According to ESPN: SMU target of BE, not AFA

[lwjr]

How's Operation Sellout going?

I thought I saw on another thread O.S. was about 1500 tickets short from a sellout, can't remember which tread that was mentioned.

[ericdickerson4life]

Yep, in this scenario we want Boise and Navy, not Temple. Only reason Temple has to be getting mentioned is because of BB and location. They kicked them out for being non-competitive not that long ago.

[CalallenStang]

I don't understand what the BE is waiting for. Can the current schools not agree because they want out?

Everyone is waiting on Missouri to get an invite from the sec. The big east would likely lose Louisville and that may drastically change their plans.

"likely" infers that BYU is likely not to take the B12 spot.

[ericdickerson4life]

Big East Unlikely To Lose BCS Bid

http://tinyurl.com/44oge7z

[ericdickerson4life]

"There are for two primary reasons that I'll unpack in the coming column: 1. the Big East would have a whopping insider lawsuit against the BCS that could spell antitrust doom for the cartel and 2. Boston College's athletic director told the Boston Globe that ESPN encouraged it to take Pittsburgh and Syracuse from the Big East.

The end result is that the Big East, even in its weakened state, isn't likely to lose its BCS bid. If the league isn't likely to lose its BCS bid then that's a powerful incentive it can dangle to other schools, in non-BCS leagues, to bring them on board as new members. Effectively, then, the BCS bid is a Big East safety net, the net that keeps the conference from plunging into national irrelevance."

[ericdickerson4life]

"Any rescission of that right is tantamount to collegiate sports war. If there is no established process to take away a right, how can that right be taken away?"

[ericdickerson4life]

This year the Big East also has an additional trump card -- ESPN's alleged role in ACC expansion.

This was the money quote:

"The overwhelming force behind the move, (Boston College AD) DeFilippo insisted, was television money.

The ACC just signed a new deal with ESPN that will increase the revenue for each school to approximately $13 million. With the addition of Pittsburgh and Syracuse, said DeFilippo, another significant increase will come.

"We always keep our television partners close to us,’’ he said. "You don’t get extra money for basketball. It’s 85 percent football money. TV - ESPN - is the one who told us what to do. This was football; it had nothing to do with basketball.’"

[BRStang]

New article on CBS Sports: http://brett-mcmurphy.blogs.cbssports.c ... 2/32664172

Basically, reiterates that SMU would be part of a West Division of the Big East along with UH, WV, Lville, Cinci, and AFA. Sorry if it has previously been posted, but I didn't see it...

[Stallion]

article says there is no definite consensus after Navy, Air Force and UCF

[BRStang]

I'm thinking there is a good chance Boise St. says no, and if so, we are probably a lock. But, the question is, if Boise St. does not go, does that put BE in a position to lose it AQ status? And, if so, would we want to go? I think the answer would still have to be YES.

[smubrooks]

why would Boise say no? travel?

[Stallion]

Even if Big East loses BCS-its a no brainer-TV Contract, BB TV Contract, bowls, revenue, visability, ND affiliation and shot in the arm for BB recruiting not to mention getting stuck in watered down CUSA

[NickSMU17]

I have to think that UH and SMU are package deal...they are too far out there to not have a travel partner...

[BRStang]

Even if Big East loses BCS-its a no brainer-TV Contract, BB TV Contract, bowls, revenue, visability, ND affiliation and shot in the arm for BB recruiting not to mention getting stuck in watered down CUSA

Agree

[BRStang]

why would Boise say no? travel?

Yes, and they would not be in for Basketball.