(05-20-2012 10:05 PM)RUNVSFD MINER Wrote: (05-20-2012 04:04 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote: I'm not sure why you guys want the Big East to lose 2 members. That just means another 2 from the C-USA or MWC will get the invite. It works out well if you're one of the 2 though.
The Big East still has the following teams as at least potential members...
BYU
Air Force
Fresno State
ECU
The BE will be lucky to keep Boise and SDSU, because the value of being in the BE is quickly diminishing with the immediate (or future) exits of LVille, UConn, Rutgers, etc.... The TV deal argument will no longer hold because the networks are not going to pay former BE value for a different version of CUSA.
It's crazy to think (like some do), that the BE will gut out the ACC. Sh!t rolls downhill.
If they lose those Boise and SDSU, the BE will concentrate itself on an Eastern footprint (USM, ECU, etc.). SDSU, Boise, UTEP, Tulsa, Rice, and others will concentrate on the West.
Same schools, just sliced up, and grouped differently.
By Brian Murphy
bmurphy@idahostatesman.com
Boise State Athletic Director Mark Coyle addressed the media at the Big East meetings in Ponte Vedra, Fla., about conference realignment.
(Note: I am not attending the meetings, but got the Coyle quotes from a media member that was there.)
Here is what Coyle had to say:
• On the Broncos' commitment to the Big East: "Nothing’s changed. We’re here at the conference meetings. It’s great to learn a great deal about the conference and the direction and all that."
• On the placement of Boise State's other sports: "We continue to explore all options. We’ve got ... 19 sports, we want to make sure we find a good home for all our sports and we continue to examine all of our options and continue to gather information in the changing landscape."
• On the future of the WAC: "We still have conversations with them. We’re trying to gather information. It’s changing for everybody. We’re in a unique spot because of the WAC and what they’ve gone through with some of the transformation they’ve had. We continue to talk with everybody and try
to find the best long-term decision for our institution."
• On why the Big East is the best home for the football program: "When that decision was made five months ago, it gave our program an opportunity on a national level with our institution and what we’re trying to do. We feel comfortable with that."
• On whether Boise State has had conversations with the Mountain West about staying?: "No. I attended MWC meetings a few weeks ago. We’re in that transitional year. Again, we want to continue to evaluate the landscape and make the best long-term decision for our program."
• On whether BCS automatic-qualification status played into Boise State's decision to join the Big East: "No, not at all. When the decision was made, that was part of the thought process, that the AQ would go away, so that was not part of the process when we made that decision."
Read more here:
http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2012/05...rylink=cpy
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Big East football just died today. May it RIP. FSU to B12.
