MWC looking to take SDSU, Houston, SMU, BYU, UTEP

[hm101]

Aresco needs to poach the MWC hard. Make it so that Boise is playing in the WAC2.0

[South_Florida_Flip]

sdsu will not join big east without other west coast schools

Big East has already spoken with Fresno State. Have to figure other programs have been talked with as well (UNLV, Nevada).

[Paisa el Toro]

sdsu will not join big east without other west coast schools

Big East has already spoken with Fresno State. Have to figure other programs have been talked with as well (UNLV, Nevada).

I'd prefer UNLV over Nevada, just because it's infinitely much easier to fly into Vegas than Reno.

[South_Florida_Flip]

sdsu will not join big east without other west coast schools

Big East has already spoken with Fresno State. Have to figure other programs have been talked with as well (UNLV, Nevada).

I'd prefer UNLV over Nevada, just because it's infinitely much easier to fly into Vegas than Reno.

Here's a 16 team league that I think could be possible if Aresco is aggressive enough:

East - USF, UCF, ECU, Memphis, Temple, UConn, Cincinnati, Navy

West - Tulane, Houston, SDSU, SMU, Fresno State, Nevada, UNLV, Air Force

For all sports other than football you make a provision that you only play the teams in your division during the regular season.

[tampatony]

sdsu will not join big east without other west coast schools

Big East has already spoken with Fresno State. Have to figure other programs have been talked with as well (UNLV, Nevada).

I'd prefer UNLV over Nevada, just because it's infinitely much easier to fly into Vegas than Reno.

Here's a 16 team league that I think could be possible if Aresco is aggressive enough:

East - USF, UCF, ECU, Memphis, Temple, UConn, Cincinnati, Navy

West - Tulane, Houston, SDSU, SMU, Fresno State, Nevada, UNLV, Air Force

For all sports other than football you make a provision that you only play the teams in your division during the regular season.

Add a cross over game and that is what I'm personally looking for. Wouldn't mind if we took UNLV or New Mexico over Nevada or Airforce(don't think Airforce will move), possibly look for UMASS over Navy(not sure if Navy will come).

[Economics_Nerd82]

OUCH!

http://voices.idahos...ise_wasn’t_wort

“What Boise State wanted was outrageous and unprecedented. It was not palatable to any of the other Big East institutions,†Gladchuk said. “In the final analysis, Boise wasn’t worth it. There is zero television interest in Boise along the Eastern seaboard. What it tells me is the Mountain West was desperate. Clearly, the Mountain West was willing to make whatever concessions necessary to keep Boise in the fold.â€

Edited January 3, 2013 by Economics_Nerd82

[mellobull]

sdsu will not join big east without other west coast schools

Big East has already spoken with Fresno State. Have to figure other programs have been talked with as well (UNLV, Nevada).

I'd prefer UNLV over Nevada, just because it's infinitely much easier to fly into Vegas than Reno.

Be best if we get both UNLV and Nevada . With both of them you will have a rival game which is and better selling point to the media . We need rivalries for the existence of the new BE .

[South_Florida_Flip]

sdsu will not join big east without other west coast schools

Big East has already spoken with Fresno State. Have to figure other programs have been talked with as well (UNLV, Nevada).

I'd prefer UNLV over Nevada, just because it's infinitely much easier to fly into Vegas than Reno.

Be best if we get both UNLV and Nevada . With both of them you will have a rival game which is and better selling point to the media . We need rivalries for the existence of the new BE .

Which is why you get Fresno

[slick1ru2]

San Diego State wants to stay in the Big East...

www.ajerseyguy.com

With Boise State’s decision to back out on a deal to join the Big East and remain in the Mountain West, the general assumption has been that San Diego State, which was also scheduled to jump from the MWC to the Big East on July 1, would follow the Broncos’ lead and also back out of the Big East arrangment.

“The Big East hasn’t heard anything officially, but they (San Diego State) want to stay (with the Big East),†said one source familiar with the discussions that are being conducted between the Big East and SD State.

Whether that is wishful thinking from Big East officials or a realistic option remains to be seen.

When San Diego and Boise State made their original decision to join the Big East last year, a clause in the agreement allowed San Diego State to back out of the deal without penalty if there was no other school west of the Rocky Mountains (Boise State) in the new 12 team configuration of the Big East.

Another “buddy system†deal in the contract involving the two schools also states that the Mountain West must ask San Diego State whether it wants to return as the MWC’s 12th team before it can invite any other school, according to a report in the Idaho Statesmen. The time frame on that deal is the end of January.

When Boise State announced it’s decision not to come to the Big East on New Year’s Eve, many San Diego State backers assumed that the Aztecs would quickly follow suit. What surprised more than a few people at San Diego State was the less than enthusiastic response from schools in the Mountain West to endorse the move.

That reluctance of acceptance has prompted San Diego State officials to wonder whether their best option is to stay with Boise State or venture off on their own as the Big East’s primary West Coast entry.

Big East commissioner Mike Aresco, who was in New Orleans on Wednesday night watching Big East champion Lousville upset Florida in the Sugar Bowl, has maintained that the next move for the Big East would be to focus on a West coast partner for both San Diego State and Boise State. If Aresco can keep San Diego State, he is expected to target schools such as Fresno State, Nevada, BYU or UNLV. Aresco has lobbied SD State officials consistently over the past few weeks, emphasizing their importance in the overall expansion plan the Big East has put together.

Although the best the Big East can probably expect at this point is to field an 11 team conference next season–which would prevent the creation of a conference (a minimum of 12 teams is required) championship game, Aresco feels that with Louisville (ACC) and Rutgers (Big Ten) remaining for one more year and new schools such as SMU and Central Florida on the upswing, the Big East will be very competitive in its final year with an automatic BCS bowl bid.

Aresco has also had to deal with the defection of 7 Catholic schools–Marquette, St. John’s, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova, Georgetown and DePaul. The Presidents of that group are expected to meet on Friday to discuss their exit strategy.

According to sources familiar with the process, the Catholic 7 first official act will be to negotiate a departure from the Big East a year earlier than the July 1, 2015 date previously announced.

sdsu will not join big east without other west coast schools

I take the word of the guy from NJ. His sources are excellent.

[Who'sYourData?]

OUCH!

http://voices.idahos...ise_wasn’t_wort

“What Boise State wanted was outrageous and unprecedented. It was not palatable to any of the other Big East institutions,†Gladchuk said. “In the final analysis, Boise wasn’t worth it. There is zero television interest in Boise along the Eastern seaboard. What it tells me is the Mountain West was desperate. Clearly, the Mountain West was willing to make whatever concessions necessary to keep Boise in the fold.â€

Good find. Makes me feel better about Navy staying in the BE.