By LENN ROBBINS

Last Updated:  9:40 AM, December 13, 2012

The presidents of the seven schools that don’t play big time football - DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence Seton Hall, St. John’s and Villanova - are holding a teleconference with Big East Commissioner Mike Aresco Thursday and expected to issue a statement this afternoon saying that are parting ways.

The teleconference was taking place this morning, and Aresco was hoping to hold the league together. But multiple sources said the seven basketball-centric schools had had enough of the defections that had wreaked havoc on the league in the last couple of years.

What is certain is that programs such as Temple, which is set to join the Big East in basketball next season, Cincinnati, Connecticut and South Florida, are in terrible limbo.

The Big East recently added a group of schools such as Boise State, Central Florida, East Carolina, Houston, San Diego State and SMU to bolster its football roster. Those schools might return to their respective conferences.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports...vTg8twF80US3G6H

NMSUPistolPete wrote: Well, the ball is in the court of the Big East football schools...

Connecticut
Cincinnati
South Florida
Temple
Navy (football only)
Memphis
SMU
Houston
Central Florida
Tulane
East Carolina (football only)
Boise State (football only)
San Diego State (football only)

I have to feeling the incoming C-USA schools will follow through on their path to join the Big East. However, I see Boise State and San Diego high tailing it back to the MWC. Which strengthen the MWC to a level near the new Big East. This probably means C-USA is going to get raided by the remaining Big East and possibly by the MWC in the coming weeks.

NMSUPistolPete wrote: Well, the ball is in the court of the Big East football schools...

Connecticut
Cincinnati
South Florida
Temple
Navy (football only)
Memphis
SMU
Houston
Central Florida
Tulane
East Carolina (football only)
Boise State (football only)
San Diego State (football only)

I have to feeling the incoming C-USA schools will follow through on their path to join the Big East. However, I see Boise State and San Diego high tailing it back to the MWC. Which strengthen the MWC to a level near the new Big East. This probably means C-USA is going to get raided by the remaining Big East and possibly by the MWC in the coming weeks.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports...vTg8twF80US3G6H

NMSUPistolPete wrote: As I said before, I think the Big East football conference will survive. Connecticut, Cincinnati, South Florida and Temple still need a home. The Big East will probably lose Boise State and San Diego State to the MWC however, they can back fill with more C-USA teams. The only monkey wrench in this shuffle might be that the MWC might not stop at just absorbing Boise State and San Diego State and could consider going after UTEP and Tulsa from C-USA or possibly setting their sights higher and try rolling out the red carpet to Houston and SMU from the weakened Big East. Either way, C-USA will be look to back fill from the Sun Belt. Where this leaves NMSU, I don't know?

partyrockaggie wrote:

NMSUPistolPete wrote: As I said before, I think the Big East football conference will survive. Connecticut, Cincinnati, South Florida and Temple still need a home. The Big East will probably lose Boise State and San Diego State to the MWC however, they can back fill with more C-USA teams. The only monkey wrench in this shuffle might be that the MWC might not stop at just absorbing Boise State and San Diego State and could consider going after UTEP and Tulsa from C-USA or possibly setting their sights higher and try rolling out the red carpet to Houston and SMU from the weakened Big East. Either way, C-USA will be look to back fill from the Sun Belt. Where this leaves NMSU, I don't know?

Hmm... again why would Boise State and San Diego State leave? How does losing the basketball schools going to hurt them? LIGHT-BULB!!!!!! Boise State and San Diego State joined as football only members. The last time I checked the Big East still has all the football members. Now, if these basketball leaves, then it opens it up for the Big East to invite Boise State and San Diego State for all sports.

I think the loss of the non-football schools will negatively effect the dollar amount of the Big East football TV package. If there is no real monetary gain for Boise State and San Diego State by joining the new Big East, then I can see them very easily going back to the MWC. Joining as a the new Big East as full member would be very costly for their non-revenue sports. 

Once that was done, the outstanding bills of the league would be paid and the assets would then be divided among the 10  members. But everything else disappears including the current agreements in place with football and basketball, naming rights for each conference and the issue of not only spots in the new football system of playoffs and bowl games as well as the NCAA tournament spot which is guaranteed to the Big East tournament champion.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/...chools/1767387/

ManzanoWolf wrote:

By LENN ROBBINS

Last Updated:  9:40 AM, December 13, 2012

The presidents of the seven schools that don’t play big time football - DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence Seton Hall, St. John’s and Villanova - are holding a teleconference with Big East Commissioner Mike Aresco Thursday and expected to issue a statement this afternoon saying that are parting ways.

The teleconference was taking place this morning, and Aresco was hoping to hold the league together. But multiple sources said the seven basketball-centric schools had had enough of the defections that had wreaked havoc on the league in the last couple of years.

What is certain is that programs such as Temple, which is set to join the Big East in basketball next season, Cincinnati, Connecticut and South Florida, are in terrible limbo.

The Big East recently added a group of schools such as Boise State, Central Florida, East Carolina, Houston, San Diego State and SMU to bolster its football roster. Those schools might return to their respective conferences.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports...vTg8twF80US3G6H

Only one thing is for sure.......the dust wont settle for two or three years. There will be constant conference changes as schools react to other schools changes.

partyrockaggie wrote:

NMSUPistolPete wrote: As I said before, I think the Big East football conference will survive. Connecticut, Cincinnati, South Florida and Temple still need a home. The Big East will probably lose Boise State and San Diego State to the MWC however, they can back fill with more C-USA teams. The only monkey wrench in this shuffle might be that the MWC might not stop at just absorbing Boise State and San Diego State and could consider going after UTEP and Tulsa from C-USA or possibly setting their sights higher and try rolling out the red carpet to Houston and SMU from the weakened Big East. Either way, C-USA will be look to back fill from the Sun Belt. Where this leaves NMSU, I don't know?

Hmm... again why would Boise State and San Diego State leave? How does losing the basketball schools going to hurt them? LIGHT-BULB!!!!!! Boise State and San Diego State joined as football only members. The last time I checked the Big East still has all the football members. Now, if these basketball leaves, then it opens it up for the Big East to invite Boise State and San Diego State for all sports.

The proposed entrants would be UConn, Cincinnati, South Florida, Memphis, Temple, Boise State, San Diego State, UNLV, New Mexico and possibly BYU or Central Florida. Such a league would include football programs that are comparable and competitive, as well as extraordinary basketball featuring eight teams that reached the NCAA Tournament last season. NBC Sports Network is likely to be approached to gauge its interest in such a property.

ManzanoWolf wrote:
Cincinnati, UConn talk of new all-sports league, could leverage ACC offer


Sources close to the discussions told Sporting News on Friday that one possibility to give the Bearcats and Huskies a home, which is at the early stages of discussion, would be a cross-continent all-sports league involving disenfranchised members of the Big East as well as the most prominent members of the Mountain West.

The proposed entrants would be UConn, Cincinnati, South Florida, Memphis, Temple, Boise State, San Diego State, UNLV, New Mexico and possibly BYU or Central Florida. Such a league would include football programs that are comparable and competitive, as well as extraordinary basketball featuring eight teams that reached the NCAA Tournament last season. NBC Sports Network is likely to be approached to gauge its interest in such a property.

http://aol.sportingnews.com/nc...ent-connecticut