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Bear with me. Before Mikey T. had any inkling that Miami would bolt to the ACC, he offered the Big East Football schools to the ACC for football only. This is what woke the sleeping tiger, & the rest is history. He and Marinatto have subsequntly shown, in both word & action, that any involvement with football was done solely to protect the basketball conference.
What I'm proposing is an amalgamation of various ideas already proposed on this forum:
1. All Big East football schools secede from the Basketball schools
2. The 7 football schools merge with the Big 12 teams , thereby forming the first true 16 team superconference.
3. Cede the Big East BCS autobid to the Mountain West Conference as the Big 12 has its own autobid.
4. Lock in all members with an outrageously high buyout clause. (e.g. $ 50 Million, 5 year wait)
What this does:
Insures stability with the buyout clause. Finds a home for all of the Big East football schools. Leaves the ACC vulnerable to a raid by the SEC, but no recourse from the Big East.
Placates the Mountain West by giving them a BCS Autobid.
Corners Notre Dame into either the ACC or Big 10. Either way, it wouldn't concern us.
What I'm proposing is an amalgamation of various ideas already proposed on this forum:
1. All Big East football schools secede from the Basketball schools
2. The 7 football schools merge with the Big 12 teams , thereby forming the first true 16 team superconference.
3. Cede the Big East BCS autobid to the Mountain West Conference as the Big 12 has its own autobid.
4. Lock in all members with an outrageously high buyout clause. (e.g. $ 50 Million, 5 year wait)
What this does:
Insures stability with the buyout clause. Finds a home for all of the Big East football schools. Leaves the ACC vulnerable to a raid by the SEC, but no recourse from the Big East.
Placates the Mountain West by giving them a BCS Autobid.
Corners Notre Dame into either the ACC or Big 10. Either way, it wouldn't concern us.