(12-29-2011 04:02 PM)TerryD Wrote: (12-29-2011 03:58 PM)OrangeCrush22 Wrote: I have to think, that this could lead to further expansion for the XII. That's if WVU can't join next year. I could see the XII going after 2 more Big East schools...
With another 27 month waiting period or more lawsuits?
Sure, they could do it just to be punitive. I think we have already established that in the world of semi-pro intercollegiate athletics people are pretty cutthroat and mean. The Big-12, ACC, and ESPN may decide that they will let the Big East have their 27 month waiting period but as punishment the ACC will nab Rutgers and Connecticut and the Big-12 will also add Louisville, Cincinnati, and possibly even Notre Dame(for all sports except football).
So it would mean that after the 27 month period the Big East would be even more of a shell of its former self than it is already. With Louisville, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Rutgers, and Notre Dame gone what bowls worth a damn would be interested in signing contracts with the Big East. Also would networks actually be willing to spend big money on that, heck its not even a sure thing they will spend money on the Big East now.
The real kicker would be that with Louisville, Rutgers, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, West virginia, Connecticut, Syracuse, and Pittsburgh gone the basketball schools would disband football right after the 27 month period expires and they have collected the exit fees. Then they replace the departed with schools such as Butler, Dayton, Xavier, Old Dominion, Virginia Comonwealth, St. Louis, UMass, Rhode Island, etc... In other words, with "Basketball Schools". They get to keep the Big East name and of course the basketball units stay with the Big East. The real losers in such a scenario would be South Florida, Houston, SMU, Central Florida, Boise State, and San Diego State. Heck, I could even see South Florida, Central Florida, Houston, and SMU being booted from the league completely at that point.
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WVU to the Big 12 vs. Big East Legal Drama (MEGATHREAD)
