The Big East expansion groundswell thread

[LiveCoug]

average attendance is even worse. So are the roadies. This is going to be horrible as a fan.

Better than the MWC

Orlando would be fun for the family, Houston and Dallas are nice cities. NYC is great. Boyzee is, well, nevermind there.

[jay santos]

I'm working myself up here.

The Big East really has very little to sell BYU on except to improve it's BB situation.

The football move is pretty lateral from independence.

The basketball has the potential to be very good.

Get it done Holmoe. Minimum five games per year. All home and homes. A couple late in the season. ONLY against the BB powers. SMU, South Florida don't count.

[Hot Lunch]

Better than the MWC

Orlando would be fun for the family, Houston and Dallas are nice cities. NYC is great. Boyzee is, well, nevermind there.

A five hour drive.

[Pheidippides]

average attendance is even worse. So are the roadies. This is going to be horrible as a fan.

Surgeon General's Warning: Bacon does not make this sandwich free of fecal coliform bacteria.

[il Padrino Ute]

I'm working myself up here.

The Big East really has very little to sell BYU on except to improve it's BB situation.

The football move is pretty lateral from independence.

The basketball has the potential to be very good.

Get it done Holmoe. Minimum five games per year. All home and homes. A couple late in the season. ONLY against the BB powers. SMU, South Florida don't count.

I thought the move was for football only. Has this changed?

[Coach McGuirk]

Better than the MWC

Orlando would be fun for the family, Houston and Dallas are nice cities. NYC is great. Boyzee is, well, nevermind there.

I guess I don't understand what College football roadies are about.

[LiveCoug]

I guess I don't understand what College football roadies are about.

Disney World and the Empire State Building, of course.

[jay santos]

I thought the move was for football only. Has this changed?

Rumors that an OOC BB scheduling arrangement would be part of the deal. i might be getting ahead of myself. But I would push hard on that side of it, and walk away unless it was a good deal. I think it's reasonable because Big East is desperate to make this happen.

[Pheidippides]

I guess I don't understand what College football roadies are about.

Well, in Houston at least you'd have a place to crash and/or seek refuge from the Third Ward (where UH is).

[Omaha 680]

Better than the MWC

Orlando would be fun for the family, Houston and Dallas are nice cities. NYC is great. Boyzee is, well, nevermind there.

Yeah, I don't think the destinations are awful on average. Just the teams aren't anything to get excited about.

Back to stadium size briefly. The bottom half of the proposed conference is pretty small time, but the upper half isn't that bad. The PAC has 4 schools at or under 50,000, with three more between 50k and 56k. A 50k seat stadium isn't bad for CFB. Not everywhere can be the SEC or the Big Ten. What matters much more than stadium size is attendence.

Unfortunately, it doesn't surprise me that Coach reports the attendance is poor.

[LiveCoug]

Yeah, I don't think the destinations are awful on average. Just the teams aren't anything to get excited about.

I'm trying to find silver linings anyway I can here.

[San Juan Sun]

A shit sandwich with bacon will still taste like shit, no matter how much bacon you put on it.

Good thing is, the shit/bacon sandwich doesn't work anyways. Instead, I think it's like ordering prime rib (Big 12) and getting barbecued chicken (Big East). You're pissed that they messed up your order, but it's still a lot better than the bologna sandwich (MWC) or meatball sub (Indy) you've been eating.

[UtahJazzFan88]

Better than the MWC

Orlando would be fun for the family, Houston and Dallas are nice cities. NYC is great. Boyzee is, well, nevermind there.

Don't diss Boise! Although admittedly I really like Boise as a nice place, it's not a sports town though.

[LiveCoug]

A shit sandwich with bacon will still taste like shit, no matter how much bacon you put on it.

Good thing is, the shit/bacon sandwich doesn't work anyways. Instead, I think it's like ordering prime rib (Big 12) and getting barbecued chicken (Big East). You're pissed that they messed up your order, but it's still a lot better than the bologna sandwich (MWC) or meatball sub (Indy) you've been eating.

No, the shit sandwich with bacon is much more appropriate.

[jay santos]

I'm on board, given the basketball requirements.

We sign a deal with a shitty basketball arrangement, ending up with four games two of them Central Florida and Rutgers, and they're all in December, and I WILL GO NUTS. Goat's the first one I'm coming after!