Big East basketball-only schools to split from rest of conference

[deathrow95]

Looks like its going to be offical.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/basketball/big_east_basketball_only_schools_c2PMii2vTg8twF80US3G6H

These guys have been right on the money on internal Big East issues. So the next question is what happens now and who keeps the name.

[cmhatter]

this will be a legal messs

additionally... this will have an incredible impact on our ability to get a tv deal...

nobody will want to sign until they know whats happening with the conference

[BaltoBull]

ESPN won.

Time to get started putting out feelers to the 'best of the rest' and trying to patch together a 'legitimate' all-sports conference.

Boise State and San Diego are as good as gone.

[Triple B]

This would make our regression complete ...

[Bull94]

this sucks. from a 9 bid league to a 2 bid league.

[Costa]

Welp, we're screwed. What we have built has crumbled before our eyes.

[Joe]

Blah. These basketball schools mean ****.

[bulls phanatic]

Should be interesting. I hope this drives realignment so we can get to a better conference.

[Triple B]

Blah. These basketball schools mean ****.

Only if you're the lunkhead, football only type ...

[Mike Stuben]

This has no impact on the power conferences ... any Big East school they want, they could have had before. This doesn't create any urgency for them.

For us, this certainly creates an urgency. Unfortunately we are selling something that right now no one is buying.