Big East Presidents to meet tonight...

[coachcap]

Per ESPN Radio: Conference Presidents to meet at a dinner meeting tonight in New York to discuss Big East's future. Pitt & Syracuse not invited to the soiree.

 

[ctchamps]

Will they be allowed to drink?

 

[HuskyFan16]

Seems pointless, none of them are going to trust what the others say anyway.

 

[pepband99]

Wow - so NOW they meet in NY! GENIUS!

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Seems pointless, none of them are going to trust what the others say anyway.

+1

 

[CTBballfan243]

Lets pray UCONN doesn't let ND conviince them to stay in this hybrid conference. I UCONN stays with the Big East then they will deserve to be relegated to MID MAJOR conference status. I have to believe our new President won't get swindled by ND.

 

[Rumrunner]

Of course its for dinner, so that gopher boy marinate can stuff his slackened jaw with tasty cheesesticks. I would feel better if UConn was not invited.

 

[epark88]

Will they be allowed to drink?

Yeah, but the joint doesn't serve droids. Go figure.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

Wow - so NOW they meet in NY! GENIUS!

St Johns couldnt afford the gas money to get to providence. so they made it closer for them

 

[UconnU]

St Johns couldnt afford the gas money to get to providence. so they made it closer for them

hahahaha

 

[ctchamps]

It is symbolic, if not geographically easy for all members. Makes Boheim's statement accurate.

 

[businesslawyer]

It is symbolic, if not geographically easy for all members. Makes Boheim's statement accurate.

It's not symbolic. Where do you think the easiest place to get everyone together on short notice is due to flight availability?

 

[nelsonmuntz]

UConn has some major problems right now. Oklahoma is leaning towards staying in the Big 12, which would be disastrous for the Big East, because then the Big 12 would become a predator and we would be the prey. Why would TCU, Louisville or WVU stick around if they thought that Rutgers and UConn were headed for the door?

 

[Section205]

Who's picking up the check???

One has to wonder if this could turn into a grilling session for UCONN and perhaps RU. Pres. Herbst should be on alert.

Would love to be a fly on the wall in that room listening to all the BS that will be spewing.

 

[The Funster]

It's not symbolic. Where do you think the easiest place to get everyone together on short notice is due to flight availability?

yep, get off a plane, quick limo ride, dinner, discussion, quick limo ride, get on plane. Heck it may even take place at JFK.

 

[ctchamps]

It's not symbolic. Where do you think the easiest place to get everyone together on short notice is due to flight availability?

I was only making an off the cuff statement. I've been pragmatic all morning and need to lighten up a little.

 

[coachcap]

Wow - so NOW they meet in NY! GENIUS!

That was MY first thought also.

 

[businesslawyer]

Who's picking up the check???

One has to wonder if this could turn into a grilling session for UCONN and perhaps RU. Pres. Herbst should be on alert.

Would love to be a fly on the wall in that room listening to all the BS that will be spewing.

They can grill Hebst (and RU) all they want. What exactly do they expect to learn? Neither UCOnn nor RU has anything to tell them.

 

[Carl Spackler]

Funny that they decide to meet in NYC....and yet sad. it's not unrealistic to think it might be the last time.

I wonder if the seating is going to go....football school prez, non-football school prez, football school prez, non-football school prez........

Boy - to be a fly on the wall in that room huh?

Anybody know the caterer?

 

[2Infinity]

yep, get off a plane, quick limo ride, dinner, discussion, quick limo ride, get on plane. Heck it may even take place at JFK.

This meeting location is all based on timeliness and ease of meeting. No symbolism involved, if anything...only irony!

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Per ESPN Radio: Conference Presidents to meet at a dinner meeting tonight in New York to discuss Big East's future. Pitt & Syracuse not invited to the soiree.

UConn may not be attending, per this article. Either Herbst has the ACC invitation in the bag, or she is taking a huge risk here.

http://espn.go.com/college-football...st-big-12-talking-possible-merger-sources-say

 

[businesslawyer]

Ugh. She needs to be there. Unless she knows by tonight, knows, not thinks, that it's a done deal. And, if it is a done deal, it should be announced so our partners can plan accordingly.

 

[CTMike]

From the article :

The source wasn't certain if Connecticut will be represented at the meeting.

... so, it's just not clear at this point.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Wow, something must be afoot. I don't know what, but if we're not attending that's a VERY clear sign to the Big East that we're out of here. She's far too smart to not know that, so her lack of presence would be deafening in the room. Though let's not get too far, the article doesn't say she's NOT going, it just says it's "unclear". Intentionally fuzzy language.

 

[NHUConnfan]

Lets pray UCONN doesn't let ND conviince them to stay in this hybrid conference. I UCONN stays with the Big East then they will deserve to be relegated to MID MAJOR conference status. I have to believe our new President won't get swindled by ND.

I think Herbst made a very strong statement that the Big East was not an option.