Re: Back to conference stuff

[richard l. kandell]

WoW - UMass vs. 10 catholic schools.  Would G-d ever let them win a
conference championship? :-)

Richard K.

I still see little reason to include USF, USM or TCU - I guess I have thing
about schools generally known by three initials including a "U."  :-)  or
Houston.  I think the others still retain the BE's BCS slot.  The story line
changes dramatically if UVa decides not to oppose Va. Tech going to the ACC,
and Syracuse becomes the 12th Big 10(11) school.  I still like the
geographic mix without those 4, but then you may need USM &/or TCU, and if
you take both of them, then why not Houston and also ECU for 12?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Macomber" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 2:21 PM
Subject: [UC Basketball] Back to conference stuff


Hey look, Wetzel makes sense:

Assuming Miami, BC, and Syracuse bolts for the ACC, the rest could fall like
this:

New Conference USA (or newly named league)
  a.. Cincinnati
  b.. Connecticut
  c.. Louisville
  d.. Houston
  e.. Memphis
  f.. Pittsburgh
  g.. Rutgers
  h.. Southern Miss
  i.. South Florida
  j.. Texas Christian
  k.. Virginia Tech
  l.. West Virginia
12 schools that offer good teams or ideal markets.  This would get the BCS
slot that the Big East had.  Having 12 teams could qualify for a
championship game.  And, 5 of the 12 are elite teams BB (UC, UL, Memphis,
UConn, Pitt) - good enough to cancel out the weak and make it a decent BB
league.

New Big East

  a.. Dayton
  b.. DePaul
  c.. Georgetown
  d.. Marquette
  e.. Massachusetts
  f.. Notre Dame
  g.. Providence
  h.. St. John's
  i.. Seton Hall
  j.. Villanova
  k.. Xavier
All BB teams (except for ND independent) - all the catholic schools
together - midwest/NW based


New Atlantic 10

  a.. Charlotte
  b.. Fordham
  c.. Duquesne
  d.. George Washington
  e.. LaSalle
  f.. Rhode Island
  g.. Richmond
  h.. Siena
  i.. St. Bonaventure
  j.. Saint Joseph's
  k.. Temple
All BB teams (except Temple's "FB" team).  East coast.  Continues Atlantic
10's tradition of mediocrity (sorry, couldn't resist).


Since UC is midwest - unless we get in the Big 10, we'll never get a seat at
the big table of:

Big10
SEC
ACC
Big12
Pac10

Those 5 conferences represent the top 60 or so BCS schools, and the only
chance at a FB title.

Our only chance is to scrap together what's left into the best 6th
conference available.  Which means reach far (like CUSA), or reach deep
(take only FB/BB schools).

TV money has created a top-heavy heirarchy that favors a few dozen elite
teams and a handful of elite conferences.  None of which are willing to
share their lucrative tv money and ample athletic budgets.  Would a
table-scrap 6th conference (which UC would be a part of) be able to develop,
compete, get comparable TV money and resources, national competition, and
finally get a seat at the big table?


Jon M