BE Statement

[that's great raplh]

Sun belt is always there for us.

[Dutch]

Isn't this what we wanted? Big east and big 12 survive and backfill, hopefully with us. BE top targets are afa, army, navy, and maybe ucf and ecu. Big 12 loses mizzou and tamu, so they are down to 8 teams and need to add 4. They want byu, maybe try to take bsu. Still leaves 2 spots open, maybe us and memphis or uh? Not too may other options left since BE survived. We have to be in the mix here, cause lookls like BE doesn't want us. Have to get into b12. Have to. Cusa poised to lose some good teams, as will mwc. Shoot, mwc may lose afa and bsu, its top two teams after tcu leaves this year.

I seriously doubt that ANY Texas schools will be added to a reworked B12

[GRGB]

So, is Villanova going to go from D-IAA to AQ school just like that? Wouldn't that be just swell.

Uconn
Usf

Big east is the land of rebranding

[Water Pony]

Remaining BE school commit to each other and report agressive recruitiment for new schools:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... mMTIPOFF_h

[StallionsModelT]

I'm starting to think we get left in the lurch. CUSA/Sun Belt combination.

[Mestengo]

The vard must go on.

[CalallenStang]

Remaining BE school commit to each other and report agressive recruitiment for new schools:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... mMTIPOFF_h

No such commitment occurred:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities ... lignment/1

[huskerpony]

Remaining BE school commit to each other and report agressive recruitiment for new schools:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... mMTIPOFF_h

Sounds eerily similar to what the remaining Big 12 schools said last year.....

[reddevil]

Don't discount the Big12 taking wvu or UL from be and there being an additional spot to fill in be.

BE made some statement to the effect that they want to attract schools that are strong in fb and bb. I am not sure how army and navy would fit into that plan, although afa would.

It looks like the be will raid cusa, with a good chance of cusa and mac combining after that.

[RGV Pony]

Ucf and ecu seem like pretty obvious choices for BE

[StallionsModelT]

I'm starting to get REALLY worried.

[EastStang]

The Big East is toast as soon as the ACC and SEC finalize their rosters. That means there will be some good schools left (WVU, Louisville, Cincinnati, USF) and I see several (except TCU) going to the Big XII. TCU is the one who really has to think this one through. Who would want to join the BE at this stage? I am not sure that SMU or Houston would even want to go there at this point. I think all eyes are still on Texas and OU. What will they do? They want a divorce, I suspect. One possibility that would make everybody happy is for UT to head to the ACC all by itself with ND. The Big East would not have a raid from the ACC any further. The SEC would not raid the ACC and would probably stand pat at 14. That way, OU, would rule the roost with the Big XII. They could back fill their three defections and go back to 12 (SMU, TCU, Houston, BYU, and perhaps Louisville or Boise). TT and Baylor would still be in an autobid conference. Life would be good. Better than a soap opera.

[Comet]

I'm starting to get REALLY worried.

We can always go independent!

[StallionsModelT]

I agree. I still say independent should be considered.

[Comet]

I agree. I still say independent should be considered.

Pray that BYU doesn't get eaten up by the Big XII then. That's what I'm hearing out of my Horn friends.