Non-football schools splitting from Big East

[Banter]

This is exactly what I think happens.

Best case scenario if this holds true, is to join up with every "mid major" Conf USA, MAC, Big East, and Mountain West. Have a 4 team playoff for a championship before the 4 team playoff, and hope the team that wins the "mid-major" playoff would be undefeated and highly ranked, and then it could possibly get a bid.

[Rational Cat]

I'm actually reading this laughing about UConn; they have to wonder what the **** happened to them. Bad blood between they and the ACC with the first split is what caused this for them.

At least we're in familiar territory, back where we started again, unfortunately.

I'd like to see both UC and UConn in the ACC.

[bearcatn8]

Game. Over.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/basketball/big_east_basketball_only_schools_c2PMii2vTg8twF80US3G6H

[BearcatSeminole]

Another message on BIG10 Expansion from @theDudeofWV:

http://forums.eersauthority.com/index.php?topic=139.msg679#msg679

While the Big East Split looks bad right now, a lot of dominoes are falling and we'll have a clearer picture by February...

This probably won't be good for recruiting either...

[London 'Cat]

Game. Over.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/colle...Tg8twF80US3G6H

MAC, here we come. What a devastating blow to Bearcat athletics.

[oldcat48]

If we really want to be honest, the greatest leadership in the world can't make up for the fact that we have CUSA-level revenues as an athletic department.

I mean, we all sat around and talked about how great Greg Williams and Mike Thomas were, but it's fairly clear that they didn't see this coming to the degree that Tom Jurich did at Louisville.

They both completely saw this coming. They were stymied repeatedly by the BOT because they couldn't move forward with expansion. I think it was the board that didn't see (or refused to see) this coming. Jurich has for over a decade had a board and a president that "got" what needed to be done and why it was good for the school to have great athletics. If Ono has convinced the board now, it's because the board is watching the destruction of the Big East and seeing they were wrong. The question will be if it's too late now.

[AeroCat]

This has been rumored for some time, and we all knew the ramifications of such a move, especially since the other teams left the conference.

My question is: if this has been a real threat, why would a coach like Tommy Tuberville want to jump ship at TT to coach Cincinnati? The wishful part of me believes that our administration honestly does have some information that hasn't been divulged, or even leaked to the public yet.

[mjv780]

My question is: if this has been a real threat, why would a coach like Tommy Tuberville want to jump ship at TT to coach Cincinnati? The wishful part of me believes that our administration honestly does have some information that hasn't been divulged, or even leaked to the public yet.

That is the curious part in all this...

[bobestes]

This has been rumored for some time, and we all knew the ramifications of such a move, especially since the other teams left the conference.

My question is: if this has been a real threat, why would a coach like Tommy Tuberville want to jump ship at TT to coach Cincinnati? The wishful part of me believes that our administration honestly does have some information that hasn't been divulged, or even leaked to the public yet.

TT could win the "Big East" as it's comprised for the next two years and parlay that into an SEC/Big12/ACC job regardless of where we end up. He doesn't NEED for us to be in the ACC to get his next job.

[RedRocker]

So this would be the league, right? Am I missing someone? I'm assuming Boise and SDSU don't stick around.

UCONN
Cincy
Memphis
Temple
Tulane
South Florida
Central Florida
SMU
Tulane

Add Houston to the mix.

[98bearcat]

7 Big East BBall schools Leaving!!

http://www.cbssports.com/

Look at the breaking news box at the top.

more articles will be coming

[AeroCat]

TT could win the "Big East" as it's comprised for the next two years and parlay that into an SEC/Big12/ACC job regardless of where we end up. He doesn't NEED for us to be in the ACC to get his next job.

It is a big career risk for him, however, to not succeed in a depleted Big East. He may have weighed that against the eventual reward (like you said), plus any monetary gain over TT.

[RedRocker]

Good riddance to the BB schools.

[bg703]

The only thing we know for sure is that the dissolution of the Big East produces a nasty legal battle over things like the Big East name, tournament in MSG, exit fees and NCAA tourney revenue. And while we're at it throw in the 5 CUSA schools, San Diego State and Boise State who are set to join a conference that may not exist. I'm sure some of those schools will be seeking damages. The real winner in all of this will be the lawyers working on these lawsuits.

The Catholic schools I don't think appreciate how big and multifaceted a fight they are picking here.

[98bearcat]

Sorry was the only thread i could find.

The other threads were all speculation.

and the other thread is about big10 speculation.. how would you find this there