Re: Re: Conference Affiliations

[Colleen Patterson]

Brian,

My guess is that it's strictly a revenue issue.  The added dollars of a
championship game in football looms larger with television contracts
expiring.  ESPN and the Networks have taken a bath recently as a result of
large contracts they agreed to in years past.  A conference championship
game is an added plum leagues like the ACC can offer up to television to
justify the exorbitant dollars being spent on sports television.

Aside from that, there is really no logical reason for it.

I'd be all for UC and Louisville moving to the Big East, but if Syracuse
bolts as well, that's a large hit to the basketball side of things.

Carl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Johnson" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>; <address@hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Re: Conference Affiliations


> I like everything about it, except for the inclusion
> of ECU, USF, USM and TCU.  These schools are either
> too geographically far-reaching, bring nothing to the
> table, or both.
>
> I've asked this before, and I guess I'll just have to
> keep asking it:  Why is having 12 teams and a
> conference championship such a priority?  The Big Ten,
> Pac Ten, and current Big East have done just fine
> without one.
>
> --- Bryan Sherman <address@hidden> wrote:
> > How about those UC/WVa match ups... :-)
> >
> > > I'd love that in football.
> > >
> > > jon b
> > >
> > >
> > > dfairchild wrote:
> > >
> > > > Yes, you have identified the problem.  I am fine
> > with lopping of Houston
> > > > and
> > > > Tulane, but you are still left with bringing in 2
> > schools that have
> > > > football
> > > > programs.  I left Houston and Tulane because of
> > their TV markets.  I
> > > > think
> > > > if C-USA wants to move closer to BCS status - it
> > needs 12 fb teams so it
> > > > can
> > > > have a championship game - beyond the TV money, it
> > would help with
> > > > exposure
> > > > and recruiting.
> > > >
> > > > Adding Rutgers and UConn could be options
> > > > Cincy
> > > > Pitt
> > > > WV
> > > > Rutgers
> > > > U Conn
> > > > V Tech
> > > >
> > > > UL
> > > > Memphis
> > > > TCU
> > > > ECU
> > > > So. Fla
> > > > So. Miss
> > > >
> > > > How does that look for a fb conference?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: oleskl [mailto:address@hidden
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 11:25 AM
> > > > To: address@hidden
> > > > Subject: Re: RE: [UC Basketball] Re: Conference
> > Affiliations
> > > > > FB members
> > > > > Cincy
> > > > > UL
> > > > > Memphis
> > > > > V Tech
> > > > > Pitt
> > > > > WV
> > > > > TCU
> > > > > ECU
> > > > > So. Fla
> > > > > Houston
> > > > > So Miss
> > > > > Tulane (New Orleans TV market)
> > > > >
> > > > > for basketball keep Marquette and DePaul (chicago
> > TV market)
> > > > > so long Army, Charlotte, St. Louis and UAB
> > > >
> > > > You say we can lop off some of the bottom feeders
> > but yet you keep Tulane
> > > > and Houston in the conference. Houston's athletic
> > department is in a very
> > > > bad money situation right now, reportedly not able
> > to even pay for
> > > > scholarships and Tulane is facing a vote to give
> > up their Div 1 status
> > > > due
> > > > to financial restraints. Charlotte, St. Louis and
> > UAB have hardly been
> > > > bottom feeders in basketball.
> > > >
> > > > oleskl
> > > > e-mail: address@hidden
>
>
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