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[QUOTE="SaltineWarrior, post: 44542, member: 925"]
Perhaps you are suggesting this otherwise but I honestly believe that UConn's representation of the league in a BCS spot probably pushed SU and Pitt (as well as several other schools including SU) to accept any offer they received.  For years the Big East was told they didn't deserve a BCS.  But the league actually represented themselves reasonably well in the bowls, including some BCS bowls (thanks WVU). In fact, the ACC has come closer to getting caught in the performance measure originally constructed for the Big East critics who argued the league didn't deserve a BCS spot.

Now that the league is losing SU, Pitt and TCU and hoping to get schools like UCF, Huston, SMU, Air Force, etc.  While WVU, Louisville and even Cincinnati appear to have some options, UConn (thanks to their friends in Chestnut Hill) may be frozen out of a BCS conference if the Big East falls apart or if the league loses its BCS spot.  I really believe the handwriting was on the wall when you saw that matchup between Oklahoma and UConn.
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