If this article is true, it appears to be over

[sufan]

New article confirming the Big East is highly likely to split: from the "Star-Ledger at NJ.com:

This article adds a lot more detail and confirmation to the Boston.com article:

"Though Boise State is the Big East’s best chance to retain its automatic bid to the BCS when the next evaluation period comes up in 2014, Louisville, Cincinnati and South Florida are lukewarm to the idea. And Boise won’t commit to the league until the six holdover football schools do;

• The basketball schools proposed doubling the exit penalty to $10 million while also asking for a 15-year commitment. The football schools have flatly rejected that, causing a bigger fissure between the two sides;

• Villanova spent part of yesterday’s conference call undermining Temple as an expansion candidate, saying it would accept the Owls as a football member only. The football schools want Temple as an all-sports addition;

• The football schools are trying to put together an expansion plan that meets with approval from the basketball schools, since DePaul’s vote on any proposal counts as much as West Virginia’s (or Rutgers’).

The next big threat to the Big East’s future could come from the Big 12, which reportedly has Louisville and West Virginia in its sights if it goes to 12 schools — whether Missouri stays or bolts for the SEC."

 

[Toga]

I assume Notre Dame has voting rights in this fiasco. :bang:

 

[DomeStranger]

“There’s no unity. They can’t get everyone on the same page, and that’s a major problem,”​

They really need to fire Marinatto ... he has failed at his job over and over and is doing far worse than Beebe was.

They need to bring in a 3rd party to make the decisions for the league's best interest.

 

[OrangeOnions]

"...since DePaul’s vote on any proposal counts as much as West Virginia’s (or Rutgers’)."

IMO that is why SU's move was a necessary one. That is insane that a team like DePaul's vote could count as much as a "full member".

 

[cmr27]

"...since DePaul’s vote on any proposal counts as much as West Virginia’s (or Rutgers’)."

IMO that is why SU's move was a necessary one. That is insane that a team like DePaul's vote could count as much as a "full member".

Agreed. The whole point of a conference is to align your interests with like-minded schools. Depaul and WVU are so far apart in interests. It makes very little sense.

Insane is the right word.

 

[suthrills]

The conference has been heading down this road for years and it's finally coming to a head. Just split already.
What a relief not to have to be a part of this mess.

 

[44PRIDE]

This really could be the ALL TIME best solution for Syracuse.

1) The dissolusion of the league would mean SU could leave for the ACC immediately.
2) No league, no exit fees?

 

[SUalldway]

New article confirming the Big East is highly likely to split: from the "Star-Ledger at NJ.com:

This article adds a lot more detail and confirmation to the Boston.com article:

"Though Boise State is the Big East’s best chance to retain its automatic bid to the BCS when the next evaluation period comes up in 2014, Louisville, Cincinnati and South Florida are lukewarm to the idea. And Boise won’t commit to the league until the six holdover football schools do;

• The basketball schools proposed doubling the exit penalty to $10 million while also asking for a 15-year commitment. The football schools have flatly rejected that, causing a bigger fissure between the two sides;

• Villanova spent part of yesterday’s conference call undermining Temple as an expansion candidate, saying it would accept the Owls as a football member only. The football schools want Temple as an all-sports addition;

• The football schools are trying to put together an expansion plan that meets with approval from the basketball schools, since DePaul’s vote on any proposal counts as much as West Virginia’s (or Rutgers’).

The next big threat to the Big East’s future could come from the Big 12, which reportedly has Louisville and West Virginia in its sights if it goes to 12 schools — whether Missouri stays or bolts for the SEC."

After all this weakness and game-plating coming out of the Big East "leadership", is there any SU fan out there that still thinks the move to the ACC isn't far superior to staying in the Big East?

 

[sufan]

Agreed. The whole point of a conference is to align your interests with like-minded schools. Depaul and WVU are so far apart in interests. It makes very little sense.

Insane is the right word.

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Shocker in article is the BB schools supposedly want a 15 year committment from the football schools. If true, that indicates the BB schools simply want a split, feeling their BB brand is going to be harmed regardless of whether the proposed football adds are BB members or not.

The BB schools have an unusual degree of commonality and community. And perhaps they feel that is something important to preserve and build on.


WVU, UL, Cinn are unlikely to make any committment until the Big 12 and Missouri and SEC make their decisions. So really, how can these proposed added football schools be taken seriously at this time?

Even then, the possibility that 6 years from now UT and OK may move to the PAC opening up the Big 12 to further expansion, or possible additional SEC, ACC, Big 10 moves makes such a long term committment beyond unlikely.

 

[All4SU]

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The BB schools have an unusual degree of commonality and community. And perhaps they feel that is something important to preserve and build on.

Of course it's what they should preserve and build on. It's what the BE was intended to be. The football was an afterthought. As has been suggested here ad nauseum, the BE BBall onlies should just go back to their roots -- a solid BBall conference. ND will sign on for their other sports. The FB teams will be phased out of the conference. Don't destroy the brand (BBall) trying to play games with the FB schools.

 

[sufan]

Of course it's what they should preserve and build on. It's what the BE was intended to be. The football was an afterthought. As has been suggested here ad nauseum, the BE BBall onlies should just go back to their roots -- a solid BBall conference. ND will sign on for their other sports. The FB teams will be phased out of the conference. Don't destroy the brand (BBall) trying to play games with the FB schools.

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Latest tweet from Pete Thamel:

"Big East basketball schools had a conf call this am. Left call with optimism they can deal with differences with fball schools."