Big East Reaches Out to Fresno State and UNLV

[mviusa]

A look at the FCS playoff system.........not as rosy as many here think.

http://thederisoreport.hbcufannation.com/2010/10/04/straight-talk-on-fcs-playoffs-the-system-is-hurting-financially/

[Economics_Nerd82]

Battle of the [future] big east: San Diego State v BYU on ESPN.... Loser goes to NBE.

[Hem]

Battle of the [future] big east: San Diego State v BYU on ESPN.... Loser goes to NBE.

Pretty solid D on both sides of the ball. Hope we can play SDSU or BYU soon....

[BaltoBull]

I would prefer to have 12 members who are full members. Everyone should play football and basketball, and most should be playing baseball/softball and soccer. This patchwork stuff is exactly what hurt the Big East in the long run. Have 12 members on equal footing committed to the same thing.

Exactly.

Have a West-Coast and an East Coast all-sports conference playing each other exclusively with occasional cross-over games under one banner if you need to, but the new conference needs to be all-sports!

Add an NFL-like playoff system within the conference for football and you got yourself a smashing hit.

Yeah, now that you mention it, that's pretty much it. I really do believe this is the best way to go.

Call me a pessimist, but I do not see ANY scenario that any team from the NBE gets to the NCG. I would rather do our own thing and have our own championship.

Well, under the new BCS rules, if they finish in the Top 4 in the nation, they will get a spot in the BCS 4-team playoffs.

That's not entirely accurate. It's not how you finish in some poll, it's whether a committee picks you as one of the 4 playoff teams ... At least, that's the way I understood it when it first came out.

Exactly.

[Economics_Nerd82]

Interesting that BYU has $4 million/year from ESPN.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/big-east-eyes-unlv-fresno-st-byu-article-1.1224947

[Cow Pie]

Had the Big East expanded back before the raids began then we would not be in this situation right now.

[NewEnglandBull]

Had the Big East expanded back before the raids began then we would not be in this situation right now.

Who would have come?

[South_Florida_Flip]

Had the Big East expanded back before the raids began then we would not be in this situation right now.

Who would have come?

He may have been referring to going after Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State and Baylor back when it looked like Texas and OU were going to the PAC 12.

[Triple B]

Had the Big East expanded back before the raids began then we would not be in this situation right now.

Who would have come?

I was going to ask the same but then realized ....

[Triple B]

Had the Big East expanded back before the raids began then we would not be in this situation right now.

Who would have come?

He may have been referring to going after Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State and Baylor back when it looked like Texas and OU were going to the PAC 12.

Still doesn't answer the question about who would have actually come ...