Temple to Big East for all sports

[bluehenbillk]

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Giddy up!!

[93henfan]

I wouldn't mind joining the Big East for football if Temple and Nova were there. That would be a fun rotation of games.

[89Hen]

The jilted lover returns.

[bluehenbillk]

Never thought I'd see the day. In 2004 there were some pissed off people on both sides. Let's just say if Dave Gavitt & Peter Liacourous were still alive this wouldn't be happening.

But, the Big East is in a scheduling pickle for this upcoming football season after WVU bolted so maybe it'll be welcome back Temple.

In other news, there is a Bolo out for Jay Wright's tailor - he just shit his pants.

[DSUrocks07]

So would this mean that another spot would open up in the MAC? Or would UMass just be the replacement for Temple

Also what does the future hold for the A-10?

[CAA Flagship]

So would this mean that another spot would open up in the MAC? Or would UMass just be the replacement for Temple

Also what does the future hold for the A-10?

Or two spots? Isn't there something in the UMess deal that ties them to Temple in the MAC?

[danefan]

So would this mean that another spot would open up in the MAC? Or would UMass just be the replacement for Temple

Also what does the future hold for the A-10?

Or two spots? Isn't there something in the UMess deal that ties them to Temple in the MAC?

Yes. The MAC can now opt out after two years or UMass can leave at an 80% discount.

[bluehenbillk]

5:30pm press conference at MSG today to announce Temple to the Big East. MAC exit fee is $6M, Big East picking the whole thing up, no word on how/if there will be any repayment by Temple but considering the normal buyout was $2.5M that would be the max, if that.

[EPJr]

Temple football to Big East in 2012


Temple football will begin play in the Big East this upcoming season, with the rest of the sports joining in 2013, the school announced Wednesday afternoon.

The football program had played in the Mid-American Conference from 2007 through last season, while all other Temple programs, including men's basketball, are in the Atlantic 10.

It will be the first time in school history that all of its athletic programs will compete in one conference.

"This is arguably the greatest day in the history of Temple Athletics," athletic director Bill Bradshaw said in a statement. "We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with the Big East and its member schools."


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[danefan]

Biggest news out of this story for FCS is this

"The BIG EAST Conference Board of Directors also unanimously voted to continue working closely with Villanova University regarding its FBS football future and, in doing so, take into account its longstanding relationship and many contributions to the Conference over the past three decades to give all due consideration to a football membership application.

The Conference also fully supports the extensive, thoughtful and thorough process that Villanova is utilizing to evaluate its football program. To validate the BIG EAST Conference's support of Villanova and its potential admission as a football program, the Conference has committed to offer financial assistance to cover future costs incurred by Villanova to exploring BIG EAST football membership.

In addition and to further demonstrate its support and consideration, the Conference will pledge to waive the football entry fee if Villanova is admitted within the next three years into the Conference as a football playing member, provided that it satisfies the Conference’s requirements for membership and the NCAA’s requirements for membership. We are confident that Villanova's process will result in an outcome that's in the best interest of the University and its accomplished athletics program."

How does Villanova turn this down?

[dal4018]

The jilted lover returns.

Temple just couldn't compete but point taken hahahahahaha.

[dal4018]

So would this mean that another spot would open up in the MAC? Or would UMass just be the replacement for Temple

Also what does the future hold for the A-10?

Good point the A-10 was their original home.

[GannonFan]

Biggest news out of this story for FCS is this

"The BIG EAST Conference Board of Directors also unanimously voted to continue working closely with Villanova University regarding its FBS football future and, in doing so, take into account its longstanding relationship and many contributions to the Conference over the past three decades to give all due consideration to a football membership application.

The Conference also fully supports the extensive, thoughtful and thorough process that Villanova is utilizing to evaluate its football program. To validate the BIG EAST Conference's support of Villanova and its potential admission as a football program, the Conference has committed to offer financial assistance to cover future costs incurred by Villanova to exploring BIG EAST football membership.

In addition and to further demonstrate its support and consideration, the Conference will pledge to waive the football entry fee if Villanova is admitted within the next three years into the Conference as a football playing member, provided that it satisfies the Conference’s requirements for membership and the NCAA’s requirements for membership. We are confident that Villanova's process will result in an outcome that's in the best interest of the University and its accomplished athletics program."

How does Villanova turn this down?

Well, still no stadium to play in, still the very likely outcome that the Big East is shut out of the national picture when the BCS dissolves so that the bigger conferences don't need to give automatic bids to teams from conferences like the Big East and the Mountain West, and therefore stil the likliehood that moving up will just be a further drain on the finances than the already costly endeavor to stay in FCS is. If this was the Big East of last year that would be one thing, but the Big East is a sinking ship - having a sinking ship come to your rescue is never a good thing.

[bluehenbillk]

It's been reported that no decision to VU's future will be made either way until first the Big East gets their TV deal out of the way.

When decision day comes down there will be two key issues:

1- Where is VU going to play? Apparently the first time around this was the biggest hang-up on it's sure to be again this time. VU can't fill PPL Park now at a measley 18-19K. Even if they did trick it out years from now it only goes to a facility that could seat in the high-20's. Granted, other than Boise St, whose Big East longevity nobody is sure of, what teams left in the Big East would be a draw? Other than Temple I don't see any. And speaking of Temple, what was missed in the fine print yesterday is lines drawn in the sand. VU gets exclusive use of playing Big East hoops games at the Wells Fargo Center. It's been discussed here before and I'll say it again - VU would never play home football games at the Linc.

2- What does VU really want to do? The Big East that VU was exploring for football 18 months ago is markedly different than the Big East VU could possibly choose to enter in the future. This is a school that is currently taking a financial bath on FCS football. They've dropped 1-A level football in the past, are they willing to make a greater financial commitment to play FBS level football again, in a watered down conference that may be a longshot to see the kind of BCS money they made in the past as a league when the format will most likely change again in 2014, meaning no more BCS AQ coin coming the Big East's way more years than not.

[lakesbison]

NDSU to take temples spot

[Col Hogan]

Actually, on the MAC board, Delaware and JMU are being discussed as a possible replacement for Temple...

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