Invites Not to go Out Until Boise Commits?

[dh5158]

So says the basketball schools.

http://news.providen...ml#.TqwBC_c4-l1

[usf96]

Commit is not the same as considered, which is what the article states. In fact I would not even consider this an article....it is more like an opinion/statement. Scoops will be invited in no particular order.

[TrujilloBull2013]

jesus christ

[BiggTipp]

this is ridiculious...invites should have been given out LAST YEAR when the conference was still one piece...

If we the keep AQ status Im fine with the new conference....but i have a feeling that the USF administration is being too quiet for a reason...hopefully a good reason

[Sellular1]

this is ridiculious...invites should have been given out LAST YEAR when the conference was still one piece...

If we the keep AQ status Im fine with the new conference....but i have a feeling that the USF administration is being too quiet for a reason...hopefully a good reason

Good reason=no other options

[usfbullrider]

This is not good. I thought Boise would be the last to committ. Jesus Marinatto WTF you are horrible.

Edit: Thread title is misleading. Everyone already knows they are the lynchpin.

[South_Florida_Flip]

this is ridiculious...invites should have been given out LAST YEAR when the conference was still one piece...

Navy was very close to accepting a football only invite before the 'Cuse and Pitt news broke, so it's not like the league wasn't trying to get that 10th program they wanted.

[Costa]

The fact that we are basically being held hostage by these basketball schools in our FOOTBALL decision making process is absurd. If the Big East had any true leadership, they would have told the catholic bball schools to piss off. Instead, our FOOTBALL commish is bowing down to the likes of DePaul, Providence College (his alma mater...uhg) and St. Johns. There is something seriously wrong with that.

[CousinRicky]

The fact that we are basically being held hostage by these basketball schools in our FOOTBALL decision making process is absurd. If the Big East had any true leadership, they would have told the catholic bball schools to piss off. Instead, our FOOTBALL commish is bowing down to the likes of DePaul, Providence College (his alma mater...uhg) and St. Johns. There is something seriously wrong with that.

Wait, isn't he the commish of the Big East Conference? Didn't know we had a commissioner of just the football teams. There WERE equal number of football v basketball schools. Now the BB schools outnumber football. If he is the commissioner of the BE conference, he's working for majority owners that are interested in BB. I'm not crazy about all the moves (or non moves) but to blame him for not following what the schools want - I just don't get that.

[Costa]

The fact that we are basically being held hostage by these basketball schools in our FOOTBALL decision making process is absurd. If the Big East had any true leadership, they would have told the catholic bball schools to piss off. Instead, our FOOTBALL commish is bowing down to the likes of DePaul, Providence College (his alma mater...uhg) and St. Johns. There is something seriously wrong with that.

Wait, isn't he the commish of the Big East Conference? Didn't know we had a commissioner of just the football teams. There WERE equal number of football v basketball schools. Now the BB schools outnumber football. If he is the commissioner of the BE conference, he's working for majority owners that are interested in BB. I'm not crazy about all the moves (or non moves) but to blame him for not following what the schools want - I just don't get that.

What brings more revenue to a conference? Football. My point is we wont ever be a highly competitive conference if we keep letting the basketball schools run the show.