The Big East had a mediocre weekend on the field (my Cards got a big win), but that is no longer as important as realignment. Ugh!
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The Big East had a mediocre weekend on the field (my Cards got a big win), but that is no longer as important as realignment. Ugh!
Nice win for the Cats...
Maybe Bill Simmons will stump for UC to not get left out of the shuffle, since UC is his favorite team.
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@sportsguy33 Bill Simmons
I finally have a favorite college football team: Cincy plays the "Halloween" theme when they need a stop on D at home. SOLD
That was a big win for UC. To do that on national tv to another BCS school is awesome, even if NC State sucks.
Rumor out of New Jersey and various sources on twitter...
I get my wish of WVU to SEC announcement this weekend.
Another rumor is Louisville to the Big 12 what that means to me is they are almost certainly going back to 12.
The Big East bumped the ACC for the #5 spot among the 6 BCS conferences this week according to Jeff Sagarin. The ACC had an absolutely atrocious weekend with Miami losing to K-State, NC State getting drilled by UC, Maryland getting thumped by Temple (!) and UVA losing to USM. The funny thing is that moving Pitt and Syracuse over to the ACC column in the rankings actually widens the Big East's lead in the rankings.
I'm a big time Marquette fan and Im a bit worried as to what the demise of the Big East will mean to their future. My advise to Marquette- find 20 guys on campus and form a football team. You can't be any worse than Syracuse.
Then join the ACC. :)
A suggestion was made in another thread that I like.
The basketball only Catholic schools in the Big East (minus Notre Dame) should band together and form their own basketball only conference and add other Catholic schools (Xavier)
Marquette
Georgetown
Seton Hall
Providence
DePaul
Villanova
St Johns
Xavier
It would be a small conference, but not too geographically taxing and would provide some great basketball.
UConn seems to have called this meeting of the football presidents Sunday. First rumors from Sporting News is that its to vote on Temple being invited for all sports. Others are saying its a call to tie up any loose ends on a mass exodus of the Big East:
WVU to SEC
UC, Louisville, TCU, USF to Big 12
UConn and Rutgers to ACC or Big 10.
And thus making the buyout and waiting period a moot point as there will be no big east football if the mass exodus is true.
After seeing Pitt, USF, and WVU play this year I don't think any of them are head and shoulders better than Cincinnati. It'd be nice to win the conference again.
I think WVU is the best by a large margin. After that, I see 7 teams that are all capable of beating/losing to every team in the conference.
TV market I grant you besides the fact we get more of Pittsburgh than Pitt does and a share of DC. Not to mention most of the SEC was built on such outstanding TV markets!
Yes Maryland, Tidewater (Va), Ohio, Western Pa, Jersey don't ever produce anything for Division 1 football.
Dismal National Reputation? I saw an article (don't have a link) that we were top 20 in highest merchandise sales in the nation.
UC's O-Line is terrible. The RT just completely whiffed and gave up a sack. I get getting beat every now and then, but how can you just totally miss a guy that's coming at you?
Yeah you just gotta wonder what Collaros could do with a real line to protect him. Every single time he drops back he's having to avoid the rush before he plants his back foot.
Ew.
Well Collaros looks like he got hurt and now Louisville is driving in reverse. Should be a good finish.
It's looking like Louisville's best chance at a go ahead touchdown will be by punting the ball to us.
Watching Louisville is painful. That offense is a wreck.
Into the fourth quarter - Louisville up a little, Syracuse up a lot. Two undefeateds trailing.
Just one of those nights that everything Marrone calls turns to gold. The defense showed its youth, the oline played like crap, and the morons on the field in the stripes thought WVU was the one leaving for the ACC with some of the pure garbage personal foul calls while the same level wasn't given to Syracuse.
That was a crazy UC vs. USF game. HUGE drive by Collaros for the win.
Back and forth struggle ends up in the Bearcats favor by a count of 37-34. S. Florida scores a TD with about a minute and a half to go to give the Bulls the lead, but Collaros and the Cats come right back and score with 12 seconds to go. A crazy final play but UC hangs on.
