slbpsi63

So Basically this new conference will be the best 16 teams not in an AQ conference playing in an east and west division. The winners of said division will then be playing in the conference championship game to determine who will get the last access bowl spot, if the MAC does not take it. Not really different than the current Big East in football. Basketball is going to SUCK!!!!

I lol'ed

Nicely put together but it wasn't hard to overlook the fact that most of those good times involved the USF Gold helmets and Black iconic U rather than the poofy gold colored helmets we have now ... White, Green or retro helmets! Get rid of the sissy Gold .... not there's anything wrong with that.

Classic and Trip I agree 100%

Out of your +69K posts, this is your best one. Well played sir, well played.

well it was a fun 7 years of being at the big boys table. I guess its time to eat some humble pie..... I am pissed.

Miami needs to leave the ACC as well for us to get in. the one thing we have going for us is that we are located in one of the largest TV markets for college football and that means that there are alot of casual fans that watch college football just to watch it with no allegience to a team. If we get higher profile games they will tune in to watch....

Per BMM: Most likely 2014 Big East divisions: East-UConn, Cincy, USF, UCF, Temple, ECU. West-UH, BSU, SDSU, SMU, Tulane, Memphi

the is a $hit conference. We are luuck to be offered $4-7M. the current CUSA deal is more like $1M per school per year.

Ok, so we go to the Big 12 and say we will take $10M for the first year we are in the conference and increase it by $1-2m per year until we reach the maximum allowed per the tv contract.

I think the Taggart to USF talk is smoke screen. It usually is never the guy that was "leaked" as being interviewed for the job.

Beliema to Arkansas is a bit shocking, but to go from a top 3 Big Ten school to arguably the 6th to 8th SEC team is proof that there are very few non-stepping stone jobs in reality.

If you're not a HC at USC, Oregon, Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame, or the SEC, you're a stepping stone. Fact. Reality. #dealWithIt

Even FSU is slightly teetering off that list after the rumblings about Jimbo and TN and them being stuck in the ACC, along with the ridiculous expectations of their spoiled fanbase.

I might agree with everyone on this list except Oregon. I see them as more of a flavor of the moment as opposed to a true destination school. Until Kelly took them over recently who had ever even heard of them?

They have been releveant since Joey Harrington went there. That is over a decade ago. 10 years in the spotlight is relevant in my eyes.

is there a link to that map, I cant read anything on it.

Addazio is a good coach. he brings a fiery nastyness to the sidelines. He did ok with Temple. Imagine if he had BCS talent..

any coach that is not willing to fix the ship quickly.

Oh, and don't count out completely the big schools in Texas and Oklahoma. It might wait until the GOR expires, but if they voted in GOR they can vote them out. If Texas and Oklahoma decide they want in the Pac12 they'd be taking little brothers with them. All they need to do is find a desireable home for a couple of other schools and they vote to disband or vote to revoke GOR.

Theres no way they get GOR voted out. It would strictly benefit Texas (Texas Tech) and Oklahoma (Okl State). Thats likely at most 4 votes. There is no reason for any of the others to vote for that (especially since most of them might be left on the outside looking in). Unless we start talking Mega-Mega conferences going to 20-24 teams, then I don't see that happening.

Wouldn't voiding the GOR void their TV contract. wasnt it required for it? dont remember

DC of the bucs under schiano

Hahaha! Leavitt working for Schiano? That's rich.

Why not, he is already his *****!!!!

If I was Aresco, I would be on the phone with Swofford and the remaining BE football Presidents USF, CONN, Temple and Cincy. I would be pitching a merger of the leagues and negotiationg my buyout for after the merger is done, unless he wants to stay and be the commish for the new teams. the Bball only achools can join the A10 or form a new league. The 4 from Cusa can go back there, and the MWC want SDSU and BST back so they are good.

the Big East Conference is not going to get the ACC leftovers. Swofford has them a guaranteed spot in the Orange bowl. They have 2 things we donts have, a TV contract and a Seat at the table!!! We have a contract pending musical chairs work the paper it is printed on...

Congrats Ghost! Welcome to the land of the dead, I mean the ranks of us married folk!

And slb had the gall to say that this thread went from great to embarrassing in 4 pages ....!

LOL!! If you stoke the fire just right, the hole thread will burn down and people will forget what they are complaning about!!! I am still waiting for the bathroom tiles are "not the right shade of green post"

this thread went from great to embarrassing in 4 pages.... you cry babies need to STFU!!

If we see $13 million we hit a home run.......

Out of curisosity, I went to their main message board to see what the sentiment was now that the BE has access to the "access bowls" and they are shutout. They are a delusional fan base. They think that independence is better than joining the BE becuase their 2012 schedule is better than the BE schedule. Not even looking at the fact that their futre home schedules look like thier old MWC schedule wth CUSA team sprinkled in. Talking about triping over a dollar to save a quarter..... They dont get it. the BE will be the easiest avenue to play in an access bowl on a yearly basis. The Western division will be a battle between them and BSU every year.... But they would rather play in the Poinsetta bowl than in an access bowl. What a bunch of dopes!

I think that is why Cosh still has a job. Skip was told he is a lame duck coach.

stupid, but doesn't matter. just a formality. I'm hoping the league can have an agreement in place by Xmas, that hopefully brings full members around $16M/year.

ESPN topped out at 8mil per team. On the open market, we're looking at 10-14mil. No way the open market doubles ESPN's offer.

If we get $12 million, I will be shocked.$14M is a pipe dream. $16M is not happening. Even with carving the package up.

Wow. Over 20,000 yards in total offense between two QB's and we have no conference titles to show for it. It'ls like rushing for over 350 yards and still losing the game.

We cant afford to loose the relationship with ESPN. Especially if they are the "unoffical College Football Commissioner"

I just threw up in my mouth ...

LOL, but you know its true!!