WVU Nearing Settlement With Big East: SMU to Big East in 2012?

[SMU2006]

Looks like a settlement is going to happen b/w WVU and the Big East in the next couple of days. SMU has already said they'd be willing to pay whatever it took to leave CUSA a year early. Boise is already on the record as saying they can't leave the MWC until 2013. Some believe that all CUSA teams may be able to leave in 2012 as well.

http://www.wvmetronews.com/wvu.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=50855

From what I've gathered on a few CUSA/MWC boards is that the merger talk may be put on the backburner and the creation of a completely new conference is starting to pick up steam. Should be interesting to see what direction this thing goes.

[glick1980]

That would be hilarious to watch SMU play BE basketball next year. I am all for it. 10-21, with all ten wins OOC against local YMCA's.