Three Idiots on Sports: Is the Big East Doomed?
Is the Big East Doomed?
The Big East - ACC split left the Big East in a ton of trouble - trouble that quickly evaporated as the league has quickly acquitted itself quite well since the raid. Unfortunately Syracuse hasn't exactly been helping the cause as our beloved Orangemen have won 7 football games over the last 3 years. While the league has recovered, there are still many issues that need to be resolved, including the need to add an additional football member to balance the schedule.Conversely, the SEC has consistently been one of the - who are we kidding - THE best football league in the land for quite some time. They take their football seriously in the South, hell, Alabama drew 78,000 to their Spring game - which is about 75,000 more than SU drew.....then again, at Alabama they ran more than 37 plays.Anyway, with news that the SEC is looking into forming its own TV network, The Orlando Sentinel's On Campus blog has sketched out how the league can launch a hostile takeover of the college football landscape - and that takeover includes Syracuse (see number 5). Under their scenario 4 to 6 Super conferences would be created. The item assumes that the Big East will split, and what's left of the league will be purged and folded into existing conferences, with SU heading to either the ACC or Big 10.While a change this big is doubtful, change is definitely coming - Champ did a great job spelling this out a few weeks ago. While the plan described above is one of the more speculative I've seen, it is on the web site of a major news outlet, so that does give it some legitimacy. It also illustrates the fact - loudly and clearly - that SU needs to fix the football program and fix it fast, because the thought of a Greg Robinson coaching the Orange team in a super conference is a truly frightening thought. The match up would be like Paris Hilton squaring off against Ken Jennings in a game of Jeopardy. The landscape of college football is shifting, and right now the Orange are not ready to compete - but they better get ready - and fast.
Sadly- I am young enough to never remember a time when there wasn't a Big East for both "real" college sports. I love the basketball rivalries, and what used to be the football rivalries. However, I for one am in favor of anything that will make SU Foosball anything but a national punch line. Personally, I would like to see DePaul & Marquette dropped in favor of Memphis (all sports) and Navy (Football only). And if there was ever a way to get those pompus asses in South Bend to join football, add Central Florida or ECU to make it a nice twelve for football and keep G'Town, 'Nova SJ's, SH, and Providence around for hoops. 12 for football/16 for hoops.
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Three Idiots on Sports: Is the Big East Doomed?
Is the Big East Doomed?
The Big East - ACC split left the Big East in a ton of trouble - trouble that quickly evaporated as the league has quickly acquitted itself quite well since the raid. Unfortunately Syracuse hasn't exactly been helping the cause as our beloved Orangemen have won 7 football games over the last 3 years. While the league has recovered, there are still many issues that need to be resolved, including the need to add an additional football member to balance the schedule.Conversely, the SEC has consistently been one of the - who are we kidding - THE best football league in the land for quite some time. They take their football seriously in the South, hell, Alabama drew 78,000 to their Spring game - which is about 75,000 more than SU drew.....then again, at Alabama they ran more than 37 plays.Anyway, with news that the SEC is looking into forming its own TV network, The Orlando Sentinel's On Campus blog has sketched out how the league can launch a hostile takeover of the college football landscape - and that takeover includes Syracuse (see number 5). Under their scenario 4 to 6 Super conferences would be created. The item assumes that the Big East will split, and what's left of the league will be purged and folded into existing conferences, with SU heading to either the ACC or Big 10.While a change this big is doubtful, change is definitely coming - Champ did a great job spelling this out a few weeks ago. While the plan described above is one of the more speculative I've seen, it is on the web site of a major news outlet, so that does give it some legitimacy. It also illustrates the fact - loudly and clearly - that SU needs to fix the football program and fix it fast, because the thought of a Greg Robinson coaching the Orange team in a super conference is a truly frightening thought. The match up would be like Paris Hilton squaring off against Ken Jen
nings in a game of Jeopardy. The landscape of college football is shifting, and right now the Orange are not ready to compete - but they better get ready - and fast.
Sadly- I am young enough to never remember a time when there wasn't a Big East for both "real" college sports. I love the basketball rivalries, and what used to be the football rivalries. However, I for one am in favor of anything that will make SU Foosball anything but a national punch line. Personally, I would like to see DePaul & Marquette dropped in favor of Memphis (all sports) and Navy (Football only). And if there was ever a way to get those pompus asses in South Bend to join football, add Central Florida or ECU to make it a nice twelve for football and keep G'Town, 'Nova SJ's, SH, and Providence around for hoops. 12 for football/16 for hoops.
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Why You Should Be Rooting for the Hornets Tonight
Here's Your ACL Update
Links - Manny Insanity Edition
USC Might Want to Hire Gregg Doyel
Hump Day Mustache Links
An Incident From the Marvin Gaye School of Father-...
NBA Playoffs - Don't Leave Home
Nelson Figueroa - Waaaaaaaah
Monday Morning Link Dump Links
Tailgating don'ts
Gon-te Greene
Richie Sexson Needs a Mixed Tape
Thursday Reading - 80s Baseball Card Style
Declare for the Draft - Everyone is Doing it
Joba and Indians Don't Mix
Did Someone Want to Whack Marvin?
NBA Update - It's Chris Paul's World
Syracuse Football - Successful at Something
A Final Word on Buzz
Pump the Brakes Yankee Fans
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