ECU

[NY Pony]

Football only member of the BE starting 2014.

[Comet]

Welcome to CUSA folks, and not just pre 2006 CUSA, but post 2006 CUSA. We've really come a long way.

:p

[StallionsModelT]

Holy sh*t.

[sbsmith]

Guessing Aresco knows he's not getting [deleted] from any network so he's just making random adds to look proactive.

[StallionsModelT]

So, just to recap since SMU joined the Big East last year from a TV perspective:

Estimates were that we would get AT LEAST 10M a year for the TV deal

Today, I would say the best the conference can do is 4M per school (full members)

[skyscraper]

This is the worst part to me.
ECU. Ugh.

[ponyinNC]

Everyone needs to look at the big picture. The biggest threat to this conference going forward (besides the obvious scenario of the defection of Louisville and/or UConn) was the Big East Catholic schools splitting off. The football people can argue otherwise, but Aresco knows how important those markets are to the TV contract. Tulane is *exactly* the type of all-sports member that the Big East Catholic members would want - private school in an urban market with great academics. This indicates that the hybrid league is sticking together (for better or for worse).

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Everyone needs to look at the big picture. The biggest threat to this conference going forward (besides the obvious scenario of the defection of Louisville and/or UConn) was the Big East Catholic schools splitting off. The football people can argue otherwise, but Aresco knows how important those markets are to the TV contract. Tulane is *exactly* the type of all-sports member that the Big East Catholic members would want - private school in an urban market with great academics. This indicates that the hybrid league is sticking together (for better or for worse).

Except for the fact the Tulane is a school with an extremely heavy Jewish popolaution. (both professors and students) Every religous Jewish holiday is an official day off on campus. I am sure all of the Catholic members are doing backflips they are so overcome with joy.