American Athletic Conference Realignment & Expansion Thread

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7048

Now that WVU will be leaving in 2012,Brett McMurphy blog article reporting that Pitt and Syracuse will not try to leave in 2012 but want to leave the BE for the 2013 FB season.Link at http://brett-mcmurphy.blogs.cbssports.c ... 2/34834700

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7048

Article out of WV with more financial details of the WVU/BE lawsuit settlement at http://www.dailymail.com/Sports/201202140130

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7048

Article out of Boise with comments from BSU AD regarding ongoing negotiations to "try" and move to the BE for 2012.Link at http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2012/0 ... big_east_e

Quinn · **Joined:** Thu Oct 17, 2002 8:05 am **Posts:** 3753

Posting this in each of the conference threads:

About to go on vacation, so I likely won't be writing any longer articles for a week of so. So here's some long winded drivel covering each of the FBS football conferences and what to expect next in Conference Realignment:

http://collegesportsinfo.com/2012/02/17 ... s-up-next/

Quinn · **Joined:** Thu Oct 17, 2002 8:05 am **Posts:** 3753

freaked4collegefb wrote:

Article out of Boise with comments from BSU AD regarding ongoing negotiations to "try" and move to the BE for 2012.Link at http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2012/0 ... big_east_e

This whole thing shows that the Big East is still a bit of a mess. They could have invited Temple for all-sports of football only and gotten them in for 2012. No more problems with a WVU replacement. Instead, they took Memphis, which meant waiting a year, when they knew they needed a school in 2012 to replace WVU. But Nova was against all sports and somehow, Memphis basketball with horrible Memphis football, beat out Temple football (much better than Memphis) and Temple basketball (likely equal to Memphis post calipari...although I love JP as coach and think Memphis will be great).

tkalmus · **Joined:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:40 pm **Posts:** 1034

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/sport ... ref=sports

@PeteThamelNYT: SOURCE: Temple in talks to join Big East in all-sports. Decision expected by end of February.

@PeteThamelNYT: IF -- and its still an IF -- the Big East adds Temple they'd be at 13 in football and 18 in hoops when all shakes out. We'll know soon.

Looks like Nova would be favored for #14 if they agree to let Temple in, maybe they'll get to share the Linc w/ Temple as an agreement for Temple's invite.

Also sounds like Boise to BE in 2012 has fallen through, Temple may be able to join this year...

pounder · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:32 pm

If Boise can't make it this year, then the WAC issue is a bigger mess than I thought.

Meanwhile, the Big East is purely playing numbers now. The question in my mind is whether the schools remaining will even get an increase in TV revenue with the next contract.

tkalmus · **Joined:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:40 pm **Posts:** 1034

http://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2012/2/ ... ealignment

Blog post about Temple to BE...

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7048

BE MB thread discussing above posted linked NYTimes article regarding Temple/BE story at http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=556750

tkalmus · **Joined:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:40 pm **Posts:** 1034

Temple to BE already a done deal?

http://www.the700level.com/ncaa/news/Re ... eedID=8510

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:33 pm

well there went Temple to the C-TBA for football only. This is a much better move for them. Now I hope the C-TBA stays at 16. 13/18 in the BE seems odd. Will Nova join before Louisville gets invited to the B12?

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7048

Article out of Providence discussing report that BSU will not be joining the BE a year early.Also discusses Temple/BE story.Link at http://www.golocalprov.com/sports/big-e ... -expansion

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7048

Article out of Philly discussing Temple/BE story at http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/col ... 91473.html

sec03 · **Joined:** Sat May 20, 2006 2:09 pm **Posts:** 1231

The BE bb has dropped in comparative Nielsen Ratings. How they have been handling departures and expansion does seriously impact.

Still view that if the BE had stopped sponsoring fb after recent departures, they would have had less mess to cope with, and their bb image would be impacted less. Never relinquish stature of your most prized sport at the expense of another sport, even if it is AQ fb in a somewhat unsettling stance.

Thriving some off exit fees and lawsuit settlements shall last only so long, and detracts from the deemed value of the league.

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7048

Article out of Philly reporting that Temple BOT will be having a conference call tomorrow afternoon to discuss moving to the Big East.Link at http://www.csnphilly.com/ncaa/news/Temp ... feedID=704

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