It's OFFICIAL

[LHSMuskie]

Based on all the teams that are leaving the old Big East, UC will be the oldest BE school left in the new football conference. I suggest they call this new "non BCS football conference" the UC+All the New Guys Conference. I was trying to come up with the ANAL Conference as a name. Like All Nerds Anal League, but it just did not flow. LOL

[pki1998]

I think X will keep a relationship with St. Joe's and possibly Temple OOC.

I agree I love the rivarly we have developed with St. Joe's and Temple. Especially St. Joe's, I really hope we can keep playing them!

[pki1998]

Based on all the teams that are leaving the old Big East, UC will be the oldest BE school left in the new football conference.

Did I miss something about UCONN leaving the conference formely known as the Big East?

[bbaker06]

I guess the new TV contract will cover the 2 mil early exit fee from the A 10?

They'll make that up in a year in the new league. Plus, I have a feeling if they did a fundraising campaign they would probably get a lot of it pretty quickly. I'd donate $100...just don't tell my wife!

[MOSQUETERO]

What was Hyman Roth's line in The Godfather II..." We are bigger than US Steel".

[webxu]

maybe now we can keep a coach!!

[XUFan09]

I think X will keep a relationship with St. Joe's and possibly Temple OOC.

I hope so. Those have always been great games.

[N67ER]

The A10 has been good for X. Getting into the Dance will be a lot tougher now.

Don't agree. That is not what recent history suggests.

The Big East, probably because of the intense media coverage it has gotten, was regularly getting multiple at-large bids - sometimes as many as 7 or 8 teams invited. So even the teams in the middle of the conference standings have been getting invitations. Let's face it, the number of people following the different conferences has an impact on the selection committee.

I highly recommend to all reading the comments to the ESPN article. If you think this blog has crazy posters, get a load of the vitriolic commentary in response to that article. WOW!
One person has repeatedly attacked XU! Wonder if it is a very very unhappy UC fan?

[LHSMuskie]

yes X can keep the coach ,but his salary will DOUBLE to stay....count on it. That means over $2 million a year.

[muskieman]

yes X can keep the coach ,but his salary will DOUBLE to stay....count on it. That means over $2 million a year.

you forgot about the jesuit skim.