Big East On The Outside ? No Longer Part Of The Group

[MeanGreen61]

Posted on the Belt board by ManzanoWolf.

Where does the Big East fit into the playoff model?

BCS conference commissioners agreed in April to eliminate "AQ" and "non-AQ" status . . sources close to the BCS conversations say it's clear that the big five leagues -- ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC -- no longer consider the Big East part of their group.

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http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8041193/college-football-bcs-meetings-primer

Edited June 13, 2012 by MeanGreen61

[DeepGreen]

Wrong link?

[MeanGreen61]

Wrong link?

Oops...fixed. Thanks Deep. Had a senior moment.

[LakeTravis]

Hahahaha

[emmitt01]

Wait. You mean to tell me that replacing West Virginia caliber teams with UCF and SMU isn't a recipe for nationwide success? Hmmm, I'm sure NOBODY saw that one coming. How soon til ESPN and the rest demand a renegotiation of that contract?

[NorthTexan95]

I'm shocked, I tell ya. SHOCKED!

[JulesFIU07]

Wait. You mean to tell me that replacing West Virginia caliber teams with UCF and SMU isn't a recipe for nationwide success? Hmmm, I'm sure NOBODY saw that one coming. How soon til ESPN and the rest demand a renegotiation of that contract?

They don't need to. The Big East turned down a new deal that would have continued to pay them AQ type money. Instead they are looking at getting a contract closer to what those of C-USA and the MWC are valued at. I hope this causes the BE to break up with USF, UCF, SMU, Houston, and Memphis going to C-USA, Rutgers, Cincy, Temple and UConn going to the MAC, BSU and SDSU going to the MWC, and Louisville going to the Big 12, though I'd much prefer them coming back to C-USA but that isn't realistic.

[PlummMeanGreen]

Life's a gamble. It may all turn out alright for those concerned and then again it may not.

Edited June 13, 2012 by PlummMeanGreen