big east talking to fresno state and unlv.
seriously, how in the hell do they still have an automatic bcs berth?
big east talking to fresno state and unlv.
seriously, how in the hell do they still have an automatic bcs berth?
They don't, per se. Once the BCS expires, they'll lose their Tier 1 status. The only reason they still have it, say, next year, is because the exodus isn't happening until the year after.
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Boise State has officially announced that they're staying in the Mountain West instead of boarding the sinking ship of the Big East.
Thank goodness... now hopefully SDSU follows their lead.
Originally Posted by gschwendt
So ridiculous.
Damnit! I thought I was finally once and for all done and through with preseason conference changes in my CC/Tulsa dynasty.
Also: Boise retains TV rights to their home games. The only school with such a deal.
EDIT: Does seem to be some debate on whether Boise retains the rights, or the MWC is just going to sell them as a separate package (which, presumably, the bulk of the money would go to Boise).
Last edited by JeffHCross; 12-31-2012 at 05:21 PM.
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Hey, I don't give a damn if it's to the future non-BCS Big East, it's still "moving up" per se.
Received via Navy Sports Information Department email, attributed to ESPN.com
By Andy Katz
The remaining Big East athletic directors will meet in Dallas on Jan. 11 to discuss their latest moves, including the update on the television negotiations. Tulsa and UMass have been discussed as possible additions if the Big East decides to expand, according to multiple sources. Rice and Southern Miss were also tossed around. Meanwhile, the Mountain West expects to move on San Diego State by the end of this week, according to a league source. The MWC has to decide if it will go to 12 or 14. The MWC has interest in SMU and Houston, but SMU has let it be known to the MWC it has no interest as the Mustangs and Cougars are set to go to the Big East. UTEP desperately wants to be in the MWC, according to a source, and is on the MWC list. BYU is the first choice for the MWC but at this juncture the Cougars want to remain independent in football, WCC in other sports.
Twitter is saying that SDSU will stay in MWC and that FAU & MTSU will bail in 2013 (a year early) to CUSA. Expect Tulsa to get an invite to the Big East soon.
SDSU confirmed to be staying in the MWC.
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Ugh. I'm never gonna be able to go one season in my dynasty without changing something in the conference alignments.
Suggestion: Just stop. Based on the last few months, half of them won't come to pass anyway.
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Sources tell ESPN that FAU and MTSU will join CUSA.
They're already joining, it's just that they're expected to join a year early (ie 2013-2014). The only matter is the amount of the buy-out... SBC voted in a new buyout this year and FAU & MTSU are fighting it.
Man, why couldn't I be a student trainer at Southern Miss now? Trips to Miami and Boca Raton? Sweet!
Tulsa and Southern Miss are now Big East targets
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Oh, good grief. Just implode that conference, it's brand is ruined.
At least the SWC had the decency to die.
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At least they're going after decent teams. Southern Miss and Tulsa have been right up there as two of the best/better teams from C-USA. The Big East has already taken the previous best teams in Houston, UCF, etc, so now it's time for USM and Tulsa. It's better than going after Memphis (who is only worth a damn in basketball).
Decent by C-USA standards, sure. But I'd rather the Big East die and let the C-USA, MWC and other conferences take their place in the pecking order. Rather than trying to hold on to life so desperately that they force the other conferences to bring more teams up (who probably won't make profits) from other divisions. All this realignment is really doing, in the big picture, is adding more teams to FBS. And that's not necessarily a good thing in the long run.
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Well, in regards to NCAA Football, the more teams that make it onto the game the better I say.
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