Possibility for another or new Big East bowl tie in?

[Stier]

What's next?: With the next four-year cycle for the BCS set, conferences, television networks and the non-BCS bowls can begin negotiating new deals, too.

So what's next for the 8-year-old Champs?

Executive director Steve Hogan said the game will evaluate its league tie-ins. The Big Ten has been a good fit, more so than the Big 12, but bringing the same school to town for either the Champs or the Capital One isn't necessarily ideal.

He would also like to see if the Champs might get a higher pick of teams (it gets the fourth from the ACC and the fourth or fifth from the Big Ten) and it's possible it could consider a relationship with the Big East. That might be interesting for USF.

"We're in total evaluation mode," he said. "We're very happy where we're at, but to go to the next level, does that mean some other arrangement or does it mean what (staying with what) we have and improving picks."

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/article950637.ece

[Costa]

That would be sweet if the Big East could get tied in with the Champs....and drop the Pizza Bowl.

[mikebeau]

That would be sweet if the Big East could get tied in with the Champs....and drop the Pizza Bowl.

papajohns had an acc team this year. is that permanent?  if so keep pizza bowl, drop international

[Boomer]

That would be sweet if the Big East could get tied in with the Champs....and drop the Pizza Bowl.

papajohns had an acc team this year. is that permanent?  if so keep pizza bowl, drop international

agree

[mikebeau]

we have acc tie in.

is the pac 10 tie in up in the air with sun bowl?

gator bowl?  what is going on there?

[cubuffsdoug]

That would be sweet if the Big East could get tied in with the Champs....and drop the Pizza Bowl.

The BE will not drop the Papajohns.com Bowl because they came to the aid of the BE when others ran the opposite way.  Btw, it's the owner of Papa Johns a grad of UL?

The Pizza Bowl is a BE/SEC game.  The only reason there was an ACC team in the game this year was the fact the SEC didn't qualify enough teams for post season.

[ChiTownBull]

too many acc tie-ins

mccb

gator when BE gets a chance

possibly champs

bcs game when wv doesn't make the game

keep pizza bowl...stadium & town suck but at least it will be an sec team if they qualify enough teams

drop int'l bowl...st pete is better and pick up champs...wish they would drop acc and make it be vs big 10

[mikebeau]

too many acc tie-ins

mccb

gator when BE gets a chance

possibly champs

bcs game when wv doesn't make the game

keep pizza bowl...stadium & town suck but at least it will be an sec team if they qualify enough teams

drop int'l bowl...st pete is better and pick up champs...wish they would drop acc and make it be vs big 10

that would be nice

BCS

an sec

an acc

a big 10

a trip to the beach