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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 13870, member: 622"] DePaul has a history in Bball, has invested heavily and has a new coach that should get them back to a middle of the pack, Big East team with invites to the NCAAs. They also have good attendance for a recently bad team. Further, they have history with Marquette (which we should agree is a good team), Cincy, Louisville and Notre Dame. The TVC gurus have already indicated to the Big East that the Hybrid is staying if we want money, thus the football and basketball schools have no real intention of splitting. The basketball schools cover several important TV markets (NYC, Chicago, Baltimore, Washington, Philly), the only overlap is Seton Hall and Providence. RE: 4X16 superconferences. I'm not sure this is where it will all end up. 64 teams is too small of a margin. A few more FCS to FBS shifts would give the Non-AQs the majority with which to out-vote anything the AQs want. There would have tobe at least 5 superconferences. Additionally, I'm not convinced everyone goes to 16, at least in the next few years, so maintaing at least 5 or 6 conferences is in the best interest of the AQs. As to Kansas and K State, the regents have already declared the two are NOT absolutely tied together. The Big East would take both, but that does not mean it is the best alternative. As to Kansas to the PAC 12 or B1G 10, they are rumored as an alternative if Texas and TTech are not 15 & 16 for the PAC 12, the B1G 10 is being silent on all expansion stating they are dormant at this time. Take Delaney for what he's worth in your own opinion, the guy will not reveal anything until he is ready and the pieces are in place. I kind of think the Big East/ACC merger is most likely the final result if the SEC takes more than one school. The ACC will not be strong enough to entice Big East schools to leave and they will not likely backfill with Big 12 leftovers or CUSA teams, they are too snooty. However, I think the Big East has the upper hand in that they have yet to negotiate the new contract and the ACC is stuck in a bad contract. Further, if the Big 12 is dissolved, then ESPN may have to bargain much harder for the Big East next fall and may want to salvage some dollars from the ACC to be used in the Big East bid. Otherwise, ESPN is left with a weakend ACC to buld more bradcasts around while teh Big East gets a better deal elsewhere. We are already on par with the ACC football wise and if they lose FSU or VPI or more than one team, they will be that much lower than the Big East. Am I a Syracuse homer, yes. But I try to look at the affairs of the other conferences as a whole to see what can happen. In a vacuum, if teh ACC loses 1 team, they would backfill with a Big East team, but the events happening are not a vacuum. FSU is in play for the SEC as is WVU. NOt really trying to argue with everyone, but I see the Big East having the upper hand at this moment. Obviously, things can and will change and all this speculation will mean little, but it can be fun. [/QUOTE]

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