Tulsa to Big East?

[UConnDan97]

I'll say we haven't dominated the conference with Cincy in it. I believe we have bigger problems than conference affiliation.

I never said we had dominated the conference. I said that is what we HAVE to do, as in present and future. IF WE DO, then the rest will take care of itself. Pretty simple equation...

 

[RegisteredUconn]

I never said we had dominated the conference. I said that is what we HAVE to do, as in present and future. IF WE DO, then the rest will take care of itself. Pretty simple equation...

We don't disagree at all on what we should attempt to do. We probably don't disagree on whether we could, if we made dominance a goal, accomplish that goal. I feel confident that if we ponied up the $$ for an excellent coaching staff we can go far. We agree that dominating whatever mess we're about to end up in will serve us better in this whole conference re-shuffle business than going 5-7 for the next half-decade.

If you re-read my originat comment, you'll see it was meant facetiously. Rather than compete for the honor of conference dominator, I suggested we take out our competition so we would ascend by default. As if some conference would have a better impression of us not because we'd become better but because we'd appeared to be better due to our rival disappearing. Perhaps the tongue-in-cheekiness nature of my reply would have been more evident had I suggested we get Tonya Harding to knee cap the entire Bearcat squad.

 

[DW4UCONN]

I thought this was a somewhat interesting read for anyone wanting a good summary of "Big East is TU's Logical Choice" (nothing new).

 

[Adios]

If UConn or other schools leave the Big East, there are options to replace them. I think Tulsa will join.

 

[DW4UCONN]

Tulsa likely to be added by next week per this on SB NATION

A source close to the situation indicated that a Big East invitation could be delivered by the end of the month and possibly as early as next week.

Aresco is expecting 11 football schools in 2014 per CBS report on nearing TV contract which supports the rumor of an additional add

In football, Aresco is selling a package of 10 teams for next season and 11 for 2014 and 12 for 2015. Aresco remains confident that the money for both sports will be “reasonable."

Big East has apparently reached out to So. Miss. perhaps as the 12th FB member in the event Navy doesn't come in 2015 per the SB Nation report and this The Virginia Pilot

The Tulsa World newspaper reported that Tulsa, the defending C-USA football champion, may jump to the Big East in 2014. Newspapers in Mississippi indicate that Southern Mississippi, which won the 2011 football championship, has also been approached by the Big East.

 

[UC990411]

I am at peace with this. Bring em on. Their endowment dwarfs ours. UMass for #12? Or is Navy #12?

Not UMass, anyone but them