Why are people acting surprised?

[ZooCougar]

Haven't missed a football game.

I wouldn’t say I am not a hoop fan. I went the Germany game at Ramstein. I was sitting next to Negandhi and Hannah Storm. I’d go to the Creighton games but they always sell out and tickets are hard to come by.

 

[John]

Timing: Big East invites and Tulane accepts to join all sports. C7 say enough and leave, buy BE name. New name for OBE is AAC, Tulane officially becomes a member of AAC.

In March 2013, representatives of the Catholic 7 announced they would leave the conference effective June 30, 2013, retaining the Big East name, $10 million, and the right to hold the conference's basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden

Louisville and Rutgers spent one season in the newly renamed conference. On July 1, 2014, Louisville joined the ACC[25] and Rutgers joined the Big Ten Conference.[26] On that same day, East Carolina, Tulane, and Tulsa joined The American for all sports, while Sacramento State and San Diego State joined as affiliate members for women's rowing

 

[superjohn]

I wouldn’t say I am not a hoop fan. I went the Germany game at Ramstein. I was sitting next to Negandhi and Hannah Storm. I’d go to the Creighton games but they always sell out and tickets are hard to come by.

I actually thought you said you don't care about basketball, I was wrong.

 

[FriarJ]

In March 2013, representatives of the Catholic 7 announced they would leave the conference effective June 30, 2013, retaining the Big East name, $10 million, and the right to hold the conference's basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden

Louisville and Rutgers spent one season in the newly renamed conference. On July 1, 2014, Louisville joined the ACC[25] and Rutgers joined the Big Ten Conference.[26] On that same day, East Carolina, Tulane, and Tulsa joined The American for all sports, while Sacramento State and San Diego State joined as affiliate members for women's rowing

Exactly what I’m saying. Tulane accepted but did not begin play until 2014. Just like if UConn accepts an ACC invite today you don’t just start there right away. FSU get’s po’d immediately though.

Check out the date: Tulane University Joins BIG EAST Conference. 4 months prior to C7 departure. Trust me, Tulane was the straw that broke the back.

 

[Blades]

In March 2013, representatives of the Catholic 7 announced they would leave the conference effective June 30, 2013, retaining the Big East name, $10 million, and the right to hold the conference's basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden

Yep the Catholic 7, had to give up about $100 mil in exit fees, etc for the tourney/ the name....and IIRC the payout split to USF, Uconn and Cincy was spread out over 6 years, right about the time Uconn announced it was leaving the AAC..

Big East, Catholic Seven agree to split, UConn gets $30 million payday

Your best source for quality UConn Huskies news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

www.theuconnblog.com

 

[ZooCougar]

I actually thought you said you don't care about basketball, I was wrong.

I’m may have said that to the myopic Hoop only fans. Didn’t mean it like that though.

 

[FriarJ]

Exactly what I’m saying. Tulane accepted but did not begin play until 2014. Just like if UConn accepts an ACC invite today you don’t just start there right away. FSU get’s po’d immediately though.

Check out the date: Tulane University Joins BIG EAST Conference. 4 months prior to C7 departure. Trust me, Tulane was the straw that broke the back.

Actually, I was wrong. The C7 voted to leave in mid December so about 2 weeks after Tulane was announced.

Big East split: 7 Catholic basketball schools officially leaving

Georgetown, Villanova, St. John’s, Marquette, Providence College, Seton Hall and DePaul voted unanimously to leave the Big East on Saturday.

www.sbnation.com

 

[baggerbob]

Did the Catholic schools start the original Big East and then all the non-Catholic schools like UConn, etc. joined it?

No Syracuse was one of the original schools that started the Big East.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Timing: Big East invites and Tulane accepts to join all sports. C7 say enough and leave, buy BE name. New name for OBE is AAC, Tulane officially becomes a member of AAC.

Tulane was added ti the AAC after the fact, I believe with Tulsa to get to twelve.

Somehow I missed that they were among the schools to be added to the BE to fill out a football conference.

 

[FriarJ]

Tulane was added ti the AAC after the fact, I believe with Tulsa to get to twelve.

Somehow I missed that they were among the schools to be added to the BE to fill out a football conference.

You obviously missed this:

Tulane University Joins BIG EAST Conference

Tulane University Joins BIG EAST Conference

www.bigeast.com

On 11/27/2012 Tulane was announced as an addition to the Big East by Mike Aresco

2 week later:

Big East split: 7 Catholic basketball schools officially leaving

Georgetown, Villanova, St. John’s, Marquette, Providence College, Seton Hall and DePaul voted unanimously to leave the Big East on Saturday.

www.sbnation.com

On December 15th, the C7 voted to leave the conference. I have spoken to multiple people at the school. Tulane was the final straw.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

You obviously missed this:

Tulane University Joins BIG EAST Conference

Tulane University Joins BIG EAST Conference

www.bigeast.com

On 11/27/2012 Tulane was announced as an addition to the Big East by Mike Aresco

2 week later:

Big East split: 7 Catholic basketball schools officially leaving

Georgetown, Villanova, St. John’s, Marquette, Providence College, Seton Hall and DePaul voted unanimously to leave the Big East on Saturday.

www.sbnation.com

On December 15th, the C7 voted to leave the conference. I have spoken to multiple people at the school. Tulane was the final straw.

Aresco worked for the BE?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

And yes, I did miss that one.

 

[FriarJ]

Aresco worked for the BE?

He sure did, your memory is worse than mine, friend

 

[FfldCntyFan]

He sure did, your memory is worse than mine, friend

Late November 2012. I was preparing for year end while my firm was quite understaffed and my son was nearly halfway through his senior year in high school. I do remember Aresco being the one to bring in Tulane, I thought the split had already occurred.

 

[FriarJ]

Late November 2012. I was preparing for year end while my firm was quite understaffed and my son was nearly halfway through his senior year in high school. I do remember Aresco being the one to bring in Tulane, I thought the split had already occurred.

Marinatto (RIP) resigned after Pitt, and Cuse notified the BE they were leaving (On the day Dave Gavitt died, incredibly). The conference hired Aresco to save it. Your own President approved Tulane without a single thought in her head to maybe talk to the BB schools, and the rest is history. Thank goodness. These last 12 years has changed my school and it’s Athletic programs dramatically for the better thanks to that Tulane decision (and their’s as well)