Several tweets: SMU to accept Big East bid tomorrow

[smupony94]

West Virginia top Big 12 candidate

By Kirk Bohls | Sunday, October 23, 2011, 01:44 PM

Two high-level Big 12 school administrators said on Sunday the conference expects Missouri to leave and will act quickly to replace the Tigers, focusing primarily on West Virginia with Louisville as a strong second candidate.

"I think that’s accurate," one school official told the American-Statesman. "I’d say West Virginia is the leader in the clubhouse. I think we’ll come out better than before. I’d rather be with someone who wants to be with our conference than anybody who doesn’t."

Asked why the Big 12 would be upgraded, the official said, "West Virginia has better football than Missouri, better basketball than Missouri, a better budget than Missouri and more passion among its fans than Missouri. They’re better, anyway you turn ‘em. The travel’s not good (to Morgantown, W. Va) but that’s it."

He added there is support for Louisville, but said a lagging football program hurts its appeal.

The well-placed administrator said Missouri would probably have to remain in the Big 12 next school year because it’s getting so late in the process to find a replacement quickly and an early Missouri exit could lead to financial liability for that school.

The Big 12 board of directors meet on Monday to discuss conference membership. Missouri’s board of curators on Friday authorized its chancellor, Brady Deaton, to negotiate and execute contracts with other conferences interested in the school.

A second Big 12 school official told the Statesman he prefers Louisville because of its closer proximity and said travel to West Virginia would make for too big a burden on the athletes.

"The only place where there’s an advantage for West Virginia is better football," the second official said. "Their academics is not as strong. If there’s any thought about what’s best for the student-athlete, we’ll go with Louisville."

Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione told reporters on Saturday that "our intent would be to move as quickly as we could. There may be other issues that hinder our ability to move as fast as we want."

[Mestengo]

Dutch needs to create the big east burger

[Terry Webster]

Is that a burger that just sits there and no one will ever decide what's in it?

[03Mustang]

Is that a burger that just sits there and no one will ever decide what's in it?

Zing!

[MustangSTATS]

He did, the burger is still waiting to see what the hotdog does before it signs off on the other toppings

[LHS81]

Does that mean the fries are left out?

[SMU_Alumni11]

If we get stuck in this 28-32 team merger, I say we go to all the elite schools of CUSA, MW, BE and say screw this lets make a 12, 16 team conference and try to appeal for an AQ if not just make schedules to try to upset the bigger conferences. This 28-32 team conference is a way to round us up and shoot us down to FCS division 1 and the previous FCS will move down. They think this will help us it wont. 2013 all the major conferences will demolish BCS go to playoff all remaining teams especially the "mighty" 28-32 team conference will be shunned. Remember look at how this is structured it is all about interconference championships that hope to get the AQ. Thoughts anyone?

[StallionsModelT]

Agreed. 28-32 teams is silly. If indeed that happens a conglomeration of BE, MWC, and CUSA elite needs to occur. Maybe something like this?

Northeast Pod: Rutgers, UConn, Navy, ECU
Southeast Pod: UCF, USF, Southern Miss, Memphis
Southwest Pod: SMU, Houston, Tulsa, New Mexico
Mountain Pod: Boise State, AF, Nevada, Fresno State

[PonyKai]

Incredible seeing in print someone spinning WVU as bringing more to the table than MU.

[Nacho]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27697364/ns ... test-city/

they might want to cut down on the fries.