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Big East considering merging with MWC and CUSA
Posted on 10/22/11 at 8:15 am
Posted on 10/22/11 at 8:15 am
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One of the reasons the Big East may be holding off on any expansion announcements about potential new members is that it is considering a plan that would create a nation-wide football conference incorporating between 28 and 32 teams in four divisions from Conference USA, the Mountain West Conference as well as the Big East.
According to sources from those conferences, the plan was devised as a way that the Big East could ensure its place as one of the six conferences receiving automatic BCS bids.
The document, which was obtained by The Globe, reveals an alternative plan which would help the Big East maintain its AQ status -- automatic qualification -- but also provide access to the Mountain West and Conference USA, who hope to gain such status.
Under the plan, Super Conference would consist of four divisions: West, Mountain, Central and the Big East.
In the 32-team format, the West Division would consist of Boise State, Hawaii, UNLV, Nevada, Fresno State, San Diego State, Utah State and San Jose State.
The Mountain Division would consist of Air Force, Wyoming, Colorado State, New Mexico, UTEP, SMU, Tulsa and Houston.
The Central Division would consist of Marshall, Memphis, Southern Mississippi, Tulane, UAB, Rice, Temple and Louisiana Tech.
And the Big East Division would consist of Louisville, UConn, Rutgers, Cincinnati, South Florida, Central Florida, East Carolina and Navy. West Virginia is not included in this plan, with the assumption being the Mountaineers would be headed to the Big 12 to replace Missouri which will presumably wind up in the SEC along with Texas A&M.
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The scaled down version of 28 teams would not include San Jose State in the West, move Houston from the Mountain to the Central Division, eliminate Temple and Louisiana Tech from the Central Division and not include Navy in the Big East division.
Posted on 10/22/11 at 8:17 am to nosaj56
why would adding more crappy teams help them keep their AQ status? none of the teams mentioned deserve an automatic BCS bid.
Posted on 10/22/11 at 9:18 am to nosaj56
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In the 32-team format,
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Posted on 10/22/11 at 11:25 am to nosaj56
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Hawaii, UNLV, Nevada
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Louisiana Tech
I guess its the WAC too?
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Posted on 10/22/11 at 11:32 am to nosaj56
I like the idea...I want these smaller teams to have a chance to play with the big boys...
This post was edited on 10/22/11 at 11:33 am
Posted on 10/22/11 at 9:47 pm to nosaj56
Id do backflips for the 32 team one
Posted on 10/23/11 at 12:52 am to nosaj56
This won't happen, but it does show how desperate teh big east is. after Mizzou goes to the SEC they are over. I hope the Merger gets a BCS bid.
Posted on 10/23/11 at 1:10 am to nosaj56
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West Virginia is not included in this plan, with the assumption being the Mountaineers would be headed to the Big 12
Is west virginia going to be the only team East of the Mississippi?
Posted on 10/23/11 at 2:22 am to nosaj56
That would be a huge clusterfrick.
Posted on 10/23/11 at 10:49 am to nosaj56
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Big East considering merging with MWC and CUSA
WILL. NOT. HAPPEN.
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This post was edited on 10/23/11 at 10:50 am
Posted on 10/23/11 at 6:23 pm to nosaj56
A lower tier division that's champ would get a spot in the big dance, assuming a playoff eventually happens, would be OK. It will be Boise State every year but they are in the mix right now anyways.
Posted on 10/24/11 at 9:51 am to nosaj56
By including more teams into larger groups that have conference championship games, college football is moving closer and closer to a true playoff system.
Posted on 10/24/11 at 10:32 am to nosaj56
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Although no details of how the divisions would be worked out, the prevailing wisdom suggests that the four divisions play a round robin schedule of 7 games to determine a champion and then have the four division winners meet to determine a conference champion which would get the automatic BCS spot currently held by the Big East.
A conference tournament? Will the NCAA allow that?
This post was edited on 10/24/11 at 10:33 am
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