A10 is thinking about taking the 7 non-football members of the Big East into their conference. That would leave the Big East with 8 basketball schools. Have to think they'd let Boise St. and SD St. in for basketball as well if that happened. Its strange they didn't let SD St in for basketball from the start considering how good their program is.
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That seems excessive.
Jim Delany finds you
Jim Delany finds you excessive (unless you happen to be a resident of Los Angeles, Mexico City, or the moon).
The moon doesn't have any TVs
The moon doesn't have any TVs silly.
But it may in the future.
But it may in the future. And just think of the satellite reception the Moon would get, with no atmosphere!
New proposal
One superconference. Play 12 random opponents picked out of a hat. Regardless of on-the-field results, participants in the national championship game are also picked out of a hat, and then the winner of that game is picked out of a hat (they still play the game though--advertising money).
There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.
You forgot the part where one
You forgot the part where one current SEC team must be included in the championship game
This is how Mike Aresco feels
This is how Mike Aresco feels
HAIL.
no fish
SDSU did not want to join BigEast for non-football sports because of travel costs. They are very uneasy however on the effect og being relegated to the BigWest for basketball.
Maybe with the additions
Maybe with the additions Tulane, Houston, SMU, and Memphis and the losses of multiple east coast they will change their mind.
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Did you know the gun on that
Did you know the gun on that mufka produces more recoil thrust than one of its jet engines? If they tried to pack a second gun on there, and the pilot fired them both at once while attempting to take off at the same time, the plane would go backwards.
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There's an A-10 squadron
There's an A-10 squadron based out of Davis Montham here in Tucson. I see them up in the air over the city quite a bit. It's pretty cool seeing them flying in tandem formation.
Midwestern born and raised ... now living in the heat of the Arizona desert
Actually the gun has more
Actually the gun has more power than both engines. I worked on these in the AF and that's the reason they have to be in a slight dive to fire. Also the trigger has a 3 second cut off because any longer would melt the 8-10 foot barrels.
Why? It'd be a 21 team
Why? It'd be a 21 team conference in name only, where in reality it'd be two conferences.
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Another Option
The long-discussed Catholic Super Conference: 24 teams; two divisions; 12 teams in each division
Division A: Dayton, DePaul, Duquesne, Georgetown, LaSalle, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John’s, St. Joseph’s, Villanova, Xavier
Division B: Detroit-Mercy, Fairfield, Fordham, Holy Cross, Iona, Loyola (Baltimore), Loyola (Chicago), Niagara, Sacred Heart, St. Bonaventure, St. Peter’s, Siena
In basketball, they could split the divisions into two six-team groups and play a home-and-home within the group and a game against each team in the other group for a 16-game regular season schedule. Then maybe add four or six inter-division games for 20 or 22 games within the Super Conference.
Notre Dame could play six Division A teams in out-of-conference basketball games every year. In lacrosse, if Notre Dame winds up in the new ACC, they could play Georgetown and three other Catholic Super Conference schools every year. In football, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, Georgetown, Holy Cross, Sacred Heart and Villanova could add Saint Francis of Pennsylvania for an eight-team football league.
Wouldn't you need to split
Wouldn't you need to split the two Loyola's into seperate divisions?
"Anyone who isn't confused, really doesn't understand the situation." - Edward R. Murrow
St. Louis or Loyola Marymount
St. Louis or Loyola Marymount would need to replace someone--maybe Sacred Heart?--and you have the natural split of:
Jesuit: Holy Cross, Fairfield, Fordham, Georgetown, Loyola (MD), Loyola (IL), Marquette, St. Joseph's, St. Peter's, Detroit, Xavier, St. Louis
Others: Dayton, DePaul, Duquesne, LaSalle, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John's, Villanova, Iona, Niagara, St. Bonaventure, Siena
That splits Dayton and Xavier, though, and no conference would ever put such natural and long-standing rivals into separate divisions.
A21
Actually sounds pretty good. Like a steak sauce/casino game/fighter jet.
Tremendous!
Not so sure about Boise and SDSU
Most FBS squads play seven home and five road games a year. The Big East will put Boise and SDSU in the same division, so those two schools will have only 4-5 long road trips a year. In contrast, basketball would require 10 or more such trips, often for weeknight games. It would be even worse for their non-revenue sports.
So that's why Boise and SDSU joined in football only. The travel isn't tenable for any other sport.
Marc Shepherd
New York, NY
Really don't think that's how it happened.
I'm pretty sure sdsu and Boise state wanted to be football only members. Pretty expensive to travel cross country once or twice a week during the bball season.
If you spell Crisler like the car company you should hand in your fan card before the next meeting.... Same goes for Ferry Field
As probably the lone GWU alum
As probably the lone GWU alum on the board, maybe it will help my team get back to relevance?
Interesting note, GWUs last sweet sixteen appearance was a loss to the Fab Five
Going for my MBA at GW
Going for my MBA at GW
Syracuse '03, Michigan G'05
Space bitches, space.
This would...
be a great move for the A10. This could solidify its as one of the elite basketball conferences in the country. Since this move would also be basketball oriented, I doubt it would result in any major trickle effect other than the big east dying. However that has been coming...
Could work
A 20 game round-robin, true conference champion.
HAIL.
Damn.
This makes the Big 10/12/14/16 look not so big
That seems excessive.
HAIL.