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Big East may no longer be interested in SMU

Postby reddevil » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:14 am

Ivan Maisel of ESPN reports today that "[t]he idea of inviting SMU to join TCU as a Lone Star anchor disappeared Thursday when TCU said it wasn't coming."

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Re: Big East may no longer be interested in SMU

Postby smupony94 » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:15 am

they are focusing on east coast schools only now
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Re: Big East may no longer be interested in SMU

Postby Junior » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:16 am

well, that can't be good. are we focusin on the MWC-CUSA merger now?
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Re: Big East may no longer be interested in SMU

Postby smupony94 » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:16 am

Junior wrote:well, that can't be good. are we focusin on the MWC-CUSA merger now?

Leaving CUSA with a few schools to go west
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Re: Big East may no longer be interested in SMU

Postby ponyte » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:17 am

Not to worry, we always have the Big X+II to fall back on.
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Re: Big East may no longer be interested in SMU

Postby jwnewbern » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:17 am

Ouch. Options are dwindling. Not good.
Jones said he would probably reach out to Patterson "after he settled down a little bit." Then Jones laughed.
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Re: Big East may no longer be interested in SMU

Postby RGV Pony » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:17 am

so long UCF & ECU. They'd be solid additions to the Big East.

Who's ready to go to the MWC tourney in Vegas?
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Re: Big East may no longer be interested in SMU

Postby smupony94 » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:18 am

Position ourselves for the next shakeup in 4-6 years. There are the haves, have some haves and the have nots
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Re: Big East may no longer be interested in SMU

Postby smupony94 » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:19 am

RGV Pony wrote:so long UCF & ECU. They'd be solid additions to the Big East.

Who's ready to go to the MWC tourney in Vegas?

If I really have to.......
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Re: Big East may no longer be interested in SMU

Postby Dutch » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:23 am

June's comment on Norm the other day about the odds being very slim for us to get into a BCS conference weren't so off base.
Ok this is getting ridiculous...I agree with Dutch on THIS ONE POST by him totally
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Re: Big East may no longer be interested in SMU

Postby StallionsModelT » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:25 am

Tried to tell ya. Nightmare scenario is almost complete.
Back off Warchild seriously.
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Re: Big East may no longer be interested in SMU

Postby NastyStang » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:25 am

Dutch wrote:June's comment on Norm the other day about the odds being very slim for us to get into a BCS conference weren't so off base.


Yeah, that comment was concerning considering at the time of the interview we were being talked about in a few different scenarios.
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Re: Big East may no longer be interested in SMU

Postby jwnewbern » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:27 am

Ouch. Options are dwindling. Not good.
Jones said he would probably reach out to Patterson "after he settled down a little bit." Then Jones laughed.
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Re: Big East may no longer be interested in SMU

Postby Dutch » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:27 am

NastyStang wrote:
Dutch wrote:June's comment on Norm the other day about the odds being very slim for us to get into a BCS conference weren't so off base.


Yeah, that comment was concerning considering at the time of the interview we were being talked about in a few different scenarios.

yep, and these guys know stuff before the info trickles down the pipe to the underlings in the university who are the leaks to the media. so it takes a few days. it's not like the BigTXII woke up yesterday and said, "Hey, i have an idea! Let's invite TCU this morning!" then made the call right then.
Ok this is getting ridiculous...I agree with Dutch on THIS ONE POST by him totally
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Re: Big East may no longer be interested in SMU

Postby ericdickerson4life » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:27 am

If the final, and I mean final expansion, conference movement or whatever you want to call it has us looking on the outside. It's time to discuss serious options as to what to do with football.

If this is just a phase and more realignment is to come we need to figure out how to win, win big, and attract attention the program. Just like TCU did.

A move to the MWC with the top of the remaining CUSA teams could be just as strong as the BE reconfigured. BE football has been overrated for a very long time. More so than Big 10 football.
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