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Post by therealeman on Nov 12, 2012 23:09:26 GMT -8
Okay, it looks like Temple will be in the western division after all and not Cinci or Louisville.
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Post by aztecfankrishnan on Nov 12, 2012 23:32:26 GMT -8
Okay, it looks like Temple will be in the western division after all and not Cinci or Louisville. Wow. The west just got a lot easier to win. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using proboards
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Post by ohioaztec1 on Nov 13, 2012 6:59:02 GMT -8
I was at the Bengals game Sunday and wearing Aztec gear. Twice going for beer fans acknowledged that they were looking forward to playing us and road games to America's Favorite City. One guy wished that we were playing them in BB .
They know we are coming!!
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Post by RockNFish on Nov 13, 2012 8:24:35 GMT -8
Sounds like the alignment is only for 2 years than would completely change when the conference goes to 14.... doesnt make a lot of sense to me, unless they figure that we're going to loss a couple of teams by then?? espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8626297/big-east-presidents-expected-approve-divisions-tuesdayThese divisions could change drastically when the Big East grows to 14 teams in 2015 when the league adds Navy and another school yet to be determined.
The proposed Red Division in 2015 would consist of Louisville, UConn, Memphis, Navy, San Diego State, USF and SMU, while the Blue Division would consist of Boise State, Cincinnati, UCF, Houston, Rutgers, Temple and the 14th team
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2012 10:14:13 GMT -8
Sounds like the alignment is only for 2 years than would completely change when the conference goes to 14.... doesnt make a lot of sense to me, unless they figure that we're going to loss a couple of teams by then?? espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8626297/big-east-presidents-expected-approve-divisions-tuesdayThese divisions could change drastically when the Big East grows to 14 teams in 2015 when the league adds Navy and another school yet to be determined.
The proposed Red Division in 2015 would consist of Louisville, UConn, Memphis, Navy, San Diego State, USF and SMU, while the Blue Division would consist of Boise State, Cincinnati, UCF, Houston, Rutgers, Temple and the 14th teamWhether there is "radical" change in the division structure could depend on the identity of the 14th football playing member. It it's AFA, it would make sense to put Navy in the west so they could play the Flyboys and SDSU annually. Navy Memphis Houston SMU AFA Boise SDSU
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Post by RockNFish on Nov 13, 2012 10:17:07 GMT -8
The BE is a conference looking for stability - I don't know if a two year plan is the way to go about it. I'd prefer they set it up such that when Navy and X join - you just drop ship one into each division.
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Post by azteclou on Nov 13, 2012 10:32:57 GMT -8
So it appears our possible Poinsettia Bowl game vs. BYU may not be our last with them. Article says either AFA or BYU may be added to Big East...
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Post by azteclou on Nov 13, 2012 10:34:51 GMT -8
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Post by jdgaucho on Nov 13, 2012 10:40:11 GMT -8
So it appears our possible Poinsettia Bowl game vs. BYU may not be our last with them. Article says either AFA or BYU may be added to Big East... if the Fly Boys are going to the Big East for football, they'll probably send their other sports to the WCC. But they won't leave the mountain until their olympics are taken care of first
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Post by aztucho on Nov 13, 2012 10:56:02 GMT -8
To be honest, they need to lock in to this TV contract now. Take the deal before another team leaves. In 2 to 4 years, Conn and Rutgers will be in the ACC and Louisville and Cincy will be in the Big 12.
At that time, the conference will start looking more west.
By 2016 the Big East will consist of:
West: SDSU, BSU, SMU, Houston, AFA, Fresno East: Navy, UCF, USF, Temple, Memphis, Marshall
Not that I am against it, just the money won't be the same.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2012 11:12:17 GMT -8
However much Louisville might be of interest to the B12, not a single pundit I've read has indicated the B12 has any such interest in Cincinnati. Instead the rumors were the B12 might offer UL along with BYU.
As to who might replace UL, there are very few people in West Virginia and the vast majority of them root for WVU. Although ECU is the third cog in North Carolina, there are a lot more people in that state so ECU at least has some TV value. Marshall has none.
In addition, UConn and Rutgers won't be going to the ACC unless the B12 takes FSU and Clemson, as has also been rumored. So if the B12 took those two, the ACC would likely take Louisville and either UConn or Rutgers.
Bottom line is although it's probable the BE will lose two of the schools you mention, it's unlikely that all four will be leaving.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2012 11:15:26 GMT -8
goaztecs: The @bigeastfb has announced that the #Aztecs will join Boise State, Houston, Memphis, SMU and Temple in the West Division next year.
