And for those of you who wonder why Boise State and San Diego State would hold firm to their commitment, San Diego State athletic director Jim Sterk laid out the financial benefits for the Aztecs. As part of the Mountain West, its share of revenue from its current TV deal is $1.2 million. That is expected to be double digits whenever the new TV contract is negotiated.
Here is another article. This is from ESPN. I guess it is horsesh!t too.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigeast/tag/_/name/2012-big-east-meetings
BTW, that double digital number for Boise is for FB only. Some people here are predicting all sports members get less than $10M each. Seriously?
All the other schools in the 2013 Big East have more athletic tradition than USF. Besides UCF. Pass the damn pipe.I'd rather join the ACC with Rutgers, Cincy, USF and play those 'couple of private schools' than have to play against 4 rate state schools that have no athletic tradition whatsoever.
All the other schools in the 2013 Big East have more athletic tradition than USF. Besides UCF. Pass the damn pipe.
Not too long ago, we were nobodies. Now our fans think we're the .
We can't say a lot about what we have that the other conferences don't (besides UConn), but at least we can say that we have representatives in NYC/Newark, Philly, Orlando, Tampa, Louisville, Cincinnati, Dallas, Houston, San Diego, Memphis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Providence (no laughing!), Boise, Annapolis/Baltimore, and Washington D.C. In the day and age when advertisors are begging people not to "DVR fast-forward their stuff", live entertainment in all of those cities has to be a big asset for us...
Louisville had Johnny Unitas and 2 national championships in men's basketball before they joined the Big East. Amazing how short-sighted our fans can be. (Not referring to you.)Exactly. People actually think all the teams will stay the same forever. C'mon now, B12 already proved things can change in a hurry. UL is nothing before they joined the BE. Now? They want to be in the B12 and too good for some BE teams. BE has helped Cincy, UL and USF grew by leaps and bounds. Do people really believe UCF, Memphis, Houston, SMU and SDSU will be crappy forever? There is something to be said about a national conference that can deliver content in 4 different time zones. There is value there.
Don't forget Hartford-New Haven. It's a decent sized market.
WE ARE THE SH$T!!!! Because UConn is our team. I could care less about SU, RU, SMU, ZU or PU. I care about UConn only, and it pains me to think that the upgrade and big dreams were only to get marginalized at the end of it all.All the other schools in the 2013 Big East have more athletic tradition than USF. Besides UCF. Pass the damn pipe.
Not too long ago, we were nobodies. Now our fans think we're the .
All the other schools in the 2013 Big East have more athletic tradition than USF. Besides UCF. Pass the damn pipe.
Not too long ago, we were nobodies. Now our fans think we're the .
False. I think Memphis, San Diego State, Temple, SMU, UCF are .
False. I think Memphis, San Diego State, Temple, SMU, UCF are .
Greg Swaim @GSwaim
The #BigEast is virtually dead, and the #ACC is quickly dying...at least as far as the football world is conidered.
The #ND deal apparently was a catalyst for getting #FSU aboard all along. This thing is happening fast now for the #Big12...
I'm told that #ND will jump in #Big12 very soon with Olympic sports, and then football joins after TV contract expires. #BlowsMyMind
With #FSU & #ND quite possibly to the #Big12, and their precedent setting deal with the #SEC, the #B1G won't want to sit around long either.
The agresssive #Big12 is forcing the #SEC to go for two more before Nienas grabs them. Best bets
#VT and #NCState, but subject to change.
#ND to #Big12 has more teeth today than I ever thought it could just a few weeks ago. The Irish are already going through proper channels.
Greg Swaim is a moron.
Still, I will stand by what I have said on every other string in the Boneyard: I will believe Notre Dame goes to a conference when I see it. No number of tweets will convince me of that until it is signed, sealed, and delivered. The Golden Domers know that independence is what is keeping them at the height of relevance, even though they haven't had a strong team since 1994. They will not give that up lightly, even for a few more million a year (keep in mind, this is the school that gets a couple of boosters together to cut a check to get rid of the coach with about 4 weeks notice).
i told u guys hes great for theorys and ****. thats basically been my thing....