Point blank, we're worried. We don't know exactly whats going to happen. For all we know the Big 10 takes Mizzou, Texas, A&M. But still the uncertainity is too scary at this point.
No matter what happens the BCS Bid is safe. But after the next evaluations all bets are off.
The majority of Big East fans want to see Memphis, ECU added. I stand in the minority of wanting Temple. I just see their quality hoops program and their future as a football program in a talent rich area. They stunk in the past because their President at the time didn't care about football. Now they got one that cares.
Another problem with the Big East is no one can agree on anything from the Catholics vs All Sports to the All Sports themselfs. The old guard wants to keep the conference more geographically friendly ie Temple, Navy, Army, Boston College, Maryland, Penn St. No matter how realistic or unrealistic those candidates are. The new guard wants to add ECU, Memphis, UAB, S. Miss, UCF. In fact most of the old guard is what keeps the 16 school conference together.
I see alot of good adding Houston and TCU. Especially in keeping our BCS bid. Unfortantately at this point its every school for itself. Most schools are ready to jump at moments notice. Which makes expansion at this point moot. If Memphis was invited tomorrow, i'm sure they'd say no. Here's why. Theres so much uncertaintiy that there may not even be a conference by the time they are set to join.
Until Notre Dame joins a conference the Big East or an all sports conference will be unstable no matter what. Notre Dame unfortanately is the key to our stability. Once they join a conference it'll allow schools like Pitt to grow.
One last point, up until 20 years ago most of the Big East schools was independent. So most of our schools don't know how to act as a cohesive unit just yet. Which explains why alot of our schools are ready to bolt at a moments notice. We're out to do whats best for us and don't care about the other 7.
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