Also posted this on the BIG EAST Board:

Then when they make their stance, Neinas & Slive will burst out laughing...lol

1. The Big East is in favor of a four-team playoff, with the current bowl structure incorporated into the semifinal round. The league is fine with a neutral-site national championship game.

2. Forget about a selection committee. The Big East is not in favor a group selecting the four teams to make the playoff, ala the NCAA basketball committee.

3. The Big East believes conference champions should be heavily considered.

No plus-one. The plus-one differs from a playoff significantly. In this model, one game would be played after all the BCS bowls to determine a national champion. This type of model may end up favoring teams from the Rose Bowl and SEC/Big 12 BCS bowl partnership. Or it could knock a top 4 Big East team from consideration if it loses its BCS game. Remember, the Big East has no BCS tie-in, so it's at the mercy of the BCS bowls.

No selection committee. You can understand why the Big East would be against this idea, where inherent biases are sure to come into play when you have a group of people selecting the teams they believe are the most worthy of being included in a playoff. Given the terrible perception the Big East has nationally, how many of you have faith that an undefeated Big East team would get the nod over a one-loss team from the SEC or Big Ten or Big 12? Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden has already said he would be willing to serve on a such a committee. Say the final spot is up for grabs between a Big East and ACC team. What will he do?

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigeast

The next positive positive statement emanating from Bristol concerning the Big East Conference will be the first...