Does it matter if you fly to St. Louis or Provo ? I also like jumping to 14-16 with umass, St. Louis, Dayton, BYU and VCU. Fox could create monster hoops league

Big east

East: Umass, UConn, VCU, Providence, gtown, st j, SH, nova

West: DePaul, Marquette, St. Louis, Xavier, Dayton, Butler, CU, BYU

Format 14-4 for hoops so travel is reduced. Fox could also grab BYU and UConn Indy football.

(06-26-2019 09:04 AM)bluesox Wrote:  Does it matter if you fly to St. Louis or Provo ?

BYU would likely not go for that.

The move for Uconn makes since because whether you are flying to UH or any of the BE schools it's there won't be a massive increase or decrease in cost for a private flight. But.....Uconn gets to play their traditional rivals which is a value that cannot be measured on paper.

BYU has no traditional rivals in the Big East. And while they are decent I would hardly call BYU a "powerhouse". So neither side really benefits in this case. If they are going to join another conference they should join the AAC and try and bring a West Coast team with them.

No. BYU has a solid program but the travel cost would be enormous for both sides. I think the Big East would lose money on it.

If BYU could swing that though they’d be in great shape with a Big East payout on top of their football tv deal.

No. The obsession with even numbers is a football-driven thing. 12 actually works less well than 11 if football's not in the picture. Nevermind that BYU isn't a good program, they come with scheduling complications, and if you're going to go that far west you might as well just finally add Gonzaga and be done with it.

step 1 big east invites BYU for spot #12
Step 2 big 12 invites BYU and UConn football only
Step 3 big east and big 12 have cross over games