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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 282044, member: 41"] Why were Marquette and Depaul added in 2003? Why couldn't the BE just add Cinci and Louisville to replace Miami and Va Tech without taking on the extra baggage? Why didn't the BE add 4 FB schools? The BB schools wouldn't approve the addition of Cinci and Louisville unless Marquette and Depaul were part of the package. Years later, when the FB side wants more expansion, the BB side cries that there are already too many BB teams and offers up Villanova as a solution. Ironically, the New BE now has 18 teams anyways. Instead of SU, Pitt, and WV, it has basketball powerhouses like Houston, SMU, and UCF. Oops. [/QUOTE]