What's next for the 'old Big East'

[Charleston Pony]

This is all still about football. None of those schools bring anything to the table from a revenue perspective.

Aresco mentioned a second basketball TV deal in the works. Why wouldn't adding strong basketball schools from the remaining A10 or Valley that are located in large markets enhance our overall revenue? The conference had planned on taking ECU just for football, why not add the right schools to generate more revenue from the basketball side?

I expect ECU to eventually be full member; if we schedule tough non-conference games and maybe even have an alliance with the old BE (part of why the negotiations have been so amicable?), I expect we can get more $$ for bball rights. My guess is that the comish is already all over this

[Water Pony]

ESPN's McMurphy "Take the money and run"

Perhaps the new conference should break new ground and embrace capitalsim?

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story ... e-football

[Charleston Pony]

someone suggested the "Big Metro Athletic Conference" or Big MAC which lends itself to a natural relationship with McDonalds

The Great American Conference" sponsored by Cincinnati based Great American Insurance?

The American Metro Conference sponsored by AMC Theatres?

[RGV Pony]

Conference X sponsored by ExxonMobil

[mrydel]

BP-Changing to make things better.

[PonyKai]