Boise State Headlines Big East Additions

[UNHWildCats]

Boise State, San Diego State, University of Central Florida, the University of Houston and Southern Methodist University will all join the Big East in 2013.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Boise State, San Diego State, University of Central Florida, the University of Houston and Southern Methodist University will all join the Big East in 2013.

I really hope this turns out to be as accurate as your Oklahoma St to the BCS title game "scoop"

[93henfan]

Largest...

conference footprint...

ever.

What a joke.

[UNHWildCats]

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[TwinTownBisonFan]

my lord... short of adding hawai'i they couldn't be more geographically far-flung... this is BEYOND stupid.

[UNHWildCats]

Largest...

conference footprint...

ever.

What a joke.

[GoBlueHens83]

Considering they would have teams spread all over the country, wouldn't it seem silly to keep calling it the Big East? I would think a name change may be in order.

Big Not Really East
Big "East"

[DSUrocks07]

Considering they would have teams spread all over the country, wouldn't it seem silly to keep calling it the Big East? I would think a name change may be in order.

Big Not Really East
Big "East"

I vote for the ""America, F*** Yeah" Conference

[GoBlueHens83]

Considering they would have teams spread all over the country, wouldn't it seem silly to keep calling it the Big East? I would think a name change may be in order.

Big Not Really East
Big "East"

I vote for the ""America, F*** Yeah" Conference

Or the Boise only joined to get the BCS bid Conference.

[UNHWildCats]

I vote for the ""America, F*** Yeah" Conference

Or the Boise only joined to get the BCS bid Conference.

cant blame them. They or Kansas State got robbed for a BCS at large.

[DSUrocks07]

I vote for the ""America, F*** Yeah" Conference

Or the Boise only joined to get the BCS bid Conference.

Which they'll probably still lose once Louisville and Cincy head to the Big 12.

Boise State University: "Always one step behind"

[Rob Iola]

Waiting for the other shoe to drop - tomorrow's headline:

BCS Drops Big "East", Adds Mountain West

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Waiting for the other shoe to drop - tomorrow's headline:

BCS Drops Big "East", Adds Mountain West

They really should do a conference name exchange.

Big East becomes Conference USA
Conference USA becomes Big South
Big South becomes Atlantic 10
Atlantic 10 become Big East...

at least then they'd all reflect reality

[GannonFan]

Waiting for the other shoe to drop - tomorrow's headline:

BCS Drops Big "East", Adds Mountain West

yup, didn't someone let these schools know that they are looking to do away with BCS autobids anyway? End up joining the Big East for the autobid just to find out that the rug has been pulled away.

[DSUrocks07]

Even better:

The Six Million Dollar conference; we can rebuild it, we have the technology!

[Rob Iola]

So when the CAA South goes FBS en masse, will they skip MAC-like status and go straight BCS?

[tribe_pride]

Waiting for the other shoe to drop - tomorrow's headline:

BCS Drops Big "East", Adds Mountain West

They really should do a conference name exchange.

Big East becomes Conference USA
Conference USA becomes Big South
Big South becomes Atlantic 10
Atlantic 10 become Big East...

at least then they'd all reflect reality

Don't forget to make the Big Ten become the Big 12 and the Big 12 become the Big Ten

[SuperHornet]

This is a bogus alignment, yes, but I'm not so sure it's the biggest footprint ever. Other contenders would be the Sun Belt and the Great West.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

This is a bogus alignment, yes, but I'm not so sure it's the biggest footprint ever. Other contenders would be the Sun Belt and the Great West.

Sun Belch:

Farthest west: Denver
Farthest east: FIU
Farthest North: Denver
Farthest south: FIU

GW:
Farthest west UVU
Farthest east NJIT
Farthest north: North Daktoa
Farthest south: UTPA

Big East:
Farthest west San Diego St
Farthest east: Providence
Farthest north: Boise St
Farthest south: USF

it's not really that close... San Diego really draws the western lines out...

[SuperHornet]

If you consider football as part of the Great West, they still have UC Davis and Cow Poly (until they officially join the Sky).

[JayJ79]

Waiting for the other shoe to drop - tomorrow's headline:

BCS Drops Big "East", Adds Mountain West

They really should do a conference name exchange.

Big East becomes Conference USA
Conference USA becomes Big South
Big South becomes Atlantic 10
Atlantic 10 become Big East...

at least then they'd all reflect reality

Big 10 becomes Big 12.
Big 12 becomes.... Big X (with X being a random number that varies by the week)

[JayJ79]

Considering they would have teams spread all over the country, wouldn't it seem silly to keep calling it the Big East? I would think a name change may be in order.

Big Not Really East
Big "East"

Pioneer Football League 2
vs.

[bluehenbillk]

If Boise was smart, or had at least half-a-brain, they'd ask for a waiver on the $5-10M exit fee the Big East has if/when the AQ process goes away, as it may in a year. At that point it wouldn't matter what league Boise was in or they could be independent for that matter.

[BlueHen86]

If Boise was smart, or had at least half-a-brain, they'd ask for a waiver on the $5-10M exit fee the Big East has if/when the AQ process goes away, as it may in a year. At that point it wouldn't matter what league Boise was in or they could be independent for that matter.

There's more to it than just AQ status. There's TV money, and even if the BCS does get rid of the AQ's there will still be bowl tie ins.

Boise is better positioned in the Big East than it would be in the Mountain West or even a Mountain West/C-USA superconference.

[bluehenbillk]

Interesting that Air Force which was supposed to come on a year later in 2014 has now said they've changes their minds & won't be joining in the future. I wonder if that will effect Navy as well.