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Big East may not be Finished with Westward Expansion or the
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:51 pm
by smupony94
Re: Big East may not be Finished with Westward Expansion or
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:53 pm
by smupony94
San Diego State to join Big West
By Bob Keisser Staff Writer
Posted: 12/08/2011 10:13:49 PM PST
Updated: 12/08/2011 11:45:01 PM PST
San Diego State will join the Big West in all sports effective in 2013 after a vote of Big West officials Thursday.
Only one school voted against the Aztecs' request to place their entire athletic program, except for its Big East-bound football team, in the conference it left in 1975.
Sources said the conference debated whether San Diego State, which has a $35 million athletic budget, was a good fit considering that more than half of the teams have budgets of $16 million or less and the Aztecs will be sharing in BCS and major TV rights benefits once they join the Big East.
The final decision came down to the Aztecs being a good fit in the conference which is currently an all-California league of nine, and having good relationships with Big West schools. Hawaii joins the conference effective next season for all sports except football.
Re: Big East may not be Finished with Westward Expansion or
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:01 pm
by GiddyUp
hawaii? please
Re: Big East may not be Finished with Westward Expansion or
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:12 pm
by mustangxc
GiddyUp wrote:hawaii? please
Adding Hawaii would in theory allow for non-overlapping games in 5 time zones.
12:00PM EST
3:00 PM EST
6:00 PM EST
9:00 PM EST
12:00 AM EST
Re: Big East may not be Finished with Westward Expansion or
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:15 pm
by LHS81
24 hrs of Big East Sports. Now, that's what I'm talking about.
Re: Big East may not be Finished with Westward Expansion or
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:42 pm
by MustangSTATS
If BE expands, the team will probably be driveable from Boise. Hopefully new tv contract and a depleted MWC will wake up AFA to switch over to the BE.
SMU to blackball Hawaii with June having to be the one to personally say "no".
Re: Big East may not be Finished with Westward Expansion or
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:49 pm
by Dutch
and STILL no mention of ECU.
Re: Big East may not be Finished with Westward Expansion or
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:50 pm
by MustangStealth
MustangSTATS wrote:If BE expands, the team will probably be driveable from Boise. Hopefully new tv contract and a depleted MWC will wake up AFA to switch over to the BE.
That eliminates everyone but Idaho and maybe Nevada. Even AFA is 900 miles from Boise.
Re: Big East may not be Finished with Westward Expansion or
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:52 pm
by MustangSTATS
Dutch wrote:and STILL no mention of ECU.
I imagine they perpetually email ECU "done deal, next week" once a week just so they are not constantly spammed by ECU trying to get in.
Re: Big East may not be Finished with Westward Expansion or
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:59 pm
by LHS81
Too bad UTSA is just now starting a football program. I think they have a lot to offer a conference in the future, with the exception of the orange turf.
Re: Big East may not be Finished with Westward Expansion or
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:03 pm
by SMU1523
LHS81 wrote:Too bad UTSA is just now starting a football program. I think they have a lot to offer a conference in the future, with the exception of the orange turf.
Is this a joke?
Re: Big East may not be Finished with Westward Expansion or
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:05 pm
by MustangSTATS
LHS81 wrote:Too bad UTSA is just now starting a football program. I think they have a lot to offer a conference in the future, with the exception of the orange turf.
They will be one to watch and see if they last past just a novelty for a few years, that city will keep growing as will the school.
Re: Big East may not be Finished with Westward Expansion or
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:23 pm
by Dutch
MustangSTATS wrote:LHS81 wrote:Too bad UTSA is just now starting a football program. I think they have a lot to offer a conference in the future, with the exception of the orange turf.
They will be one to watch and see if they last past just a novelty for a few years, that city will keep growing as will the school.
novelty
Re: Big East may not be Finished with Westward Expansion or
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:41 pm
by SMU 86
Tulsa is mentioned. I wonder what KTP thinks about that?
Re: Big East may not be Finished with Westward Expansion or
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:50 pm
by Treadway21
Will KTP change his tune on the BE - Tulsa was mentioned?