Navy Prepared to Join Big East----
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:46 am
Having defeated Army for a 10th consecutive season on Saturday, Navy can now turn its full attention to its next goal: joining the Big East Conference.
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The Midshipmen are preparing to join the Big East as a football-only member, but likely won't do so in 2013, Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk told CBSSports.com.
Gladchuk said ultimately Navy's Superintendent, Vice Admiral Michael Miller, will make the decision on whether Navy joins the Big East. However, Gladchuk admitted "everyone in Navy's chain of command is comfortable [with the Big East] and the direction it's going."
How quickly Navy joins the Big East will depend mainly on how long it takes the Midshipmen to restructure their future schedules, bowl and television contracts. Navy has games scheduled through 2018, bowl contracts through 2017 and television contracts with CBS College Sports and CBS Sports (Army-Navy game) through 2018, Gladchuk said.
Gladchuk said Navy doesn't have any demands, but needs the support of the Big East whether it's financially or league members helping by picking up some of Navy's future opponents.
"We're breaking away from a lifelong commitment as an independent and we have a better television deal than a lot of conferences," Gladchuk said. "We can't do that without a mutual understanding with the Big East. The good news is [Big East commissioner] John [Marinatto] has been receptive of talking this through."
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootbal ... or-a-while
The Midshipmen are preparing to join the Big East as a football-only member, but likely won't do so in 2013, Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk told CBSSports.com.
Gladchuk said ultimately Navy's Superintendent, Vice Admiral Michael Miller, will make the decision on whether Navy joins the Big East. However, Gladchuk admitted "everyone in Navy's chain of command is comfortable [with the Big East] and the direction it's going."
How quickly Navy joins the Big East will depend mainly on how long it takes the Midshipmen to restructure their future schedules, bowl and television contracts. Navy has games scheduled through 2018, bowl contracts through 2017 and television contracts with CBS College Sports and CBS Sports (Army-Navy game) through 2018, Gladchuk said.
Gladchuk said Navy doesn't have any demands, but needs the support of the Big East whether it's financially or league members helping by picking up some of Navy's future opponents.
"We're breaking away from a lifelong commitment as an independent and we have a better television deal than a lot of conferences," Gladchuk said. "We can't do that without a mutual understanding with the Big East. The good news is [Big East commissioner] John [Marinatto] has been receptive of talking this through."