If the Big 10 comes calling ...the ACC as we know it is thrown ot the winds.  doesn't mean the ACC will disband.. but it still could be raided at any moment and is therefore..unstable.

Are you really just concerned about the name of the Big East conference? 

I'm not worried... and neither should you.
I'm looking forward to this schedule next year.. not too bad...

Sat., Aug. 31      at Notre Dame                     South Bend, Ind.
Sat., Sept. 14     FORDHAM                            Lincoln Financial Field
Sat., Sept. 28      at Idaho                                Moscow, Idaho
Sat., Oct. 19       ARMY                                    Lincoln Financial Field
 
HOME
TBA                   *BOISE STATE                       Lincoln Financial Field
TBA                   *CENTRAL FLA.                     Lincoln Financial Field
TBA                   *CONNECTICUT                    Lincoln Financial Field
TBA                   *HOUSTON                            Lincoln Financial Field
 
AWAY
TBA                   *at Memphis                          Memphis, Tenn.
TBA                   *at Rutgers                            Piscataway, N.J.
TBA                   *at San Diego State             San Diego, Calif.
TBA                   *at SMU                                  Dallas, Texas

Not following your list. and it is flawed. Notre Dame is Independent.. TCU is already in the Big 12, Boise is in the Big East....You're missing BYU, Houston among others

These super conferences are going to expand to 16 schools.. so that creates 80 slots so your theory is kinda blown.

Also you have to tell me where these schools are going... Army?  Fresno State? Which of the Big Five conferences are they going to?      really Utah State over Temple to any conference?

UC and UCONN are possibly the  first to the ACC but you forget Temple's media market is 4th in the nation. and that's what all of this movement is about. The Big 10 didn't invite Maryland and Rutgers for their football or basketball programs, The ACC is trying to build a national cable network.  Which market do you think they want to be in first... Cincinnati, Storrs, CT or Philadelphia.

Again bottom line... I'm happy with the conference Temple is in.. and if it all blows up.. Temple will be in the discussions for any future movement.

One thing to remember with UCONN.. Boston College can't stand them and will fight with whatever power they might have to keep UCONN out of the ACC. It all stems from a lawsuit UCONN filed when BC left the Big East for the ACC. 

It's hard to know what the future will bring, other than more re-alignment. The consensus seems to be that the SEC and Big 10-dozen are heading for 16 teams. I would guess both will raid the ACC to get there. For the Big 10, they might add Georgia Tech and Virginia. The ACC could add Clemson and NC. What if the Big 12/10 decides to go for 16 as well? Who will they raid? Mostly likely the ACC again. They could add Miami (FL), FSU, and Virginia Tech, plus either Pitt or BC. That won't leave much ACC left.  I can't see how the PAC 10 would get to 16 teams, though. I could imagine them adding BYU and maybe Boise State, but probably they will stay where they are, and BYU and Boise will end up back in the MWC.

If all of the above happened, what would the ACC do? They would raid other teams, but not much would be left. They'd have to raid what little is left of the Big East.  At that point I presume the Big East, if they still exist, would look to CUSA, the MAC, or Sunbelt for more teams. Who would they take? It's hard to know, but when it's all done, it won't be nearly the conference it once was.

I do think that we are approaching the final stage of the re-alignment, though. If Ohio is going to end up in a different conference, this will be when it happens.

Edited to fix typos...

At this point it looks like the Mega-Conferences will be the Big Tendozen and the SEC, plus the Big Twelve-ten and the Pac 10. The ACC may very well end up on the outside looking in, along with the Big East.

Boise wants to negotiate a seperate network contract for their home games.. If the MWC wants to let them do that... they have can them... that's a conference killing move though.

Boise must think they are Notre Dame or BYU.  Do they seriously think they have that kind of national following?  If they go to the BigEast or stay in the MWC, they will find themselves out of the Bigs Playoff plans.  Those two conferences probably will not be included.

Can't see ESPN bidding on that.  They're already knee-deep with the SEC and the Longhorn Nets to jump into that.  If anybody bites, it'll probably be NBC Sports Net or CBS Sports Net (maybe Fox if they do nothing but Friday nights since Fox already has Big 12 and Pac 12 on the weekends).  This is clearly a case of Boise having what one TV critic used to call the Purnell Roberts Syndrome -- an enormous over-estimation of their self-worth.

Gracias.  Could never figure his career move, even if he didn't like what was happening on "Bonanza."

Do you have a source?

edit: here is ESPN http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8796807/bois... 

Bwahahahaha

Per Mighty 1090 here in San Diego the Aztecs are indeed deep in talks to stay in the MWC. The press was already ridiculing the BEAST as a poor fit ("can't wait for that Aztecs-East Carolina rivalry") *before* it fell apart, so I'd be shocked if they didn't stick around at this point.

 Yea Sarg, I think I read some of the Texas schools are now looking at the MWC in lieu of the Big East.
Once the Power Conferences gave the Gang of 5(MAC, CUSA,MWC,BigEast,SunBelt) a lifeline to the BCS, other than a monster type TV deal the BigEast tried, unsuccessfully, to put together, it made little sense for Boise and SDSU to haul their _sses across country to the BigEast.

UC may end up the winner in all this short term. The BigEast will probably exist in some form of what is left of the CUSA Reunion Tour, and they by far have the strongest football AND basketball program of what remains. If the ticket to the BCS then is highest ranking of the "rank", UC probably stands the best chance to rule the BigEast/CUSA-Redo Conf and then could fight it out with Boise in the polls without actually having to face them on the field. 

UC will probably keep trying to keep up with the Jones' to make themselves attractive to the next round of Conference Whoring, and their hiring of Tuberville and the reported money they are going to spend on facility upgrades will help keeping them the top dog of "dogs" of the BigEast. 

In fact I think UC is in potentially less vulnerable position than Boise for National rankings. Boise's success has ALL occurred under Chris Pederson. When or IF the day comes when some BigBoy Collegiate and/or some NFL team makes Pederson an offer he can't refuse or Boise can't match, all bets are off going forward with Boise. 

UC has already proven they can withstand losing their Head Coach and regrouping and moving on. Boise hasn't had to cross that bridge yet.

 

Did anyone else see the many (15-20) well dressed gentlemen, with Big East pins on their blazers, at the Indy Bowl.  I know we had Big East officials but I thought it was strange to see so many other Big East Staff at this game.  I also also saw them in the lobby of the Bobcats Hotels.  

I wonder if they were looking at ULM or OU or were they just there in support of the game officials????  Makes you wonder.