Big East Expansion & Realignment

Should Boise St. Stay (in MWC) or Go (to Big East)?

I’ve started to change my position on Boise St. recently. I’m now starting to think that there is some validity to them remaining in the MWC. So it was refreshing to hear that Boise St. has been having the same thoughts and that I’m not a crazy person thinking that Boise St. might be better [...]

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Temple to Big East for All-Sports

Mar 7th, 2012 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Atlantic 10 Expansion & Realignment, Big East Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, MAC Expansion & Realignment, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment

You can go home again. And in more desperate times for the Big East, Temple was able to get something they couldn’t in the past: all-sports membership. Temple had been part of the Big East discussions ever since the defections of Syracuse and Pitt. But when the Big East opted for UCF, Houston and SMU [...]

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Conference Realignment: What’s Up Next?

Feb 17th, 2012 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: ACC Expansion & Realignment, Big 12 Expansion & Realignment, Big East Expansion & Realignment, Big Ten Expansion & Realignment, College Sports Television News, Conference USA Expansion & Realignment, Editorial, Featured News, Mountain West Expansion & Realignment, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment, SEC Expansion & Realignment, Sun Belt Expansion & Realignment, WAC Expansion & Realignment

The Recap: So the ACC struck first by adding Syracuse and Pittsburgh from the Big East. The SEC followed by adding Texas A&M and Missouri from the Big 12. The Big 12 then added TCU and WVU. And things seemed normal. Patterns remained intact. And we waited for the next, seemingly logical move. And then [...]

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Memphis To Join Big East for All Sports

Feb 7th, 2012 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Big East Expansion & Realignment, Conference USA Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment

When the Big East invited CUSA members Houston, UCF and SMU, passing over Memphis, the long-time dreams of getting into the conference for the Tigers seemed dead. And if that wasn’t enough, when the school went to west coast an invited San Diego St. and Boise St. to join for football, it looked like the [...]

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Navy to Join Big East in 2015

Jan 24th, 2012 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Big East Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment

After years of passing on conference membership in favor of independence, Navy is finally set to pledge it’s allegiance to the coast-to-coast football conference. Navy had passed on the idea of joining in previous years, opting for it’s more national schedule. But with the addition of San Diego St., a prominent city for Navy, along with [...]

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Basketball Only Super Conference?

Dec 22nd, 2011 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Big East Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment

An interesting read in the Chronicle today about the proposed formation of a non-football “super conference” comprised of Big East schools and others, an idea brought up by 2 current Big East non-football schools. Who they are is still unknown, but if you’re thinking Marquette and Depaul, you could be correct. The rationale is understandable: [...]

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Big East To Add 5: SMU, UCF, Houston (All-Sports) & Boise St., SDSU (football-only)

Dec 6th, 2011 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Big East Expansion & Realignment, Conference USA Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, Mountain West Expansion & Realignment, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment

After months of determining the best expansion plan for the remaining 5 Big East football schools…and months of negotiations, the Big East is finally set to expand. The plan will be to add Houston, SMU and UCF from CUSA for all-sports, bringing that total to 16. Boise St. and San Diego St. will join for [...]

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BYU to Big East Talk on Hold

Nov 23rd, 2011 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Big East Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment

After weeks of discussions with BYU, as well as laying out a full expansion plan to 12 schools, the Big East remains where it was a month ago: at 5 schools for football. BYU’s TV contract with ESPN, the issue that the world knew would be a deal breaker, seems to have been exactly that: [...]

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Big East Expansion Imminent

Nov 17th, 2011 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Big East Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment

After holding off on formal expansion plans until after the Penn St. story slowed down a bit…along with the UCF scandal…the Big East is poised to make it’s expansion moves. * The Big East had been working on a plan that would bring in Boise St., Air Force and Navy for football only, with UCF, [...]

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Quick Notes on Big East, Big 12 for 11/2/11

Nov 2nd, 2011 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Big East Expansion & Realignment, Featured News

A few notes on the most recent developments… Big 12: * As we know, WVU is headed to the Big 12…and they are suing to leave the Big East early. There are a number of takes on the validity and merit of the suit but most seem to think that the goal is simply to [...]

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Should Boise St. Stay (in MWC) or Go (to Big East)?

Temple to Big East for All-Sports

Conference Realignment: What’s Up Next?

Memphis To Join Big East for All Sports

Navy to Join Big East in 2015

Basketball Only Super Conference?

Big East To Add 5: SMU, UCF, Houston (All-Sports) & Boise St., SDSU (football-only)

BYU to Big East Talk on Hold

Big East Expansion Imminent

Quick Notes on Big East, Big 12 for 11/2/11

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