ESPN Matches NBC's Offer For Big East

[ponyboy]

What's wrong with a philosophy degree?

I have one.

[SMU89]

I'm looking forward to getting the specifics on the ESPN / BE agreement.

[ponyboy]

I vote PAC12

[Water Pony]

I am seeing more references to a possible name change for the Big East and selling current name back to the Catholic 7.

http://tracking.si.com/2013/02/26/big-e ... t=uk_t2_a5

[MustangStealth]

Big ESPN?

Or do we go with the current trend of conferences that can't count, and just call it the Big 20?

[MustangStealth]

Wait, I've got it! The "Big Relatively East". I've even designed a new logo.

[Water Pony]

Wait, I've got it! The "Big Relatively East". I've even designed a new logo.

"We're in an unusual situation right now," Aresco told the newspaper earlier this month. "We've done the best deal that we can do at the moment. On the other hand, we're doing a shorter-term deal. It's going to be half or even a third of some other deals, and I think that's going to be significant because we think we can build an audience down the road."

Some key questions:

1. When will the league add another team to get itself to 12? Aresco has not said, but this is probably the No. 1 item on the agenda that needs to be accomplished. The TV deal does not really impact who the Big East will add in the future.

2. Name fight. Will the league hang on to its Big East name, or will the departing basketball schools get it? Aresco has been adamant that the remaining schools will fight for the name, but there are no guarantees. Also up in the air are the departure dates for Rutgers and Louisville, and when exactly the split from the hoops schools will happen.

3. What happens to the bowl tie-ins? The current bowl contracts are up after this season, so it will be interesting to see how the Big East is able to position itself now that it has been shuffled to the way back of the pack. Which bowl is going to end up getting first choice of a Big East team? I think the Big East will try as hard as it can to retain its presence in Florida, but there might be an addition in Texas given the restructured configuration. Also in question is whether the league can hang on to the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, with no more teams in New York/New Jersey.


http://espn.go.com/blog/bigeast/post/_/ ... -on-agenda

[SMU2007]

Big ESPN?

Or do we go with the current trend of conferences that can't count, and just call it the Big 20?

Since there are no longer only teams from the East, we have to change it from the Big East. Now there are teams from all over the U.S.A.

I am thinking something like Conference U.S.A. ?

[Stallion]

Why would we want to hang on to the Snow Bowl anyway. it was a bad idea to play bowl in New York in late December

[Grant Carter]

Why would we want to hang on to the Snow Bowl anyway. it was a bad idea to play bowl in New York in late December

I agree.

[BigT3x]

I'm so glad we are not going to be the POS liberal channel known as Nothing But Crap. I'm not huge fan of ESPN so my hope is we get shipped off to fox sports 1 l!

Interesting how this post remains, yet the more moderate voices have been nuked from orbit.

This board's mod is a joke.

[smusic 00]

I'm so glad we are not going to be the POS liberal channel known as Nothing But Crap. I'm not huge fan of ESPN so my hope is we get shipped off to fox sports 1 l!

Interesting how this post remains, yet the more moderate voices have been nuked from orbit.

This board's mod is a joke.

Yeah, politics has no place here, right? Nuke this thread!!!

[SMU2007]

Well now this thread just makes no sense at all. You axed out all the good parts Dear Leader.

[SMU_Alumni11]

I'm so glad we are not going to be the POS liberal channel known as Nothing But Crap. I'm not huge fan of ESPN so my hope is we get shipped off to fox sports 1 l!

Interesting how this post remains, yet the more moderate voices have been nuked from orbit.

This board's mod is a joke.

Uh lol ok funny one try to look in the mirror before calling someone a joke.

To help clarify, singling out my one post by this user is bias to say the least. I have seen far worst posts that have remain and heck maybe even by this "BigTx" guy which would make him hypocritical. Nevertheless my comment contains no cuss words that can be seen and if you know the acronym it's inconsequential since you then already know the word. The calling him a joke part is two-fold: 1) thinking this post was deserving to be ripped off thereby calling the mods a joke 2) thinking the others had "moderate" voices which makes me laugh as that's a very loose interpretation of having a moderate opinion.

[smusic 00]

Huh?