ESPN Article on Big East Catholic Schools

[Mucrisco]

I think we use that pod idea, and go:
St John's
Nova
Gtown
Seton Hall

Providence
Xavier
Dayton
Butler

DePaul
Marquette
SLU
Creighton

BYU
San Diego St
Gonzaga
St Mary's

Play everyone in your division twice, and everyone else once. (I know, I know...travel costs...)

[dw3dw3dw3]

If ESPN is driving this, it will be interesting to see who they select... I doubt it will have anything to do with being Catholic.

Also it seems unclear that the 7 schools have the right to dissolve the league since Temple may or may not have full voting rights already. There would be 4 football schools, thus preventing a break-up, unless UConn were to get an invite to the ACC.

[Nukem2]

Wow... if true... time to go!

MHver3 ‏@MHver3
Espn offering BE bball schools 2.5 million per year for all hoops league

That would be interesting.

[ge1974]

I agree with IWB and others that MU should take a "wait and see" approach. I'd go to a basketball only confernce only after the dust settles and before they lose their majority vote to dissolve. IWB is correct - there may not be an ACC by summer of 2014 and the remaining schools would have to go somewhere and the old Big East would be a logical choice. Don't forget, some of them have not officially left yet and can save their exit fees. I think I read somewhere that the Big East basketball only schools are meeting again today.

I don't know if MHver is right about the $ 2.5 million. He has been all over the map with some of his conference speculation; albeit very interesting to read.

[dw3dw3dw3]

I agree with IWB and others that MU should take a "wait and see" approach. I'd go to a basketball only confernce only after the dust settles and before they lose their majority vote to dissolve. IWB is correct - there may not be an ACC by summer of 2014 and the remaining schools would have to go somewhere and the old Big East would be a logical choice. Don't forget, some of them have not officially left yet and can save their exit fees. I think I read somewhere that the Big East basketball only schools are meeting again today.

I don't know if MHver is right about the $ 2.5 million. He has been all over the map with some of his conference speculation; albeit very interesting to read.

Problem is that even with Mass defections, the ACC would still have the power when it comes to picking up teams. The 4 or 5 programs they have left in a scenario where they get gutted all at the same time far exceeds any value of 4 or 5 football programs that the Big East could put together. The more likely slow trickle of teams being pulled away from the ACC would cause them to just slowly take away UConn, Cinncinati, USF, Memphis, Temple, etc...

[IWB]

Wow... if true... time to go!

MHver3 ‏@MHver3
Espn offering BE bball schools 2.5 million per year for all hoops league

Need clarification - $2.5 total or $2.5 per school?

$2.5 million split between a potential 12 schools is $208k per school per year. That is less than Issac Chew's salary. Nowhere near enough to move on.
Now, if it was $2.5 mil per school per year - get it done.

[MKE_GoldenEagleFan]

Even if the ACC breaks up that still leaves a bunch of football playing schools, most of which deserted us already. If that league lost UNC, Clemson, FSU, UVa, GT, and one other that would still leave them with some decent schools, they would add what's left of the decent BEast schools that play football and call it a day, the basketball schools still wouldn't get invited. I am really beginning to think we need to find a home that is full of like minded others and not football schools.

[dw3dw3dw3]

MHver has been all over the map, but his stuff is interesting nonetheless. The 2.5 is reportedly per school as IWB asked him. Also noted that UConn/Cinnci may have an ACC landing spot and thus could vote to dissolve as well in order to pay out any fees.

[IWB]

I hit up MHver and he said it is $2.5 per school. If that is true, go for it now.

My guess is that ESPN is looking at paying the Big East $60 mil for entire package, or $30 for hoops only. Knowing that the only desired schools left will head to other conferences, they will save themselves $30 mil.

So ESPN's goal to destroy the Big East is working.

[dw3dw3dw3]

Another thing is the benefit of having ESPN broker the deal... since they are the ACC partner you would think there is much less a chance that GTown/St Johns would move to the ACC if they wanted to beef up their basketball side.