NY Post (via Dodd): Big East Interest in TCU
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/24901290
I assume if TCU is leaving the MWC it will be for the Big 12 - so, does it even matter if the Big East is getting its P.R. machine in motion?
This is like the fat Dungeons And Dragons dork letting it be known that he has "interest" in asking out the head cheerleader. (Sorry if that analogy brings back bad memories for some of you...)
September 29th, 2010 at 12:23 PM ^
lol @ the Big East. Seriously. No one worth a damn wants to join your crappy conference.
BUT OMG MEMPHIS WANTS TO JOIN WOOO YEAH BKASBETBALLS!!
September 29th, 2010 at 12:27 PM ^
As an SU fan, I'm all in favor of blowing up the Big East.
September 29th, 2010 at 12:24 PM ^
Please, the Big East has an automatic BCS spot and wide open competition. You don't think that would be attractive to a MWC team? If the conference is garbage, TCU should be excited about the opportunity to go to a BCS bowl every year.
September 29th, 2010 at 12:25 PM ^
When Syracuse, Pitt, West Virginia, and UConn all go to the Big Ten, ACC, or SEC, the remaining teams can join with what's left of the Big 12 after Texas, OU, Ok State, and TT inevitably bolt for the Pac-10 and A&M bolts for the SEC.
Louisville, Cincinnati, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Iowa State, South Florida, Central Florida, TCU, Houston, Memphis and become the Big Midwest, ConferenceUSA 2, or the Big 12 Part Deux.
September 29th, 2010 at 12:26 PM ^
I honestly think that the Mountain West is better than the Big East, and even more so with the addition of Boise, Fresno, and Nevada (even though they lose Utah). If TCU stays, the MWC very well could steal the Big East's automatic bid when the next BCS agreement is set up (don't know when that is though)
September 29th, 2010 at 12:27 PM ^
What I found very funny was the title of the article - it says "Big East considers adding TCU." Umm, Dear Big (L)East, TCU is the hot commodity, not you. That's like saying some uber-dork grad student from the math dept (no offense intended) is "considering" adding Marisa Miller as his wife. Umm, yeah, doesn't really work that way...
September 29th, 2010 at 12:31 PM ^
Hey now, don't make fun of Mathlete and Misopogon! They're way out of Marisa's league.
September 29th, 2010 at 12:32 PM ^
Didn't you just repeat almost exactly what the OP said?
September 29th, 2010 at 12:42 PM ^
Just realized that, I had used the same analogy with my friend this morning when we were talking about it so I already knew what the article said so I didn't read the entire OP - whoops!
September 29th, 2010 at 12:29 PM ^
I would be really surprised if anything actually came of that. Not that I'm an expert or anything, but that just seems like it cost a crapload of money (with all the travelling) and just doesn't really make sense. I doubt TCU would even reciprocate the interest, anyway.
September 29th, 2010 at 12:31 PM ^
as Arte Johnson would say. IME the teleology dictates 4 super conferences of 16 teams each, with the natural conferences to be killed off being the Big 12 and Big East. So, adding another team to the Big East would seem to make that more difficult.
On the other hand, right now there are 67 BCS teams (65+ND+Utah), which means 3 schools get left standing when the music stops. Add TCU and there are 4. That could make some of the marginal schools nervous and more willing to jump to a more stable place.
September 29th, 2010 at 12:34 PM ^
Because nothing says Big East like the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian...?
September 29th, 2010 at 12:38 PM ^
And nothing says Big Ten like a 12 team conference?
September 29th, 2010 at 12:58 PM ^
Big East get a foot in the door to recruit Texas.
September 29th, 2010 at 2:45 PM ^
Texicans pride themselves on being a "whole 'nother country," so maybe it would be better if all of the Texas teams just formed their own conference. Texas, A&M, Tech, Houston, TCU, SMU, Baylor, UTEP, and Rice, with something called "North Texas" bringing up the rear, would give them ten teams. Also, they could convince two 1-AA programs, like Sam Houston and Texas Southern, to upgrade to 12 teams.
The presence of Texas and A&M would be enough to give them autobid status, and they could have their little playoff every year with 12 teams. It would certainly make the current landscape even more interesting.
September 29th, 2010 at 2:56 PM ^
They did that. It was called the Southwest Conference.
Baylor, Rice, Texas, Texas A&M, SMU, TCU, Houston, Texas Tech
It broke up in 1996 and four teams moved to what was the Big 8.
September 29th, 2010 at 4:46 PM ^
Perhaps this is a case of miscommunication between the source and the writer. Maybe the source said ECU as in East Carolina (which already had been the rumor along with UCF, Memphis, Temple, Notre Dame and Villanova)?
As far as the distance factor, the Big East already has teams in Wisconsin (Marquette), Chicago (Depaul), Florida (USF) and used to be home to Miami, Virginia Tech, Temple and BC (obviously as you know). Suggesting that they couldn't land some solid programs is a big statement.
I'd be willing to bet that ECU, Temple, Villanova and UCF will be joining the Big East before long, with Marquette and Depaul being dropped and Temple just playing football in the Big East.
September 29th, 2010 at 4:49 PM ^
Another very realistic option would be Memphis joining the Big East. Temple is actually a little doubtful to me, as they were already in the BE and then dropped.
September 29th, 2010 at 4:49 PM ^