Big East staying as is for now?

Harry · February 19, 2013

While there has been wide-spread speculation that the Big East will eventually go to 12 teams in footballNavy is the currently 11th member, scheduled to begin play in the Big East in football in 2015Aresco might stay at 11 for a few years to let things quiet down.

Heres why: The Big East can get a football championship game with 11 teams if the rules are changed, lowering the maximum of teams required for such games from 12 to 10. The Big 12 is talking about sponsoring legislation to change that rule. The Big East will support, or even join, in that proposal.

Arescos take on the matter is that the Big Ten thrived for years with 11 teams and that the Big East could have one 11 team league and still hold a championship game between its Top 2 teams.

From a financial standpoint, dividing 20 million a year by 10 or 11 is more profitable than dividing by 12.

So, looking into the very near future heres our very best guess of the sequence of events for the Big East.

1. Sign main television deal with NBC, with secondary deals with CBS and perhaps TBS or Foxand ESPN.

2. Announce that the break up for the Catholic 7, as well as Rutgers, Louisville and Notre Dame will officially begin on July 1, 2014.

4. Announce that the Big East will retain its name, leaving the Catholic 7 group to come up with a new name.

5. Announce that East Carolina will be included as a full member, joining Tulane in 2014 as a full member.

6. Announce that future expansion is on hold (with Tulsa and Massachusetts as logical contenders) until 2015

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forevereagle · February 19, 2013

Heres why: The Big East can get a football championship game with 11 teams if the rules are changed, lowering the maximum of teams required for such games from 12 to 10. The Big 12 is talking about sponsoring legislation to change that rule. The Big East will support, or even join, in that proposal.

If I am the Big 12, I would drop that immediately. If the Big East thinks it is a good idea, it must not be.