Tulane to the Big East

[Nukem2]

I think Marquette wants to be in any conference that includes Georgetown, Nova and St. John's. They will follow those three schools until it's no longer possible.

I have a feeling that the rumors of G-Town and SJU to the ACC may have legs. Then MU and Nova could go to the A-10 whilst Depaul goes of to MVC or Horizon. Geez, I hate all this stuff. If UConn, Ville and Cincy move on and GU and SJU go to ACC, its probably time to get unhinged from FB unless Aresco can work TV miracles with a watered down, but large market, BE. Ugh....

[MUMac]

Why Tulane? Easy question. Assuming UL and UConn leave, the BE needed an all sports member to reach the 8 team minimum for football. (You need 8 all sports schools to offer football) PC, Georgetown, MU and Villanova were not going to let a school like ECU (or a Florida directional school or MTSU or USM or NIU) in the conference as a full member. I think those schools bent over and took one for the team when they let Houston, UCF and Memphis in the conference.

So, what other choices are there? I would say Buffalo, Miami of Ohio, Rice and Tulane are about it. Tulane is building a new stadium. Buffalo has been a second rate program for years. Miami is a small market covered by UC. Rice is covered by Houston. So, who wins? I bet Tulane is the only school east of the Mississippi that the networks and the bball school could agree upon.

This post makes a whole lot of sense on the topic.

[MU88]

Why do you need 8 all sports teams for football? Is that an NCAA rule?

Yes. It is an NCAA rule. WAC had a waiver this year.

[ge1974]

Jeff Strohm is an asst coach at Tulane right now. Didn't he recruit Dwyane Wade for MU?:

[Goose85]

Tulane replaces Rutgers.
Football - far worse, basketball - worse, but Rutgers was not great, road trip - the only win for Tulane.

East Carolina - are they replacing Navy who is now rumored for the ACC? I guess that is a wash, but Navy has more of a national appeal.

Navy to the ACC may keep Notre Dame and other football schools somewhat happy. ND for all things not football, Navy takes ND's football slot. Navy brings more of a following than does Maryland who the ACC lost.

[MU88]

I doubt the ACC will add Georgetown and SJU. Football is driving expansion.

As for the A-10, rumor has it that ECU is joining the A-10 for all sports. So, you want to leave a BE with Temple and Memphis, along with the 7 bball schools, to play ECU, Duquense, St. Bonnies, Fordham, GW, Richmond and LaSalle? Really? X and Butler are okay. Even SLU isn't bad. But what else is there?

[Goose85]

So, if the ACC takes only Navy the dust settles temporarily.
Tulane for Rutgers (wanted BYU but that fell through) and ECU for Navy. My guess is the Big East commish knows Navy to ACC so that is why ECU football only.

The next crap storm starts when the next ACC school decides to leave, either to Big 10 or Big 12.

If there is another team to move from the ACC, then there will be a total ACC meltdown as schools will be scrambling to make sure they are not left out. If FSU doesn't go Big 12 and one or two of UNC / Virginia / Ga Tech doesn't jump to Big 10, then everyone is in a holding pattern and on egg shells for awhile.

If that is the case, and the ACC takes Navy and no others jump, does the Big East continue with TV negotiations?

ACC schools are the key here. Which one jumps first to start the crazy realignment cycle again?

[MUMac]

Tulane replaces Rutgers.
Football - far worse, basketball - worse, but Rutgers was not great, road trip - the only win for Tulane.

East Carolina - are they replacing Navy who is now rumored for the ACC? I guess that is a wash, but Navy has more of a national appeal.

Navy to the ACC may keep Notre Dame and other football schools somewhat happy. ND for all things not football, Navy takes ND's football slot. Navy brings more of a following than does Maryland who the ACC lost.

Navy would also count as one of ND's required ACC opponents. Freeing them up to add another team.

[MKE_GoldenEagleFan]

I say don't join the A10, we should raid the A10 among some others to make a basketball conference. Hell is imagine you could even get Memphis to agree to join and leave their football in the Big East... Create a league with

G'Town
Villanova
Providence
St. John's
Marquette
DePaul
Butler
Xavier
St. Louis
Memphis or St. Joe's

This league would be good quality and would command a better TV deal than the A10

[MU88]

So, replace UC, Temple, Memphis, Houston, UCF, USF, SMU and Tulane with Butler, Xavier, St. Louis and St. Joe's (Memphis will not join a non-football league). Don't see much added value. UC to X is a step down. Temple and Memphis to Butler and SLU is probably a step down. St. Joe's is no better than the rest, with SMU and Houston probably having more potential. Plus, your tv contract would be smaller. I don't see where this gets you.