Thought I'd thow some more details reported by Thamel. SI is saying this is a done deal. Lot's complexities, including the exit fee money, the NCAA unit share etc.
Interesting quote from the Marquette AD. Reminds us of the original purpose of the Big East.
"What's football going to look like in 15 years?" Marquette athletic director Larry Williams
told ESPN 540 in Milwaukee
. "They may not be in the power position they are in today. How do we as an elite basketball program fit into the landscape of this football dominated environment? I don't have a complete answer for you, but that's the question."
Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20121213/big-east-basketball/#ixzz2ExLvbcII
Marquette thinks it's an elite basketball school, that's cute.