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As for the Big East's place in the future of the BCS, senior associate commissioner Nick Carparelli believes there will be a seat for the league in the future despite talk about the league not being a part of the largest BCS revenue generators.

"Everything that’s being discussed at some level is going to include the performance of the teams in each conference," Carparelli said. "If you look historically at the number of teams we’ve had ranked, revenue-wise, we’ll do fine. Some conference may end up making more revenue than others but it’s probably deserved. And in the end, the pool of money is going to be so much greater this time around, we feel pretty confident we’ll have an increase in (BCS) revenue we will be getting."

Representatives from NBC and Fox Sports networks outlined the value they see in the Big East, noting the league will have teams in 13 of the top 50 media markets spanning four time zones in 2013. Once newcomers UCF, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Temple, San Diego State and Boise State all join the league, the Big East will represent nearly 32 million television households -- twice as many as other conference in the country.

NBC and Fox are trying to expand their college sports lineup and the unprecedented competition for live events could drive up the value of the Big East's new TV deal.

The Big East's current ESPN contract precluded the networks from discussing how much they were willing to pay for media rights, but athletic directors, football coaches and basketball coaches said it was clear the networks see value in the reformed Big East.

"They more or less were courting us and saying how excited they were and what they wanted to do down the road," Memphis Athletic Director R.C. Johnson said after listening to the pitches from NBC and Fox. "… I think we were all impressed with the enthusiasm of the presentations."