Per Chick Stratino (Card Chronicle):

http://www.cardchronicle.com/2012/10/24/...dow-closes

Quotes of Interest:

"ESPN's manipulation of this situation has been well documented. If the Big East's schools are denied access to the system, they should pursue anti-trust litigation against all parties involved in their exclusion. That includes ESPN, the BCS commission, other leagues, and the NCAA. There is no reason why a league that is out-performing leagues with access, on the field, should be denied the right to complete for National Championships and access to big money bowls."

"This will get worse before it gets better. If ESPN has been working overtime to devalue/ degrade the Big East's football worth, while negotiating, I can't even imagine what they will do once the league takes it's product to the open market. Don't be surprised to see all Big East Football game regulated to online broadcasts, or ESPN Ocho."

"I honestly have no idea what will happen, but I do know that the Big East is in serious trouble if they have no access to the system beyond 2014. Perception will continue to decline, recruiting will probably suffer, and any hopes of a big East team making the four team playoff will slip quietly into the night."

ESPN Plus is part owner of the Bowl game in Houston...it is tangled to say the least.

Chick the same guy who had this awesome exchange w/McMurphy yesterday:

"Chick-Stratino:
@McMurphyESPN That's all I want, is for one person at ESPN to be honest about this. You, @KirkHerbstreit , anyone. The BE is a good league

McMurphyESPN:
@ChickStratino you need to ask 12 BCS commissioners why Big East will not get same share as power 5 (B12, P12, SEC, B1G, ACC), not me.

Chick-Stratino:
@McMurphyESPN No, I'm asking YOU why YOU/ ESPN continue to imply that the Big East is beneath all of them, when clearly they are not...

@McMurphyESPN I don't give a flying F#$% what any1 says, all this has been a well calculated plan orchestrated by ESPN& its gross"

https://twitter.com/ChickStratino/status...7903115266

Love this dude's fervor in supporting the BE and pushing back against the machine!

We're starting to see a lot of duplicate threads on this board (and in some cases triplicate).

(10-25-2012 09:39 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  We're starting to see a lot of duplicate threads on this board (and in some cases triplicate).

I agree, but what do you expect? This has a lot of folks stirred up.

Not a conspiracy guy but this is very let's just say strange:

1. This dropped on 24 October 2012...it all of a sudden went from a 90%-10% deal to now @ best 50%-50%. The BIG EAST exclusive window with ESPN closes on 1 November 2012

2. The site generally considered to be the 7th Bowl is Houston...a bowl part owned by ESPN Plus & whose TV Rights are controlled by ESPN.

Not say'n...juz say'n and this has JMO nothing to do with the other leagues-(C-USA, MWC, MAC & Sunbelt)...this is the "Bone thrown to the BIG EAST"...Now it appears it might be taken away and if this bone is taken away the BIG EAST would get hit BUT the other Former Non AQ who wanted AQ gone got what they wished and that is less access...cut nose to spit face.

(10-25-2012 09:39 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  We're starting to see a lot of duplicate threads on this board (and in some cases triplicate).

My bad if this article was posted already...I didn't see it out there but could have missed it though. If it hasn't been posted then I don't understand your comment.