Revamped Big East
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tom in salem
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Pete Thamel
Rockefeller: "“The Big 12 picked WVU on the strength of its program -- period. Now the media reports that political games may upend that. That’s just flat wrong. I am doing and will do whatever it takes to get us back to the merits.”
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"If these outrageous reports have any merit and especially if a United States Senator has done anything inappropriate or unethical to interfere with a decision that the Big 12 had already made then I believe that there should be an investigation in the U.S. Senate, and I will fight to get the truth. West Virginians and the American people deserve to know exactly what is going on and whether politics is interfering with our college sports." --West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin
http://www.wvillustrated.com/story/15883422/manchin-issues-s
http://www.wvillustrated.com/story/15883422/manchin-issues-s
alexd.
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This isn't the first time. Syracuse got left at the altar by the ACC in the first round of ACC raiding when the VA governor wouldn't let UVA vote for the Cuse and leave VA Tech behind in the BE. The ACC needed UVA's vote and so Cuse was dropped in favor of Va tech and got the spot alongside Miami.
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I am waiting for the press release from the BE commish stating that the remaining six football members are committed to the future of the Big East. This time I want the statement NOTARIZED and signed by all the presidents and if they lie they should get whacked!
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I guess I should reactivate my account. LOL!
tom in salem
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Big East commish John Marinatto and his college football capt Nick Carparelli Jr are in Boise today, trying to close on the Broncos
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It takes a vote of 80% of the membership to amend the bylaws or admit a new all sport member.
The ultimatum you suggest has been rejected time and again as evidenced by the fact that the BEast cannot even pass a non contingent amendment to the bylaws to raise the $5M exit fee.
The reported increased exit fee to $10M is conditioned upon certain events occurring which, with the passage of time appear less likely to happen.
The reality is that the BEast is at the bottom of the BCS food chain and all of its FBS schools will bail if the opportunity arises; therefor none of the FBS schools will agree to the increased exit fee; therefor no football with gravitas will join the BEast until they know what FBS schools they will be paired with - - it is a destructive cycle.
My continued recommendation is for the BEast to drop FBS football and any orphaned BEast FBS school can play as a football Independent or seek membership in the MAC or like conference for football only.
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p.s. it is amazing how fast the best basketball conference in the country unravelled.
The ultimatum you suggest has been rejected time and again as evidenced by the fact that the BEast cannot even pass a non contingent amendment to the bylaws to raise the $5M exit fee.
The reported increased exit fee to $10M is conditioned upon certain events occurring which, with the passage of time appear less likely to happen.
The reality is that the BEast is at the bottom of the BCS food chain and all of its FBS schools will bail if the opportunity arises; therefor none of the FBS schools will agree to the increased exit fee; therefor no football with gravitas will join the BEast until they know what FBS schools they will be paired with - - it is a destructive cycle.
My continued recommendation is for the BEast to drop FBS football and any orphaned BEast FBS school can play as a football Independent or seek membership in the MAC or like conference for football only.
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p.s. it is amazing how fast the best basketball conference in the country unravelled.
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All they need is for 11 of 14 members to vote yes to the new schools. Who are the three schools that will block expansion?
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.....and look what happened to both Norm and Syl!!
Karma is a MOFKR! I am hoping the same for all the traitors!
all the big east footballers can do now is merge as has been "reported" and dare the four conference BCS powers to eliminate a 32 team conference from bowl consideration.
that should serve as a model for a basketball mega-conference to keep the big east on top.
unfortunately, this won't happen because the big east leadership is weaker or as non-existant as the occupy wall streeters...with the same prospects of enacting change.
that should serve as a model for a basketball mega-conference to keep the big east on top.
unfortunately, this won't happen because the big east leadership is weaker or as non-existant as the occupy wall streeters...with the same prospects of enacting change.
How pathetic that elected US Senators are getting involved in this fiasco. They are, in reality, stamping their approval on the University presidents money grab. This country has real problems and that is where their focus should be. Occupy Wall Street spreads everyday while these buffoons worry about war chests for re election and status quo for lobbyists. Yep "more of the same" good verbiage for all our ills, including the "Big East".