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Old 11-28-2012, 10:12 AM   #1
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Will the Big East dissolve?

Saw an article about this yesterday. The basketball schools now have a majority over the current football schools in the Big East and have until July to vote to dissolve the league (that's when new members join). You have to think that our TV contract is now worth next to nothing compared to what a Conference USA/Mountain West mash-up conference could earn. Does it make more financial sense for the basketball only schools to form their own conference for basketball and sign their own TV contract?

I would imagine the money that a basketball only conference could make if they added a few other schools like VCU, Butler, XU and Dayton would be comparable to what they make now as members of the Big East.

Let's say this does happen after the basketball season ends in April or May and our football moves into whatever the hell they are calling the new hybrid conference. What happens to our BBall at that point?

Something to think about as this ever changing season of insanity continues to play out.
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Old 11-28-2012, 05:17 PM   #2
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Saw an article about this yesterday. The basketball schools now have a majority over the current football schools in the Big East and have until July to vote to dissolve the league (that's when new members join). You have to think that our TV contract is now worth next to nothing compared to what a Conference USA/Mountain West mash-up conference could earn. Does it make more financial sense for the basketball only schools to form their own conference for basketball and sign their own TV contract?

I would imagine the money that a basketball only conference could make if they added a few other schools like VCU, Butler, XU and Dayton would be comparable to what they make now as members of the Big East.

Let's say this does happen after the basketball season ends in April or May and our football moves into whatever the hell they are calling the new hybrid conference. What happens to our BBall at that point?

Something to think about as this ever changing season of insanity continues to play out.
The money a basketball only conference would make would be one tenth of what Marquette, DePaul, etc. will make in the Big East. They also get to collect their share of about $65 million in exit fees that the Big East will get.
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Old 12-13-2012, 10:25 AM   #3
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hate to say i told you so, but...................
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Old 12-13-2012, 10:45 AM   #4
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Saw an article about this yesterday. The basketball schools now have a majority over the current football schools in the Big East and have until July to vote to dissolve the league (that's when new members join). You have to think that our TV contract is now worth next to nothing compared to what a Conference USA/Mountain West mash-up conference could earn. Does it make more financial sense for the basketball only schools to form their own conference for basketball and sign their own TV contract?

I would imagine the money that a basketball only conference could make if they added a few other schools like VCU, Butler, XU and Dayton would be comparable to what they make now as members of the Big East.

Let's say this does happen after the basketball season ends in April or May and our football moves into whatever the hell they are calling the new hybrid conference. What happens to our BBall at that point?

Something to think about as this ever changing season of insanity continues to play out.
These schools have to have a 2/3rd majority to dissolve the league. They don't have that if Temple counts as a full voting member. This is where the argument comes in and that is why they believe they have until July to make this decision.
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Old 12-13-2012, 12:48 PM   #5
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Temple is not a full voting member. You can't blame them for leaving. If UC and UConn leave, they are in a pretty poor league. Who wants to travel to Tulane or Houston. The risk is not worth the reward in rpi terms. With regards to money, the NCAA unit payments will be much better when not diluted by teams that do not make or advance in the tournament. TV money amounts to less than NCAA money, so even if the contract is less, the NCAA money can make up for that.
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Old 12-13-2012, 02:43 PM   #6
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Barring absorption by a league, this simply is not going to end well for UC. I am amazed the BEast has fallen so far so fast and has never formulated a plan to stay viable. This is the worst example of leadership I've ever seen. From their school selections all the way around.
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Old 12-13-2012, 02:52 PM   #7
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Barring absorption by a league, this simply is not going to end well for UC. I am amazed the BEast has fallen so far so fast and has never formulated a plan to stay viable. This is the worst example of leadership I've ever seen. From their school selections all the way around.
Where do you honestly think uc will be in a month if the big east dissolves?
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Where do you honestly think uc will be in a month if the big east dissolves?
In the Big East with UConn, Temple, USF, UCF, SMU, Houston, etc.. There is no other viable option for UC at the present time.
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Old 12-31-2012, 01:49 PM   #9
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Boise State looking like they are staying in the Mountain West. It would be great if the Big East actually does collect the $10 million exit fee as the article implies.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...ce-sources-say
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Old 12-31-2012, 04:20 PM   #10
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So Ralph is incorrect yet again and I am right as usual

Boise is staying in the mwc. Official
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