Get ready for another raid!

[smazza]

Big East need to beat anyone to the punch.

We need to go after TCU, UTAH, etc and re-name/crate a football conference.

Is there any conference that has non-football teams ?

i like this progressive proactive approach

add 2 teams-utah/byu or

tcu/houston

but what do you do about basketball?

i dont like ecu or memphis

[dabull80]

I just love all the speculation.  No one knows if or when the B-10 goes after another team.  What dominoe effect it will have - who knows but I sure enjoy reading everyones take on it.

[80mins]

Just a hypothetical, if the Big East gets raided lets say, I keep seeing these same names, Memphis, UCF, ECU, ect. Why doesn't anyone talk about TCU? I know geographically they don't make a lot of sense to be in anything called Big East but they make about as much sense as a Tampa school in the Big East (or Marquette and Depaul). Look at the distances by car? They are about the same as Tampa to these schools. It we lose Syracuse or Rutgers let's say and then add TCU and Memphis, I would say we may be better off.

Ft. Worth to Memphis 490 miles

                   Louisville 870 miles

                   Cincinnati 975 miles

                   Tampa     1190 miles

                   Pittsburgh 1250 miles

                   Morgantown 1290 miles

                   Piscataway 1500 miles

                   Syracuse 1500 miles

                   Storrs 1725 miles

Now look at USF's present travel:

Tampa to Louisville 880 miles

              Cincinnati 925 miles

              Morgantown 1030 miles

              Pitt              1100 miles

              Rutgers         1130 miles

              Cuse             1300 miles

              Storrs            1300 miles

If Memphis were added they would be our closest in Conference rival at 810 miles. You remove Pitt, Rutgers or Cuse and and our travel might be improved. Just my 2 cents. I think TCU would leave the Mountain West to confirm a BCS slot. I mean, look at what LA Tech and Hawaii do for travel.

I agree, and I mentioned TCU earlier in the thread. It leads to a loose interpretation of "East", but then, the Big Ten has a loose interpretation of Ten and the A-10 has a loose interpretation of both Atlantic and Ten.

[smazza]

I just love all the speculation.  No one knows if or when the B-10 goes after another team.  What dominoe effect it will have - who knows but I sure enjoy reading everyones take on it.

definitely more fun than trying to figure out if leavitt hit the kid

[Guest MiggyBull]

I think extending invitations to TCU and Houston before the Big Ten finishes its assessment would be the best course of action.  Then, if the Big East loses a team, we will still have addressed our scheduling issue.  If not, then we have 11 teams.  I don't like the idea of adding Memphis, ECU, or UCF, personally.  TCU and Houston have history and recent, sustained success.  Basically, they show more promise and are located in Texas, a recruiting hotbed.

The problem is what to do about basketball under such scenario...

[Bull Martin]

I've never thought about adding a TCU.  It's not a bad idea.

Regionally it's no worse than USF and hell add another team from Texas and the Big East has it's 9 teams to appease all the coaches and a great new recruiting ground.

or is there some way to make monetary sense to lure BC or Va Tech back?  I dont think there is.

[813knight]

:yeahbaby

[South_Florida_Flip]

If the Big Ten does add a team, then look for it to be Missouri.

The Big 12 would then look at TCU.

The Mountain West would then look at Boise State.

[E.T.]

I think we NEED to extend an invitation to TCU and 2 C-USA teams.

Somehow split into a sub conference of non-football only.

Think we need to push this !

Even if we don't get raided, getting TCU will be strong football wise. Peterson has stayed there with all his success, he'll be a staple.

[South_Florida_Flip]

With all the money involved in the Big East basketball deal they won't divide the league up.

If 1 Big East program goes to the Big Ten, then 1 program will fill their spot.