East Carolina joining Big East in all sports

[Water Pony]

Commissioner Mike Aresco called East Carolina ''a valuable addition'' in a statement announcing the move Wednesday.

''Conference realignment has been an arduous journey through uncharted waters for our Pirate Ship but, with the Pirate Nation on board, we knew we would get there sooner or later,'' Holland said Wednesday in an email. ''We now join an excellent group of institutions who relish the challenge of rebuilding the conference's status in the new world order created by realignment.''

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ap-source- ... ncaaf.html

[SMU2007]

can we just start saying that UCONN, cincy and USF are joining C-USA?

[ponyboy]

Does it make you feel good to be the one who constantly relieves himself in the breakfast cereal? Pony Snob II

[SMU2007]

Does it get tiring responding to every single one of my posts that you think I'm too negative?

[that's great raplh]

New world order? What a dope.

[ponyboy]

Does it get tiring responding to every single one of my posts that you think I'm too negative?

You are too negative.

[JonesDoe]

New world order? What a dope.

It's the "old world order up to the same ol [deleted]"

[SMU2007]

Does it get tiring responding to every single one of my posts that you think I'm too negative?

You are too negative.

and you are too positive. This is a message board to discuss SMU athletics - not a pep rally. I'm not sure why that is so difficult for you to understand.

[Oldmins]

I know the commissioner is trying to do the best he can to keep the conference up there, but somehow it doesn't thrill me too much to know that we're now in the same conference as, get this, East Carolina!

[Water Pony]

I suspect there are new conference mates that might say the same thing about SMU.

[SMUer]

Which is why it'll be a miracle if it lasts more than one season with all its present members. This thing is held together with shoestring and gum.

[Water Pony]

Which is why a Benjamin Franklin's quote applies:

"We must all hang together, or most assuredly, we will hang separately."

[RyanSMU98]

Nobody has asked the important question yet: with ECU joining does the new conference get an automatic bid to their virtual bowl?

[Bergermeister]

This thing is held together with shoestring and gum.

Always worked for MacGyver... well, that and a paper clip.