RE: Re: Conference Affiliations

[Keith Wedinger]

I can speak to the Big 10 situation.  There is a desire by some in the Big
10 to add a 12th team and to introduce a Big 10 championship football game.
Some teams thrown around in the past:  Notre Dame, Syracuse and Pittsburgh.
If Notre Dame had accepted the overtures by the Big 10 a few years ago, a
championship game would already be in place.  What's the motivating force?
Well, it's money of course.  A Big 10 championship football game would
easily sell out every year and draw a pretty nice TV broadcasting contract.

J. Keith Wedinger 
Senior Software Developer 
Sterling Commerce 
  



-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Johnson [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 1:19 PM
To: address@hidden; address@hidden
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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