That Bearcat game was an awesome game to watch; but what about the N. Illinois-Buffalo game, and especially the ending? Buffalo was down by 17 and came storming back in the 4th. Down 31-24 they score the tying TD with only 14 seconds left and the kicker misses the xtra point, and they lose 31-30. Wow! I really feel sorry for that kid.
This thing's really setting up nicely for UC but they've got a lot of tough games yet to play. The fun thing is now, for us fans, is those games mean something
Back in the Top 25 for the Bearcats.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1bdTCPl6bQuote:
Moving into the rankings this week along with Texas Tech were No. 20 Southern California, No. 21 Penn State and No. 24 Cincinnati, which is ranked for the first time this season.
feels good seeing UC back in the Top 25
more polls: http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings
BCS 25: NR; AP 25: 24th; USA Today 25: 23rd; ESPNU Fan 25: NR
Up to number 23 this week.Quote:
The final five were Southern California, Georgia Tech, Cincinnati, West Virginia and Auburn.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1cIlZ6dtu
In other news, Big East football to begin negotiations for their own YouTube channel to show compelling Big East matchups such as Rutgers v. Navy or the soon-to-be-annual "Florida Commuter School Showdown" between Central Florida and South Florida.Quote:
The presidents of the Big East Conference schools voted unanimously today to authorize commissioner John Marinatto to extend invitations to six schools in an attempt to re-stock the league’s membership and save its automatic qualifier BCS status. The schools expected to be invited are Central Florida, Houston and SMU for all sport, along with Boise State, Air Force and Navy for football only.
What a joke. Marinatto may be the most incompetent figure in sports today, and that's saying something.
While I'm not disputing the fact that Marinatto is in over his head, exactly what kind of alternative does he have going forward other than letting the football part of the conference completely disintegrate?
In all honesty, who else would you look to add? Nobody is leaving another BCS conference so the conference is basically forced to pick from the best of the rest and adding Boise State, Houston et al. is probably the best case scenario. UCF and SMU probably aren't currently BCS-caliber schools right now, but then again neither were UC or USF before they got invited to the Big East. If you're going to try to pick two schools who could improve exponentially with the added exposure of playing in a better conference, they seem like pretty decent options.
Would the ncaa let the conglomeration absorb the big east bid? 32 teams (4 8 team "pods") or 36 (3 12 team "pods") division champs play each other in a "semi" then the following week a "championship" to offset loss of a regular game each pod plays its equal of another pod? Just an idea.
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...-hike-exit-fee
If the Big East already has these teams lined up why hold the others captive? It be a waste of money on teams that won't be there to rebuild. Could you imagine the jokes if they held all the teams to the 27 months and WVU "upset" Boise and took the BcS bid on its way out the door?
WVU signed on the dotted line for the 27 months rule. I suspect they'll be in the Big XII next season, but it will be on the Big East's terms. Maybe the folks in Morgantown should look under those couch cushions for some spare change to support the cause before setting them ablaze.
Pitt and Syracuse aren't being held captive. But they aren't trying to get out early, either.
Again I ask, what does the big east gain by making them honor the 27 months? Marinatto the Moron was quoted as saying that the 27 months was based on a June notice and that 2014 would be the soonest any of the teams could leave. What does the Big East really gain if its true and all these teams (especially Boise once they get their olympic sports situated somewhere) are ready to come for next year regardless besides leaving openings for more embarrassment (Example WVU, Syracuse, or Pitt winning the conference heading out the door next year)?
Teams want to come thats great move on from the teams wanting to move on.
I have only limited legal experience but would letting TCU out of the 27 months, appointing ND as head of football expansion (even though they aren't a member for football), potential interference by the other non-football members rise up to breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract?
Can an employer make you work for him for a set period of time if you find a better job elsewhere?
If I am a fan of any school in the Big East, I would be furious over the bolded part.
If Notre Dame joins the Big East in all sports, then WVU, Miami, and Virginia Tech are still likely in the conference. Notre Dame's presence allows the Big East to garner a lucrative TV deal, making it the most attractive conference.
As for WVU "upsetting" Boise, I don't see Boise or Houston being the savior of that conference anymore than TCU was. Once Kellen Moore and Case Keenum move on, a return to earth is more likely, just like TCU this season with Andy Dalton.