All Conference Realignment Discussion(SEC, ACC, Big XII, Pac12, TA&M, FSU, Big East)

[slick1ru2]

Also today, the Big East's first commish died.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sns-tsn-aen-gavitt-obit-p1-20110917,0,5202662.story

Big East founder Dave Gavitt dies

Providence, RI —

Big East Conference founder Dave Gavitt has died. He was 73 years old.

Gavitt was the driving force behind the Big East, which formed as a basketball league in 1979. He served as the Big East's first commissioner from its inception until 1990, and was also instrumental in expanding the NCAA men's tournament to 64 teams in 1985.

The Rhode Island native coached Providence from 1969-79, leading the Friars to the Final Four in 1973. He guided the school to 209 wins, including eight straight 20-win seasons, and five NCAA Tournament appearances.

Gavitt was named the head coach of the U.S. Olympic basketball team in 1980, but the squad never made it to the Moscow Games because of the U.S.-led boycott. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

[charsibb]

Also today, the Big East's first commish died.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sns-tsn-aen-gavitt-obit-p1-20110917,0,5202662.story

Big East founder Dave Gavitt dies

Providence, RI —

Big East Conference founder Dave Gavitt has died. He was 73 years old.

Gavitt was the driving force behind the Big East, which formed as a basketball league in 1979. He served as the Big East's first commissioner from its inception until 1990, and was also instrumental in expanding the NCAA men's tournament to 64 teams in 1985.

The Rhode Island native coached Providence from 1969-79, leading the Friars to the Final Four in 1973. He guided the school to 209 wins, including eight straight 20-win seasons, and five NCAA Tournament appearances.

Gavitt was named the head coach of the U.S. Olympic basketball team in 1980, but the squad never made it to the Moscow Games because of the U.S.-led boycott. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Died on the same day the conference he founded died...

[slick1ru2]

Also today, the Big East's first commish died.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sns-tsn-aen-gavitt-obit-p1-20110917,0,5202662.story

Big East founder Dave Gavitt dies

Providence, RI —

Big East Conference founder Dave Gavitt has died. He was 73 years old.

Gavitt was the driving force behind the Big East, which formed as a basketball league in 1979. He served as the Big East's first commissioner from its inception until 1990, and was also instrumental in expanding the NCAA men's tournament to 64 teams in 1985.

The Rhode Island native coached Providence from 1969-79, leading the Friars to the Final Four in 1973. He guided the school to 209 wins, including eight straight 20-win seasons, and five NCAA Tournament appearances.

Gavitt was named the head coach of the U.S. Olympic basketball team in 1980, but the squad never made it to the Moscow Games because of the U.S.-led boycott. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Died on the same day the conference he founded died...

Can we wait and see? UL already said they are staying for now. And the conference was supposed to die when Miami and company left.

[Cow Pie]

I hate to say I told you so, but I did... all of those out there that thought that basketball was better then football, well this proves that it is not, its not even on the same field as football. The Big East had died a horrible death because it was overly loyal to a bunch of private Yankee basketball schools that they should had kicked to the curb YEARS AGO!!!

[Cow Pie]

Also today, the Big East's first commish died.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sns-tsn-aen-gavitt-obit-p1-20110917,0,5202662.story

Big East founder Dave Gavitt dies

Providence, RI —

Big East Conference founder Dave Gavitt has died. He was 73 years old.

Gavitt was the driving force behind the Big East, which formed as a basketball league in 1979. He served as the Big East's first commissioner from its inception until 1990, and was also instrumental in expanding the NCAA men's tournament to 64 teams in 1985.

The Rhode Island native coached Providence from 1969-79, leading the Friars to the Final Four in 1973. He guided the school to 209 wins, including eight straight 20-win seasons, and five NCAA Tournament appearances.

Gavitt was named the head coach of the U.S. Olympic basketball team in 1980, but the squad never made it to the Moscow Games because of the U.S.-led boycott. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Died on the same day the conference he founded died...

Can we wait and see? UL already said they are staying for now. And the conference was supposed to die when Miami and company left.

Its DEAD

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-fbc-acc-talks,0,1249080.story

FSU has confirmed that the ACC had voted to add Pitt and Cuse... if WV leaves then the conference will implode...

Woolard and Gentshaft need to be right now on the phone with the SEC, we could possibly get into the SEC in place of WV or when Baylor's lawsuit is over with we could be the 15th or 16th SEC member.

Right now BAYLOR is ******* us over... they are stopping A&M from going to the SEC and UT, OU, OSU, and TT from going to the PAC... the only way that we end up in a good conference is if the SEC goes to 16 teams. The ACC will never take us because they have both FSU an Miami, they are not going to want a third Florida team.

I can see the SEC taking WV, Louisville, and USF... who the **** else are they gonna take to reach 16?

[The Great 8]

I think the SEC raiding the ACC (for FSU, Clemson, etc) and then the ACC taking more BE teams (USF, UConn) more likely than the SEC outright taking us.

[Omniscientbull]

Dixie - No way in our life time will the SEC even consider USF

[Cow Pie]

Dixie - No way in our life time will the SEC even consider USF

Who else in the footprint of the Confederacy can they add?

The ACC just doubled the buy out clause thus preventing any ACC team from jumping ship... the SEC needs 3 teams to reach 16 teams... USF in Florida, WV is in the Virginia's, and Louisville is in Kentucky...

If they don't add us then they I could see them maybe adding TCU for the sake of TA&M, BUT I doubt that A&M wants TCU in the SEC with them... I don't see UF stopping us, even though they might not like us in the SEC

[Who'sYourData?]

Also today, the Big East's first commish died.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sns-tsn-aen-gavitt-obit-p1-20110917,0,5202662.story

Big East founder Dave Gavitt dies

Providence, RI —

Big East Conference founder Dave Gavitt has died. He was 73 years old.

Gavitt was the driving force behind the Big East, which formed as a basketball league in 1979. He served as the Big East's first commissioner from its inception until 1990, and was also instrumental in expanding the NCAA men's tournament to 64 teams in 1985.

The Rhode Island native coached Providence from 1969-79, leading the Friars to the Final Four in 1973. He guided the school to 209 wins, including eight straight 20-win seasons, and five NCAA Tournament appearances.

Gavitt was named the head coach of the U.S. Olympic basketball team in 1980, but the squad never made it to the Moscow Games because of the U.S.-led boycott. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Died on the same day the conference he founded died...

Can we wait and see? UL already said they are staying for now. And the conference was supposed to die when Miami and company left.

Its DEAD

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-fbc-acc-talks,0,1249080.story

FSU has confirmed that the ACC had voted to add Pitt and Cuse... if WV leaves then the conference will implode...

Woolard and Gentshaft need to be right now on the phone with the SEC, we could possibly get into the SEC in place of WV or when Baylor's lawsuit is over with we could be the 15th or 16th SEC member.

Right now BAYLOR is ******* us over... they are stopping A&M from going to the SEC and UT, OU, OSU, and TT from going to the PAC... the only way that we end up in a good conference is if the SEC goes to 16 teams. The ACC will never take us because they have both FSU an Miami, they are not going to want a third Florida team.

I can see the SEC taking WV, Louisville, and USF... who the **** else are they gonna take to reach 16?

Relax.  There are many more dominoes in play.  We certainly weren't going to be in the first tier of moves.  Let's wait and see what happens next.

[Who'sYourData?]

Could you please freakin' calm down? 

This thing hasn't yet begun to play out.  There are plenty of moves left to happen.  When USF moves to the Sun Belt, then you can proclaim the end of the world. 

Serenity now.