RE: The new BE

[Rands, William (randswj)]

I think BC is a big loss. It has good name recognition in fb, is in a great
market, and has a strong reputation for academics.It has some cachet.Syr,
WVU & Pitt all have good fb history, but WVU & Syr are way down recently.The
new BE will not be an impressive fb conference. Oh well.

Like everybody, I think USF is probably next in line.
        Bill
                     

-----Original Message-----
From: jon breiner [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 9:16 AM
To: address@hidden; address@hidden
Subject: [UC Football] The new BE


Well, with BC going to the ACC, I guess it is for sure UC is going to the
new BE.  Who will join UL and UC?  I figure USF based on media reports, but
would be interested in other thoughts?  How do you think the divisions would
break down in bball?  I still think this will be the best basketball
conference in the US.

As for fball, the talk lately has been to include more conferences in the
BCS.  I read somewhere that if the BE is not part of the BCS, the BCS would
no longer have the majority of Div I schools, so it seems "they" need the
BE.  With Syracuse, Pitt, etc. the BCS inclusion can be justified, even if
it is the "worst" of the included conferences.

So for me, BC leaving is not a huge surprise and does not bother me as much
as if it had been Syracuse, for instance.

jon b