The Big East needs to invite Gonzaga, Stanford, and Cal

[Husky92]

No interest. Another BB only school that doesn’t help UConn.

 

[uchusky32]

No interest. Another BB only school that doesn’t help UConn.

There isn't going to be a football team coming to the Big East.

 

[shizzle787]

I would 100% support Gonzaga joining the Big East. Better us than the Big 12. Also, that would allow us to go to a 22-game conference slate to match the Big Ten.

 

[uconnyankee]

If Gonzaga came with OSU and WSU and maybe SDSU you might have something.

 

[shizzle787]

If Gonzaga came with OSU and WSU and maybe SDSU you might have something.

No. OSU and WSU are not good in basketball.

 

[noeynox]

No. OSU and WSU are not good in basketball.

Ahhhh, now i understand why conferences want our BB but not our FB

 

[HuskyHawk]

I would 100% support Gonzaga joining the Big East. Better us than the Big 12. Also, that would allow us to go to a 22-game conference slate to match the Big Ten.

Ugh no. Late night games, bad TV ratings at that time. Terrible travel. They are useless. They will be yesterday’s news soon enough. Better to keep the round robin.

 

[shizzle787]

Ugh no. Late night games, bad TV ratings at that time. Terrible travel. They are useless. They will be yesterday’s news soon enough. Better to keep the round robin.

It's one game a year playing in Spokane. We'll be okay.

 

[metsfan2323]

It's one game a year playing in Spokane. We'll be okay.

I'm sure Gonzaga would prefer an invite to the new PAC conference. The Big East stinks from Gonzaga's POV because it is a traveling nightmare.

 

[shizzle787]

I'm sure Gonzaga would prefer an invite to the new PAC conference. The Big East stinks from Gonzaga's POV because it is a traveling nightmare.

I don’t think so as that won’t be a major conference in basketball.

 

[uconnyankee]

No. OSU and WSU are not good in basketball.

It’s not their BB I was thinking about.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I'm sure Gonzaga would prefer an invite to the new PAC conference. The Big East stinks from Gonzaga's POV because it is a traveling nightmare.

I don’t think so as that won’t be a major conference in basketball.

They aren't taking schools that don't play FBS football. No conference that does is doing that.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Certainly the Big East would only be taking Gonzaga if there is significant financial interest by FOX. I believe the contract renewal is coming up, no?

You can keep the double round robin with one more addition. The travel cost is significant though if Olympic sports are included which I would would have to assume, they are. Rumor is the Big 12 only offered Gonzaga 2 mil per year.

My guess is this is figured out sooner rather than later.

 

[Revrat]

Will Gonzaga still be good in 5 years? I think they are borderline now. Depending on how their season goes from here, they may find it a tough road in a few years. An upset here or there, and they are a 4 seed or lower and could see an early tourney exit. What would they be without all the hype? They don't really have a four-year superstar like Timme anymore. If you ask me it's the easy conference schedule that made the program along with some great coaching and some stellar recruits. What will they be if they are traveling all the time and playing in a tough conference?

 

[CL82]

Ahhhh, now i understand why conferences want our BB but not our FB

Lol, so are you saying that up until this point the logic of that evaded you?

 

[noeynox]

Lol, so are you saying that up until this point the logic of that evaded you?

Yeah. Not.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Will Gonzaga still be good in 5 years? I think they are borderline now. Depending on how their season goes from here, they may find it a tough road in a few years. An upset here or there, and they are a 4 seed or lower and could see an early tourney exit. What would they be without all the hype? They don't really have a four-year superstar like Timme anymore. If you ask me it's the easy conference schedule that made the program along with some great coaching and some stellar recruits. What will they be if they are traveling all the time and playing in a tough conference?

Borderline? They were top 10 last week and made the Elite 8 last year

 

[John]

Borderline? They were top 10 last week and made the Elite 8 last year

Strategically, the Big East has to envision if the post-Few Gonzaga (he's 60, so one has to imagine in about 5-10 years we'll start hearing about him retiring) and the potential drop-off is worth having to deal with a permanent geographic outlier. If Gonzaga turns into Seton Hall (or god-forbid, Depaul) West, is that lonely western outpost even worth it?

 

[ZooCougar]

No. No we don’t.