Looking around the nation at potential Big East expansion and see that both St. Louis and UMass are ranked. St. Louis continue to prove they have what it takes.
I bring up UMass because, well, we have waaaayyyy too many teams with blue & white as their colors.
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Thread: Big East Expansion Question....
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01-20-2014, 10:52 PM #1Administrator
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Big East Expansion Question....
"When March Madness spills into April.... that's the gravy!" - Homer Simpson
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01-20-2014, 10:56 PM #2Senior Member
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umass has football right?
I like the ten teams and dont think you make the move until you have to (Fox forces the leagues hand or Stl creates a sustainable program and you just cant afford to keep them out). They arent going anywhere right?
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01-20-2014, 10:57 PM #3Senior Member
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St. Louis would be a good pick, in a large metro area. UMass might be a travel pain because of the airport issue.
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01-20-2014, 10:59 PM #4Senior Member
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Indeed they do, and they are terrrrrrrrible at it.
Originally Posted by WindyCityGoldenEagle
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01-20-2014, 11:00 PM #5Senior Member
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Exactly what Windy said. I love that Nova will get a chance for revenge in Omaha after Creighton's mass destruction of them, and hell I want to do some dirty things to Butler in the BC. Keep the round-robin format going and crown a true champion.
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I was about to comment that they may just be looking for a reason to kill it off and a BR invite may give them that reason. If they don't want to drop FB they should seriously consider it... Originally Posted by MUBasketball
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01-21-2014, 12:37 AM #7Senior Member
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I like UMass. Good bball history & within original Big East / east coast footprint.
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01-21-2014, 01:00 AM #8Senior Member
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Wichita St.
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Pretty sure UMass just put the big bucks in to go D1 in football. I don't think they're looking for a reason to drop it.
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01-21-2014, 09:49 AM #10Senior Member
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Wait till Rick's kids depart. SLU roster's talent level drops significantly in the next year. Crews is not a good recruiter. Tough years ahead.
UMass has football, so no, they are not an option.
Wichita State is a traditionally strong program. Good fan support. But, the location stinks. Poor market in the middle of nowhere. 3rd option in a small state.
Stay at 10. No must have candidates at this point in time.
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