Assuming there isn't an invite to one of the Five automatic qualifier conferences, what is the best case scenario?
I'm going to make the assumption that SDSU bails (as it can do without financial penalty to the Big East (it would still owe the Big West)).
To me the best case.... (not necessarily the most likely)
Keep the current 10 all sports members (Cincy, USF, Temple, UCF, ECU, Tulane, Memphis, Houston, SMU, UConn) and keep Navy FB only, convince Army to join FB only.
Conference semi-makes sense, all members pulling in the same direction, still get the conference title game.
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More likely to me is Army declines, Navy bails....
1.) Stay 10 all sports members.
2.) Pick of 2 more all sports members, if so who? (And is it possible to find two without having to hold your nose at this point? ODU?, Buffalo?, UMass?, Tulsa? Southern Miss? UAB?)
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More unlikely... Big East disolves... Pan-American conference reforms with best of East and West in two 9-team divisions: Football plays 8 divisional games (divisional record determines conference title game participant), 2 cross-over (rotating). Basketball plays 16 game home and home in division with 4 cross-over (rotating, one travel week per team). Non-revenue play 16 game home and home in division, crossover only in conference tournament (as appropriate)
East:
UConn, Cincy, USF, Temple, UCF, Memphis, Houston, SMU, ODU/Tulsa/ECU
West:
Boise St, Fresno St, UNLV, San Diego St, BYU, Colorado St, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose St/Hawaii
I'm going to make the assumption that SDSU bails (as it can do without financial penalty to the Big East (it would still owe the Big West)).
To me the best case.... (not necessarily the most likely)
Keep the current 10 all sports members (Cincy, USF, Temple, UCF, ECU, Tulane, Memphis, Houston, SMU, UConn) and keep Navy FB only, convince Army to join FB only.
Conference semi-makes sense, all members pulling in the same direction, still get the conference title game.
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More likely to me is Army declines, Navy bails....
1.) Stay 10 all sports members.
2.) Pick of 2 more all sports members, if so who? (And is it possible to find two without having to hold your nose at this point? ODU?, Buffalo?, UMass?, Tulsa? Southern Miss? UAB?)
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More unlikely... Big East disolves... Pan-American conference reforms with best of East and West in two 9-team divisions: Football plays 8 divisional games (divisional record determines conference title game participant), 2 cross-over (rotating). Basketball plays 16 game home and home in division with 4 cross-over (rotating, one travel week per team). Non-revenue play 16 game home and home in division, crossover only in conference tournament (as appropriate)
East:
UConn, Cincy, USF, Temple, UCF, Memphis, Houston, SMU, ODU/Tulsa/ECU
West:
Boise St, Fresno St, UNLV, San Diego St, BYU, Colorado St, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose St/Hawaii