WVU to Big 12 on Hold?? Go Check Out There Board

[buckley503]

Way too many current threads to make for a whole new chapter in the soap opera that is conference realignment.

This gist: 10 or 12, UL instead of WVU, Senator McConnell of KY getting involved. The saga continues.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

The Big East should have pitched itself to the Big 12 as a block. 8 of the 9 Big 12 schools would have voted in favor of a merger, and a deal could have been cut for Texas.

 

[Vowelguy]

8 of the 9 Big 12 schools would have voted in favor of a merger

Who sez?
Why would the Big12 schools vote to take all of the BigEast schools when right now they can choose which ones they want?

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Who sez?
Why would the Big12 schools vote to take all of the BigEast schools when right now they can choose which ones they want?

...and at discount prices....

 

[MattMang23]

Nelson why would the Big XII pay for schools they can have for free if they just let the Big East implode? Aren't you now being hypocritical to your entire ACC thesis? The one where you say the ACC can have anyone they want for free when the Big East dies so they won't bother paying for these schools now...

 

[businesslawyer]

Nelson why would the Big XII pay for schools they can have for free if they just let the Big East implode? Aren't you now being hypocritical to your entire ACC thesis? The one where you say the ACC can have anyone they want for free when the Big East dies so they won't bother paying for these schools now...

To be fair to Waylon, he was talking about having markets for free, not universities. I don't agree with his point (folks in CT will go back to caring more about the NFL -- not just become ACC fans if UConn dies and Syracuse and BC, the closest schools, are in the ACC) but that is another matter.

 

[freescooter]

The Big East should have pitched itself to the Big 12 as a block. 8 of the 9 Big 12 schools would have voted in favor of a merger, and a deal could have been cut for Texas.

Nelson, for once you and I agree. that made a huge amount of sense for everyone from the othe BCS leagues (now there is one less autobid to deal with so that means others can get 2 or 3 sometimes), to football fans (protects the B-12 even if Texas goes), to even the basketball fans(a league with UCONN, Kansas, Texas, Louisville, West Virginia, K-State, Baylor, Iowa State would make the ACC run and hide). Problem as I see it was nobody was either willing or able to make such a pitch. Marinatto couldn't because he is committed to keeping the Big East together. None of the football schools could because they were in disarray and nobody could come together as a leader. Plus they all had different objectives. UCONN wants the ACC, WVU wanted the SEC, Rutgers desperately wants the Big 10, Louisville wanted to keep the Big East together and USF and Cincy just wanted safe landings. Pitt and Syracuse really treated their long term partners very badly in this, by the way. I would hope they are not given any buyout to leave early. Plus I hope they get at least a few Saturday-Wednesday-Saturday schedules over the next two seasons.

 

[jibsey]

Just heard about a hold on the radio but they did not say from who.

 

[BigEastCT]

http://www.courant.com/sports/college/hc-big-east-expansion-1027-20111026,0,3870000.story

 

[Excalibur]

Courant looks to be about 2 hours behind on this stuff. Must drive them crazy . . .

 

[flyonthewall]

The Big East should have pitched itself to the Big 12 as a block. 8 of the 9 Big 12 schools would have voted in favor of a merger, and a deal could have been cut for Texas.

Only the BE would do something stupid like take eight of nine schools in another conference. All of the other conferences that have expanded have made careful, reasoned judgments and picked the best schools to add as far as brand name and TV value.