Big East APPROVES to evaluate expansion options

[BullMedic]

It's looking like UCF is pretty much a lock.

It's looking like I have not seen any sources that say UCF is pretty much a lock.

Joe Shad has been saying it all afternoon on twitter.

[Guest nybullsfan]

Won't be Nova, IMO. They've looked at it before and concluded they can't make it work. Their situation hasn't significantly changed, even though they won an FCS title.

Also, no way the catholic basketball schools let themselves get outvoted. At least one of the new schools will be catholic.

Since they're only going for 2 schools, I predict TCU and Boston College.

boston college wouldn't give up all the millions to move back.

When you add the football and basketball revenue, and the BE Network soon to come, I'm guessing it will be more than the ACC over the next 10 years. BC left a very different BE than they'd be coming back to.

Side Note: don't forget that Tranghese is still a consultant at Memphis - they're going to get a very close look.

[Held_AccountaBull]

It's looking like UCF is pretty much a lock.

It's looking like I have not seen any sources that say UCF is pretty much a lock.

Joe Shad has been saying it all afternoon on twitter.

Oh well then its all said and done since the all mighty Joe Schad says so.

[AtlantaBullXV]

1) ECU - best overall candidate in terms of fan base, tradition, and program

2) Nova - already in the Big East but will need to build a fan base

3) TCU - would jump to another conference in a heartbeat if the conference met its geographic footprint

4) Temple - already was a member maybe a second try

5) Houston - if people in your own city call you Whooston, then that is a major problem

I left UCF off this list for various reasons: 1) it would actually hurt our recruiting, 2) they cannot get 40,000 people in their stadium, 3) they have never won a bowl, 4) it would be much like the ACC with Miami and FSU = mediocrity, having two teams in the same state really does more harm than good unless you are in Alabama, Texas, or California and most of those schools are spread out over hundreds of miles and UCF is just down the road. 

[South_Florida_Flip]

Won't be Nova, IMO. They've looked at it before and concluded they can't make it work. Their situation hasn't significantly changed, even though they won an FCS title.

Had they ever had this carrot dangled in front of them before? I think not.

[South_Florida_Flip]

It's looking like UCF is pretty much a lock.

It's looking like I have not seen any sources that say UCF is pretty much a lock.

Joe Shad has been saying it all afternoon on twitter.

You mean the same Joe Schad who a few months back was publicly humiliated by Texas' internet blogger? Yeah, I trust what he says. LOL.

[Joe]

I don't get the Nova love, especially since they're expanding by two. My guess is Nova is out of the picture.

It will be one of these four TCU, Houston, UCF, and Memphis

[gibbsak]

Just not another CUSA team.

[BDYZR]

What happens when the B10/B12 meets in Dec.? BE goes to 10, they take 2, BE is still at 8?

How do you stop a team from leaving?

[Held_AccountaBull]

I don't get the Nova love, especially since they're expanding by two. My guess is Nova is out of the picture.

It will be one of these four TCU, Houston, UCF, and Memphis

Completely agree. Villanova would be a terrible addition. Philadelphia didn't work before. But that's just my opinion.