WVU AD Oliver Luck says Big East will take 3 more schools

[froglicious]

Assuming TCU's dead set against us, how much pull do they really have as a new member of the Big East?

I havent heard any major SMU sentiment. More anti UH than SMU. Really dont get the major anti UH stuff either. Would help if you guys played Baseball.

Now if Baylor wanted to come along... They can grab their F'ing shine box.

[The PonyGrad]

Don't see Baylor going from one unstable conference to another.

[S....M....U]

I don't know why people think tcu is dead set against us. Wouldn't they want us to get better and join a better conference to make the rivalry more meaningful? Improving their strength of schedule?

[leopold]

No. They will no longer have to worry about SOS if they are already in a BCS conference. The rivalry is already meaningful, as witnessed by a record-setting showing in our home stadium and an actual effort by the admin to show some support, i.e. the "Beat TCU" signs.

Again, they will not be dead-set against us if it helps their long range chances for BCS status, or maybe as the BE makes the tranisition to a more football-centric conference. Time will tell.

[EastStang]

Frogalicious, guess which conference had the most invites to the NCAA soccer men's tournament? The BE. In fact, Louisville is the #1 seed. Soccer is a huge sport in the BE and SMU has made the elite 8 in that sport this year and has been to the Final Four twice already. SMU has put the resources into soccer that TCU put into baseball. That was a strategic choice. I suspect if an autobid conference came to us and said, we won't admit you unless you have a baseball team, there would be a baseball team in about 3 seconds. I am a bit surprised that TCU is not being forced to add men's soccer as a condition for joining the BE.

[RednBlue11]

Assuming TCU's dead set against us, how much pull do they really have as a new member of the Big East?

I havent heard any major SMU sentiment. More anti UH than SMU. Really dont get the major anti UH stuff either. Would help if you guys played Baseball.

Now if Baylor wanted to come along... They can grab their F'ing shine box.

TCU doesn't have a lick of pull in the Big East...it isnt an Ole Boys Club...its purpose is money making.

[FriscoChuck]

An interesting discussion on a BE message board. SMU is mentioned quite often but it is apparent that no one knows who SMU is.

http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=467069

[RednBlue11]

not surprising

a couple of things:

they have us nailed about the attendance issue

very funny that some of them seem to think that TCU can "deliver" the DFW market

who is SMUleopard?

they really dont know anything about us....lol. but they don't seem adverse to us if we became a viable option.

hopefully on Dec 11th they will take notice.

[RednBlue11]

Heads up to SmooPower...really cool feature on that 'board...they have the ability to rate comments and each poster has a "reputation" based on the consensus of their peer's opinions of their posts.

[smupony94]

Heads up to SmooPower...really cool feature on that 'board...they have the ability to rate comments and each poster has a "reputation" based on the consensus of their peer's opinions of their posts.

Cool, I want to see what people think of my contributions to the board

[RednBlue11]

Heads up to SmooPower...really cool feature on that 'board...they have the ability to rate comments and each poster has a "reputation" based on the consensus of their peer's opinions of their posts.

Cool, I want to see what people think of my contributions to the board

and it can be done retroactively to any post

[smupony94]

awesome

[leopold]

not surprising

who is SMUleopard?

Don't know who "SMUleopard" is, but I go by "SMUleopold" over on that board.

Leopold by itself was taken. Had to improvise. Creative, huh?

Why?

[RednBlue11]

not surprising

who is SMUleopard?

Don't know who "SMUleopard" is, but I go by "SMUleopold" over on that board.

Leopold by itself was taken. Had to improvise. Creative, huh?

Why?

ah typos get me again...i was just curious.

[ReedFrawg]

Heads up to SmooPower...really cool feature on that 'board...they have the ability to rate comments and each poster has a "reputation" based on the consensus of their peer's opinions of their posts.

Cool, I want to see what people think of my contributions to the board

They are worthless