TCU to the Big East Official?

[beastiebull]

This is great news, but a large part of me wants to see TCU come to the Big East and flop like a fish fresh out of the Gulf of Mexico. 

I want to see TCU struggle in the Big East because it would help to dispel this myth that these seemingly superior teams from absolutely bottom dwelling conferences deserve bids to BCS bowl games over teams from the Big East and ACC who play in perceptively "weak" conferences.  If TCU comes to the Big East and suddenly struggles against this allegedly "weak" conference, it validates the Big East conference and discredits this notion that the Boise State's of the college football world are just as deserving of a national championship game over a 2-loss SEC team or a 1-loss Big East team. 

Call me cynic, but I want TCU in our conference and I want them to hit a huge wall with "Big East football conference" written all over it. 

TCU would dominate this conference right now.  They have USF's speed but their players are actually skilled.  When they start recruiting as a BCS conference they will be even better.

[beastiebull]

This is great news, but a large part of me wants to see TCU come to the Big East and flop like a fish fresh out of the Gulf of Mexico. 

I want to see TCU struggle in the Big East because it would help to dispel this myth that these seemingly superior teams from absolutely bottom dwelling conferences deserve bids to BCS bowl games over teams from the Big East and ACC who play in perceptively "weak" conferences.  If TCU comes to the Big East and suddenly struggles against this allegedly "weak" conference, it validates the Big East conference and discredits this notion that the Boise State's of the college football world are just as deserving of a national championship game over a 2-loss SEC team or a 1-loss Big East team. 

Call me cynic, but I want TCU in our conference and I want them to hit a huge wall with "Big East football conference" written all over it. 

I don't want TCU to come into the conference and flop, because the whole reason TCU joining is a good thing is because it is another competitive team. But I don't want or expect TCU to join and then run roughshod through the conference like their fans probably think they will. I think TCU fans will be in for a surprise when they realize the Big East isn't what they thought it was.

TCU will certainly add value and cachet to the conference and I think they will continue to have sucess-- I just want that success to be OUT of conference.  There are many Big East detractors out there who expect TCU to come in, set up shop, and own the Big East for years to come because our conference is perceived as weak.  If TCU comes in, sets shop, and owns the Big East, that will slam the gavel on the "Big Least" verdict.  I, for one, don't want to see that.  I want TCU to come in and, at the very least, struggle tooth and nail week-in and week-out and earn its conference title for once.  We shouldn't forget that TCU needs us more than the Big East needs TCU.  Our automatic bid isn't going anywhere in the next couple years, but their head coach might and with it, TCU football as we know it. 

But don't get me wrong, I want TCU to bring a strong football program to the Big East.  I just don't want TCU coming in thinking they now own our conference.   

Not sure if you've noticed, but the Big East DOES suck.  Very badly.  And deserves all the criticism it is getting right now.