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Post by aztucho on Nov 13, 2012 11:17:03 GMT -8
However much Louisville might be of interest to the B12, not a single pundit I've read has indicated the B12 has any such interest in Cincinnati. Instead the rumors were the B12 might offer UL along with BYU. As to who might replace UL, there are very few people in West Virginia and the vast majority of them root for WVU. Although ECU is the third cog in North Carolina, there are a lot more people in that state so ECU at least has some TV value. Marshall has none. In addition, UConn and Rutgers won't be going to the ACC unless the B12 takes FSU and Clemson, as has also been rumored. So if the B12 took those two, the ACC would likely take Louisville and either UConn or Rutgers. Bottom line is although it's probable the BE will lose two of the schools you mention, it's unlikely that all four will be leaving. Either way, they need to lock in now because the teams they replace them with will not be nearly as valuable.
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Post by aztucho on Nov 13, 2012 11:26:49 GMT -8
goaztecs: The @bigeastfb has announced that the #Aztecs will join Boise State, Houston, Memphis, SMU and Temple in the West Division next year. Temple in the West? Don't get it. If Cincy and Louisville want to be together, why not just put Cincy and Louisville in the West and Memphis in the East?
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Post by k5james on Nov 13, 2012 11:30:51 GMT -8
However much Louisville might be of interest to the B12, not a single pundit I've read has indicated the B12 has any such interest in Cincinnati. Instead the rumors were the B12 might offer UL along with BYU. As to who might replace UL, there are very few people in West Virginia and the vast majority of them root for WVU. Although ECU is the third cog in North Carolina, there are a lot more people in that state so ECU at least has some TV value. Marshall has none. In addition, UConn and Rutgers won't be going to the ACC unless the B12 takes FSU and Clemson, as has also been rumored. So if the B12 took those two, the ACC would likely take Louisville and either UConn or Rutgers. Bottom line is although it's probable the BE will lose two of the schools you mention, it's unlikely that all four will be leaving. Either way, they need to lock in now because the teams they replace them with will not be nearly as valuable. They aren't going to leave before February, which is when our new TV deal will probably be done by. There's no rush.
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Post by laaztec on Nov 13, 2012 11:33:55 GMT -8
To be honest, they need to lock in to this TV contract now. Take the deal before another team leaves. In 2 to 4 years, Conn and Rutgers will be in the ACC and Louisville and Cincy will be in the Big 12. They aren't going anywhere. Those conferences aren't going to split the pie with teams that don't bring in more dollars.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2012 11:37:51 GMT -8
goaztecs: The @bigeastfb has announced that the #Aztecs will join Boise State, Houston, Memphis, SMU and Temple in the West Division next year. Temple in the West? Don't get it. If Cincy and Louisville want to be together, why not just put Cincy and Louisville in the West and Memphis in the East? The conference may not have said it publicly but for months now word has been that Temple, which had little bargaining power as a BE newbie, agreed to go to the west for two years until Navy and the 14th member join. Assuming Navy and AFA or BYU both go to the west, Temple will then go to the east.
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Post by darksidereturns on Nov 13, 2012 14:07:16 GMT -8
If the 14th team is AFA wouldn't the zipper go like this...
2015 Red Louisville, UConn, Memphis, AFA, San Diego State, USF and SMU Blue: Cincinnati, Rutgers, Temple, Navy, Boise State, UCF, Houston
And if it's BYU, do they abandon the zipper or does BYU not get a natural rival...or does BYU force a rival with BSU and our Aztecs get stuck with Navy every year
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Post by brokencurse on Nov 13, 2012 21:09:36 GMT -8
There are actually some great rivalry potentials in this alignment. These should be the season finally / rivalry games each year:
West: San Diego State vs Boise State Houston vs SMU Memphis vs Temple
East: Louisville vs Cincinnati Central Florida vs South Florida Connecticut vs Rutgers
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Post by samurai on Nov 14, 2012 1:29:40 GMT -8
I think the Big East may have acted too hastily when they added Temple. I don't mean that to be a knock on Temple because I certainly think they deserve to be in the Big East. I just think the better move would have been adding Fresno State for football and an A-10 conference team for basketball.
It would have satisfied the western football schools and the catholic basketball schools. Then with BYU or Air Force joining in 2015 the divisions would make more sense and all the schools would be happy with the setup.
West San Diego State Fresno State Boise State BYU/Air Force Houston SMU Navy
East Louisville Cincinatti Memphis UCF USF Rutgers UConn
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