SEC game.

pass

There would be very few empty seats for a Big East championship game. I know UConn would be sold out. SMU would sell out, or come close.

I'm not sure how many people would watch on TV nationally (probably more than the C-USA championship, and that game has gone fairly well).

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If Boise was ever good enough to host a BE Champ game it would sell out
in one day or less, even in a snow storm.
GO BRONCOS

(05-24-2012 09:31 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  i don't want a championship football game...

the ACC does this and it's embarassing....nobody goes. The SEC does it and it's packed. If we did it, we would look more like the ACC game than the SEC game.

pass

Hasn't the ACC CCG been played at a neutral site in the Georgia Dome? That might explain why attendance is so bad, especially since you don't necessarily know the participants until late.

I think having it at the host team's site will facilitate a lot larger crowd.

(05-25-2012 01:16 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(05-24-2012 09:31 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  i don't want a championship football game...

the ACC does this and it's embarassing....nobody goes. The SEC does it and it's packed. If we did it, we would look more like the ACC game than the SEC game.

pass

Hasn't the ACC CCG been played at a neutral site in the Georgia Dome? That might explain why attendance is so bad, especially since you don't necessarily know the participants until late.

I think having it at the host team's site will facilitate a lot larger crowd.

Neutral site? Yes.
Georgia Dome? No.

The SEC game is in the Georgia Dome. The very first one was in Birmingham in 1992. I think the ACC games have been in Jacksonville and maybe Charlotte.

(05-24-2012 09:31 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  i don't want a championship football game...

Whew!!!

Glad you are not in charge!

2013 and Big East's first ever Conf Championship Game can't get here soon enough!

(05-25-2012 01:16 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(05-24-2012 09:31 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  i don't want a championship football game...

the ACC does this and it's embarassing....nobody goes. The SEC does it and it's packed. If we did it, we would look more like the ACC game than the SEC game.

pass

Hasn't the ACC CCG been played at a neutral site in the Georgia Dome? That might explain why attendance is so bad, especially since you don't necessarily know the participants until late.

I think having it at the host team's site will facilitate a lot larger crowd.

This.

Any conference program who appears in the game will have an energized fanbase and that thing will average close to a sell-out in anyone's stadium.

Addition / Amplification:

Season Ticketholders would get priority on champ. game tix, just as they do for other championships.

Motivation for Big East Fans to BUY SEASON TICKETS. Win-Win.