ESPN Q&A with Aresco

[widerberg]

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigeast/post/_/id/42365/qa-with-big-east-commissioner-mike-aresco

[hm101]

I think Mike Aresco has taken an awful situation and done a commendable job. It's hard to parse out what effect he has had, but he has his head on straight, whereas previous commissioners had me throwing my laptop off a cliff. 

 

So I think it's a story of growth. That's what we're looking for, we're trying to grow. We think we can compete. Our goal is to be competing with the five conferences that are perceived as the five power conferences.

[dabull80]

I think Mike Aresco has taken an awful situation and done a commendable job. It's hard to parse out what effect he has had, but he has his head on straight, whereas previous commissioners had me throwing my laptop off a cliff. 

 

 

So I think it's a story of growth. That's what we're looking for, we're trying to grow. We think we can compete. Our goal is to be competing with the five conferences that are perceived as the five power conferences.

 

Gonna have to play and beat the Big 5 to change anyones mind.

[smazza]

big east is dead conference walking

 

they have nothing to offer

[swamprat]

I think Mike Aresco has taken an awful situation and done a commendable job. It's hard to parse out what effect he has had, but he has his head on straight, whereas previous commissioners had me throwing my laptop off a cliff. 

So I think it's a story of growth. That's what we're looking for, we're trying to grow. We think we can compete. Our goal is to be competing with the five conferences that are perceived as the five power conferences.

 

Gonna have to play and beat the Big 5 to change anyones mind.

The problem is that with 4 of those Big 5 going to 9 conference games, it's going to be tough to get on their schedules.

[charsibb]

 

I think Mike Aresco has taken an awful situation and done a commendable job. It's hard to parse out what effect he has had, but he has his head on straight, whereas previous commissioners had me throwing my laptop off a cliff. 

 

So I think it's a story of growth. That's what we're looking for, we're trying to grow. We think we can compete. Our goal is to be competing with the five conferences that are perceived as the five power conferences.

 

 

Gonna have to play and beat the Big 5 to change anyones mind.

 

The problem is that with 4 of those Big 5 going to 9 conference games, it's going to be tough to get on their schedules.

 

This.

 

Although, to be fair, most will end up dropping their FCS games due to SOS concerns, so there MIGHT be an opening to get some 1-n-done paygames

 

Still and all, from the power conference teams' perspectives, there's more down than up to scheduling USF.

[SRQ]

B1G teams will be the most likely to take games with USF/UCF.  they have no warm winter game trips in conf.  and lots of big $$$ alums in FL

[macphisto]

 

 

I think Mike Aresco has taken an awful situation and done a commendable job. It's hard to parse out what effect he has had, but he has his head on straight, whereas previous commissioners had me throwing my laptop off a cliff. 

 

So I think it's a story of growth. That's what we're looking for, we're trying to grow. We think we can compete. Our goal is to be competing with the five conferences that are perceived as the five power conferences.

 

 

Gonna have to play and beat the Big 5 to change anyones mind.

 

The problem is that with 4 of those Big 5 going to 9 conference games, it's going to be tough to get on their schedules.

 

This.

 

Although, to be fair, most will end up dropping their FCS games due to SOS concerns, so there MIGHT be an opening to get some 1-n-done paygames

 

Still and all, from the power conference teams' perspectives, there's more down than up to scheduling USF.

Barry Alvarez has basically said that the B1G teams are done scheduling FCS.  Trying to get an agreement between conferences would not be a bad thing, but many of the big 5 conferences will try to just schedule each other.

 

Reality for the new conference is that they must work to capitalize on all their games against them, including bowls.  It must be a gradual build up with a goal to expand the prominence of the conference by growing the teams in the conferences.  Doing so can provide more financial windfalls down the line.  The greatest effort must go towards building each team up.

[slick1ru2]

I think Mike Aresco has taken an awful situation and done a commendable job. It's hard to parse out what effect he has had, but he has his head on straight, whereas previous commissioners had me throwing my laptop off a cliff. 

 

 

So I think it's a story of growth. That's what we're looking for, we're trying to grow. We think we can compete. Our goal is to be competing with the five conferences that are perceived as the five power conferences.

Previous commissioners had member schools with hidden agendas pulling strings and they took the fall for it. Doesn't matter who the commish was back then, they would have looked bad because they were in the middle of a no win mess.