EXPANSION THREAD: KU/KSU/ISU/MU to BIG EAST

[usf97]

this is so exciting

The suspense is terrible... I hope it'll last.

[Apis Bull]

Round the world and home again

That's the sailor's way

Faster faster, faster faster

There's no earthly way of knowing

Which direction we are going

There's no knowing where we're rowing

Or which way the river's flowing

Is it raining, is it snowing

Is a hurricane a-blowing

Not a speck of light is showing

So the danger must be growing

Are the fires of Hell a-glowing

Is the grisly reaper mowing

Yes, the danger must be growing

For the rowers keep on rowing

And they're certainly not showing

Any signs that they are slowing

[usf97]

Seriously for a second.

With Colorado and Nebraska bolting.

Let's assume: Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and OSU all bolt for the Pac 10.

Then Rutgers and Mizzou end up getting invited to the Big Ten.

Could or would the Big East invite Kansas, KSU, ISU and then Xavier and UMass let's say and go to an 20 team conference?

You would have 10 football schools and 10 basketball schools. Sounds crazy but I think it would upgrade the perception of Big East football and it would make Big East Basketball just crazy.

Obviously you would have to do this prior to the SEC expanding.

Thoughts?

[Cow Pie]

There should be an option: "Neither - Because the Big East is doomed"

The Big East had a chance to reform and be a power conference but instead allowed the basketball teams to run it into the ground and its time to pay the piper.

[Apis Bull]

While Kansas basketball is very attractive, football is good, but not great.  Also, the travel costs would be astronomical for our Olympic sports.

[callmesuperman]

With the "Pacific Coast 10" expanding to Oklahoma and Texas; geography should not be a barrier anymore to expansion. Extending invitations to teams like KSU, Kansas,and perhaps Missouri sounds better then inviting teams like UCF and ECU. I don't think these teams will join the BE, but the BE has nothing to lose by being proactive and by thinking big. If the BE expands out West, Tulane and Houston should also be considered.

[tampabull]

With the "Pacific Coast 10" expanding to Oklahoma and Texas; geography should not be a barrier anymore to expansion. Extending invitations to teams like KSU, Kansas,and perhaps Missouri sounds better then inviting teams like UCF and ECU. I don't think these teams will join the BE, but the BE has nothing to lose by being proactive and by thinking big. If the BE expands out West, Tulane and Houston should also be considered.

why wouldn't they join.  The BE is an AQ conference.  for kansas the big east is the beast in basketball.  Are they going to join the mwc and hope for an aq from the bcs.

[Mama_Bull]

Maybe Big East officials have been reading this thread. 

Jason_Oldham: RT @610SportsKC: 610 Sports Radio's Bob Fescoe reports that #KU officials today met with officials from the #BIgEast in Lawrence...more on 610 Sports Radio 18 minutes ago from web

http://twitter.com/search?q=%23KU

Here is a link to that radio station.

http://www.610sports.com/

[tampabull]

Maybe Big East officials have been reading this thread. 

Jason_Oldham: RT @610SportsKC: 610 Sports Radio's Bob Fescoe reports that #KU officials today met with officials from the #BIgEast in Lawrence...more on 610 Sports Radio 18 minutes ago from web

http://twitter.com/search?q=%23KU

Here is a link to that radio station.

http://www.610sports.com/

That would be a nice add for the big east. 

[BullsFanInTX]

According to this guy, the BE is in talks with Kansas, KSU, Missouri, and Iowa St.

http://twitter.com/Wordmandc