Big East gives ok to expand...New name in the mix.

by **Stallion** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:57 pm

TCU clinched at least a tie for Last Place in the Texas Private School Conference

by **redpony** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:00 pm

Yes, it's a shame they won't have a chance to lose to Rice. :roll:

GO PONIES!!!

by **LHS81** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:22 pm

This realignment/expansion is getting so ridiculous, that I acually look forward to Thur-Sat gameday.

by **Sam I Am** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:07 pm

IF the Big (L)east stays in the football business, they could end up spread out full of mid-majors like the old WAC did with 16 schools after the demise of the SWC. Perhaps the answer is to merge the CUSA with the East leftovers. "Who knows what evil lies in the hearts of men. The Shadow do, homes."

by **CalallenStang** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:24 pm

[quote="Sam I Am"]IF the Big (L)east stays in the football business, they could end up spread out full of mid-majorsquote]

How would that be different than what the Big East has been since 2005?

by **Water Pony** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:42 pm

Boston.com reports SMU and UCF are targets giving TCU and USF travel partners. To get to 10, it is Navy for FB only or, if not the Midshipmen, then Temple.

http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/e ... eges_blog/

by **smupony94** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:46 pm

Ok, what does travel partner mean

by **Stallion** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:49 pm

Thursday Nite BB game in Ft Worth, Saturday Nite in Dallas. Only 1 day of Class missed-2 games for the travel costs of 1

by **Water Pony** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:52 pm

smupony94 wrote:Ok, what does travel partner mean

I assume it gives teams coming to play a TCU or USF a more opportunity in other sports, when coming to central Florida or DFW.

In FB, Big East teams would come to Dallas every year alternating the Frogs and the Mustangs and a Florida annual trip with a Tampa/Orlando rotation.

by **smupony94** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:55 pm

That makes sense

by **Comet** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:00 pm

Water Pony wrote:
smupony94 wrote:Ok, what does travel partner mean

I assume it gives teams coming to play a TCU or USF a more opportunity in other sports, when coming to central Florida or DFW.

In FB, Big East teams would come to Dallas every year alternating the Frogs and the Mustangs or a Tampa/Orlando rotation.

That does make sense. I kept seeing that phrased tossed around and I had no clue what exactly it meant (you could almost picture the TCU and SMU football teams traveling in the same bus going to the Northeast

)

by **Water Pony** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:09 pm

Think non-revenue sports too. Maybe TCU and SMU do syncrohize trips to NE, Ohio River Valley and Florida.

Also, an added benefit of a TCU/SMU and USF/UCF is the value of bringing rivalries along with the membership. Rivalries add intensity and media value. So you foster TX, FL, Ohio River (WVA, Cincinnati and Louisville) and NE combinations (Connecticut, Rutgers, and Temple/Navy)

by **smupony94** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:18 pm

What happens when the Ohio River teams leave. Wonder if TCU got a friendly suggestion to look elsewhere from DeLoss

by **Water Pony** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:19 pm

This scenario doesn't work if Cincinnati, Louisville and WVA leave for the Big 12. BE needs to locked them in now.

by **Samurai Stang** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:44 pm

Water Pony wrote:This scenario doesn't work if Cincinnati, Louisville and WVA leave for the Big 12. BE needs to locked them in now.

Oklahoma and Texas do not want a championship game. I doubt that the Big 12 will reach twelve schools. At most, they will have ten. It is possible that the Big 12 could add BYU and BYU alone, leaving the rest of the Big East intact.