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Air Force to the Big East Football only
Posted on 10/9/11 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 10/9/11 at 2:04 pm
per NJ.com. Rest of their sports Missouri Valley
Big East to add Temple and Central Florida and Villanova to go big time Football
If TCU was too far from the East Coast, Colorado? Is Boise next? Crazy
Big East to add Temple and Central Florida and Villanova to go big time Football
If TCU was too far from the East Coast, Colorado? Is Boise next? Crazy
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Posted on 10/9/11 at 2:11 pm to JEAUXBLEAUX
should lose their bcs bid if this happens. seriously this conference would barely be above conference usa or the mtn west.
Posted on 10/9/11 at 2:15 pm to 1999
The Newark Star Ledger said it best last week. Instead of raiding Conference USA, the Big East will be Conference USA.
Posted on 10/9/11 at 2:45 pm to JEAUXBLEAUX
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Villanova
Since when do DII programs jump to a BCS conference with one phone call? What a joke.
Posted on 10/9/11 at 2:46 pm to Monticello
They are 1 aa and a member of the conference already. But, if you mean will they have to go through the 2 yyear Probation, of course. By then Syracuse and Pitt will have served their 27 months
Posted on 10/9/11 at 4:19 pm to JEAUXBLEAUX
Is the BE gunning for Army and Navy as well?
Posted on 10/9/11 at 5:36 pm to baytiger
Posted on 10/9/11 at 6:33 pm to NonregAg09
from your link
that would be huge... because it might put ND in play for the BEast too... and then suddenly the BEast is a legitimate conference again.
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"In my perfect world, with the Big East on the radar, I would love Air Force, Navy and Army to be in that conference together," said Mueh, stressing that no final decision has been made.
that would be huge... because it might put ND in play for the BEast too... and then suddenly the BEast is a legitimate conference again.
Posted on 10/9/11 at 9:40 pm to 1999
Air Force historically isn't that bad. They'd probably do slightly better in the Big 12 than Kentucky does in the SEC.
The problem for the Big East is the other teams they're bringing in.
The problem for the Big East is the other teams they're bringing in.
Posted on 10/9/11 at 9:51 pm to maine82
For some reason, the part about AF's other sports being in the Missouri Valley conference is the problem IMO. Really? You play football in a BCS conference but you're other sports are in a conference whose teams I couldn't name in a million years?
Posted on 10/9/11 at 9:51 pm to maine82
Air Force is better than any team the acc took. Air Force beat BYU by 21 last year, beat georgia tech in a bowl, and only lost to oklahoma by 3 in Norman.
Pitt lost by 20 to rutgers saturday, and cuse beat tulane by a fg.
If the BE has both Boise State and WVU, it will be a stronger football conf than before. Losing Pitt/cuse is like losing ole miss/ky.
Pitt lost by 20 to rutgers saturday, and cuse beat tulane by a fg.
If the BE has both Boise State and WVU, it will be a stronger football conf than before. Losing Pitt/cuse is like losing ole miss/ky.
Posted on 10/9/11 at 10:00 pm to NOLAeer
Air Force isn't that good, and are nowhere near as deep as most teams. They haven't won a meaningful game in November in decades. They'll sneak up on a team occasionally, mostly because they aren't used to facing a triple-option (see OU, Tennessee a few years ago, etc.) but they rarely break through. They lost to a terrible Minnesota team a few years ago.
A decent mid-major team,but they haven't even sniffed a conference title in over a decade. There's no way they'll be competitive in the Big East, and the fans who might have gone to Fort Collins, Laramie or Albuquerque will never be able to make the trips back East.
The only advantage to having Army and Navy in-conference is that it frees up the OOC schedule for more I-AA creampuffs (which is where the service academies really should be playing) like South Dakota and Tennessee State this year.
Not a good move for football, if true, but it would make the other sports (especially basketball, baseball and volleyball, which win a conference game once every few years) much more competitive.
A decent mid-major team,but they haven't even sniffed a conference title in over a decade. There's no way they'll be competitive in the Big East, and the fans who might have gone to Fort Collins, Laramie or Albuquerque will never be able to make the trips back East.
The only advantage to having Army and Navy in-conference is that it frees up the OOC schedule for more I-AA creampuffs (which is where the service academies really should be playing) like South Dakota and Tennessee State this year.
Not a good move for football, if true, but it would make the other sports (especially basketball, baseball and volleyball, which win a conference game once every few years) much more competitive.
This post was edited on 10/9/11 at 10:04 pm
Posted on 10/9/11 at 10:17 pm to baytiger
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because it might put ND in play for the BEast too.
no it doesnt
Posted on 10/10/11 at 2:49 am to RockChalkTiger
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which is where the service academies really should be playing
no that would be D3... any school that doesn't want to or can't be competitive in major college sports shouldn't be in D1
Posted on 10/10/11 at 8:02 am to chalmetteowl
Like Tulane and Vandy for example. I see no problem, except geography. I like better than East Carolina for example. Now get Army and Navy.
I never thought TCU would come anyway. Made no sense.
I never thought TCU would come anyway. Made no sense.
Posted on 10/10/11 at 8:18 am to JEAUXBLEAUX
Good move. Bring in Army and Navy. No way the BCS denies the service academies the chance to AQ for the national title.
Posted on 10/10/11 at 12:27 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
BE could have done worse...I bet Al Golden is pissed he left Temple now. 
Posted on 10/10/11 at 12:32 pm to maine82
I forgot Colorado was in the east.
Posted on 10/10/11 at 4:26 pm to JEAUXBLEAUX
this i want to know... how much do the service academies expend on athletics and how much do they take in?
Posted on 10/10/11 at 4:36 pm to chalmetteowl
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how much do the service academies expend on athletics and how much do they take in?
USA NCAA DB
AF in 2009-2010 brought in 34 Million, 22 of which was government aid and spend 35 Million.
Things that stick out to me: ticket sales are tiny at 4 Million, Royalty is under 1 million and contributions are under 1 million. With a big school those are usually your 3 largest sources of income for the AD.
This post was edited on 10/10/11 at 4:42 pm
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