Big East to Invite Six

UNTflyer · November 2, 2011

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7177969/big-east-invite-six-football-according-report

Meanwhile, a conference commissioner source said that there is serious panic within the MWC and C-USA about possibly losing key members of both leagues to the Big East. C-USA could survive losing Houston, SMU and UCF to the Big East since it would be down to nine schools. But if the MWC were to lose Boise State and Air Force, then it would be down to eight members in football (seven in all sports) and likely would pounce on the WAC's Utah State and San Jose State to replace those two schools.

untwillrise · November 2, 2011

How bout tulsa, unt, and utep to mwc

Green Mean · November 2, 2011

What would happen to New Mexico State? I'm certianly not opposed to them being in CUSA either if we were in CUSA of course.

UNTflyer · November 2, 2011

How bout tulsa, unt, and utep to mwc

That would violate the spirit of the Alliance if MWC raided CUSA.

Coffee and TV · November 2, 2011

To borrow a phrase from Dan Patrick this morning: "East of what? Hawaii?".

playoffpush · November 2, 2011

How bout tulsa, unt, and utep to mwc

CUSA > MWC with all of the defections taken into account. Who else is worth a crap in MWC minus those two. I can't think of anyone I would really want to play in the MWC there are several teams in CUSA I would rather play.

UNTLifer · November 2, 2011

I would like to see UL-La join us wherever we end up.

keith · November 2, 2011

How bout tulsa, unt, and utep to mwc

That would be good for UNT if C-USA isn't in the cards, but I don't think Tulsa or UTEP would want to make this move. Isn't the money (TV contract) significantly better in C-USA than it is in the MWC? I thought I read that some where. If that's they case, then there would be no incentive to migrate from C-USA to the MWC.

Keith

untwillrise · November 2, 2011

C-USA = fox sports = no direct tv

kalebschumann · November 2, 2011

C-USA = fox sports = no direct tv

They worked out a deal Monday.

According to the Dallas Stars

Edited November 2, 2011 by kalebschumann

wardly · November 3, 2011

What would happen to New Mexico State? I'm certianly not opposed to them being in CUSA either if we were in CUSA of course.

they probably would go back to Belt or drop down to Big Sky. Idaho is in same boat, but probably has fewer options.

glick1980 · November 3, 2011

I would like to see UL-La join us wherever we end up.

I would love this.

SAGreenFan · November 3, 2011

I'd be pleased to see UL-La and Ark State with us in a move. However, If we do move up, and there is no invite for them, I would like to keep up a series with both schools.

oldguystudent · November 3, 2011

I would like to see UL-La join us wherever we end up.

I agree with you if for no other reason than UL-La is at the absolute top of my road game wishlist when I'm gainfully employed, and I would hate to miss that opportunity.

oldguystudent · November 3, 2011

To borrow a phrase from Dan Patrick this morning: "East of what? Hawaii?".

Nice avatar. I see what you did there.

wardly · November 3, 2011

i have one major concern regarding our opportunity to join CUSA, and its how many schools does it want in it's conference.the MWC will lose BSU and AFA, add SJSU and Utah State to remain at 10 universities. CUSA has 12,will lose SMU,HOUSTON, CFU, and perhaps ECU. do they go back to 12, or drop to 10? if they plan for their champion to play MWC champion at end of year, then why would they have 12 schools and a CUSA conference championship game. why not just have 10 like MWC, skip a meaningless conference championship game , and have their 10 school champion play MWC's 10 school champion? just asking.

El Paso Eagle · November 3, 2011

I think the biggest thing that will come into play for UNT is our location in the D/FW area. If the conference wants to keep a presence in the area we will get an invite, if not ......

GrayEagle · November 5, 2011

i have one major concern regarding our opportunity to join CUSA, and its how many schools does it want in it's conference.the MWC will lose BSU and AFA, add SJSU and Utah State to remain at 10 universities. CUSA has 12,will lose SMU,HOUSTON, CFU, and perhaps ECU. do they go back to 12, or drop to 10? if they plan for their champion to play MWC champion at end of year, then why would they have 12 schools and a CUSA conference championship game. why not just have 10 like MWC, skip a meaningless conference championship game , and have their 10 school champion play MWC's 10 school champion? just asking.

Who knows what the CUSA members have in mind but as long as the conference is still rather far-flung I think that returning to 12 teams would be appropriate. The reduced travel costs for all sports and the additional revenue of a championship game would help compensate for splitting two less ways. Have the champions of the MWC and CUSA meet in a bowl unless one qualifies for a BCS bowl.

I'm partial to 12-team conferences, so I'd prefer that both leagues have that number. That would be a real reach for the MWC because there aren't enough qualified schools available in their area and would require a tradeoff with some western CUSA teams. That could mean an additional seven teams. Since those teams would come from the Sun Belt and the WAC that would cripple the Belt and kill the WAC.

wardly · November 6, 2011

from what i have read in various Big East articles. SMU,CFU, and Houston are a go for all sports. the holdup are the "football only " schools. Navey is waiting on Boise to committ, Boise is waiting on the AFA, and the AFA is waiting on Navey.

MCMLXXX · November 7, 2011

from what i have read in various Big East articles. SMU,CFU, and Houston are a go for all sports. the holdup are the "football only " schools. Navey is waiting on Boise to committ, Boise is waiting on the AFA, and the AFA is waiting on Navey.

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