America 12 Conference could be Big East's new name

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March 7th, 2013 at 6:09 PM
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America 12 Conference could be Big East's new name

The Big East could be changing its name to the "America 12 Conference," according to ESPN's Brett McMurphy. The conference has not made an official decision yet, but is looking into changing its name following the departure of the Catholic 7 basketball schools, which will reportedly retain the Big East brand.

The name "Big East" doesn't particularly fit the conference anymore anyway, as it will stretch from Texas to Florida to the Northeast. The shifts caused by conference realignment have rendered more than one conference name as a poor descriptor, but the Big East had probably the least descriptive name of any FBS football conference...

 

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/3/7/4075758/america-12-conference-big-east-football

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March 7th, 2013 at 6:11 PM | The (Score:3 Normal)
Greg McMurtry
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Big Least. Wah waaaaah.

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March 7th, 2013 at 6:13 PM | That's kind of Delaney-ish. (Score:5 Normal)
Go.Blue.Hail
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That's kind of Delaney-ish.

March 7th, 2013 at 7:45 PM | It's not a catchy name but I (Score:1)
AtkinsDiet
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It's not a catchy name but I commend them for not making a mockery of geography and accurately representing the number of schools in their name.

If they spend more than five minutes designing their logo and thinking of the division names, they will have Delaney beat.

March 7th, 2013 at 6:14 PM | Stanzi (Score:5 Normal)
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Ricky Stanzi must be the commissioner of that league!

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March 7th, 2013 at 6:15 PM | (No subject) (Score:-1 Overrated)
March 7th, 2013 at 6:19 PM | It's Awesome. (Score:4 Normal)
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March 7th, 2013 at 6:20 PM | Our band (Score:2)
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could be your life.  

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March 7th, 2013 at 6:23 PM | Why the "12"? (Score:3 Normal)
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Doesn't it seem unwise for them to include the number of teams in their new conference name?  It's one thing if you have an older conference with a brand identity (e.g., Big Ten).  But if the artist formerly known as the Big East does this and there's further reallignment with teams bolting for the ACC/Big Ten/Big 12, then what?

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March 7th, 2013 at 6:30 PM | This is probably so people (Score:4 Normal)
ForeverVoyaging
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This is probably so people can't call them the Big Least anymore. Nobody makes fun of America.

March 7th, 2013 at 6:38 PM | hmmmmm... (Score:2)
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John Lamb at owlsblog.com is reporting that the new former Big East will revive the old Metro Conference name and (hopefully) logo

 

http://owlsblog.com/2013/03/07/temple-will-no-longer-be-in-the-big-east-...

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March 7th, 2013 at 7:02 PM | I like it. (Score:1)
Cold War
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I like it.

March 7th, 2013 at 7:29 PM | That font is groovy. (Score:2)
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That font is groovy.

March 8th, 2013 at 9:38 AM | Still Dumb. (Score:1)
Mr. Yost
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East Carolina is not "metro" in fact, it's just about as rural as N. Carolina gets.

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March 7th, 2013 at 6:48 PM | Looking At The Conference Map... (Score:2)
LSAClassOf2000
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This link should take you to a Google Maps overlay of the "America 12" geographic distribution. If not, it is on this page under America 12 now. HERE

Geographically, it is really more like "America In The Early To Mid 19th Century 12", but it could also be an occluded front drifting slowly south and east across the Ohio Valley, bringing a chance of ho-hum football to the southeastern portion of the country as well as the East Coast. 

Alternatively, as it is the C-USA's Shadow Conference now, it can be "Conference Without Portfolio". 

 

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March 7th, 2013 at 6:49 PM | FUCK YEAH (Score:5 Normal)
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March 7th, 2013 at 8:06 PM | #endthread (Score:3 Normal)
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That is all folks. Pic says everything.

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March 7th, 2013 at 6:52 PM | don't care for the name (Score:1)
the Glove
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but it doesn't matter. Unless it's descriptive of the region it's really not going to be that good.

March 7th, 2013 at 6:57 PM | They should (Score:5 Normal)
oHOWiHATEohioSTATE
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just name it what it really is. Conference USA II

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March 7th, 2013 at 6:59 PM | A12??? (Score:2)
superstringer
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America 12 = A12, and that means...

... an exciting offensive scheme for football that, unfortunately, happens to be illegal in college and the pros?

... the Atlantic 10 (A10) on steroids?

... a massively overbudget, over-hyped, never-flown killer airplane?

For these, and probably other, reasons, "A12" seems about right.

March 7th, 2013 at 7:08 PM | Too close to C-USA... (Score:1)
Mr. Yost
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...and that's what it really is.

If they were smart, they'd say TUCK FRADITION and go all Oregon/Nike on the conference.

What do they have to lose? May as well be "cool."

Have a cool logo, with nothing that resembles tradition, just let Nike pimp you out. Maybe they'll give you a niche and a place.

America 12 sounds like Conference USA. Hell take that name and make C-USA come up with a new one.

Bully all the way down, someone's got to fall.

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March 7th, 2013 at 7:18 PM | How about the Nike  (Score:1)
Cold War
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How about the Nike  conference? I understand the B1G considered sponsors being allowed to name their divisions. Would this be allowed?

March 7th, 2013 at 7:38 PM | Go for it... (Score:1)
Mr. Yost
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why not...

Hell get 6 Nike schools and 6 Under Armour schools and just get nuts with the whole thing. Make a circus out of it because thats what it is at this point.

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March 7th, 2013 at 7:12 PM | as long as the big ten has (Score:3 Normal)
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as long as the big ten has leaders and legends i will not make fun of any other conference names.

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March 7th, 2013 at 7:23 PM | I'm sure they explored sponsorship fully... (Score:2)
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So America 12 will have the Depends Division and the Metamucil Division....

No radio. Nothing of value.

March 7th, 2013 at 7:33 PM | Hey now (Score:3 Normal)
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At least it isn't something terrible and unimaginative like the "America 12" Conference.

wait wat

March 7th, 2013 at 9:28 PM | Catholic 7 (Score:1)
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I didn't know that they retained the Big East brand.  I was kinda hoping they'd end up called the Catholic 7 or the Catholic League, or something of the sort.  For some reason I like that as a name for a conference.

March 7th, 2013 at 9:44 PM | Would be kind of rude to (Score:2)
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Would be kind of rude to Butler.

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March 8th, 2013 at 1:21 PM | Yay (Score:2)
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I'm glad the conference isn't hanging onto the "Big East" name.  Now the last plausible reason they could claim to be a BCS-level conference is gone.

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