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Fallout from Utah win: Will Big East invite come soon?
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<blockquote data-quote="mtmedlin" data-source="post: 683452" data-attributes="member: 66796"><p>I defnitely get ya. TCU has gotten screwed in the past and left out because of Politics. Trust me, I think that alone makes you worthy of being in the Big East. You have to have thick skin to play here. We get disrespected at every turn. If we win a BCS bowl, its always because the other conference was having a down year. There is no winning these arguement. </p><p>With a network in place, it not only makes the BE lucrative but makes it hard to raid. When we brought in Commisoner Tagliabue, we brought in a man with experience and vision. I truly believe that we will offer TCU a full invite and it will be accepted because a well defined vision has been in creation for a couple years now. Anything else would be disrespect. Its not a matter of if we will end up seperating from the basketball schools, its a matter of when and I dont see it happening fast. Alot of the Big East silence I believe is positioning and stalling. Our future lies with us making more money and keeping our teams. From everything I am hearing, the Big 10 isnt expanding soon. They value tradition more then just about any other league. I grew up in Indiana and watched the Big 10 my entire life. In over 30 years of watching, only two teams have been added...Penn St and now Nebraska. They only add AAU teams which means they will take Rutgers, Cuse or Pitt. If we lost all three, it would hurt but not a death blow.</p><p></p><p>What gets interesting is when we get that network. If it makes more money then the ACC, then it will be the ACC and Big 12 that will fall apart before us. Remember that it will be the SEC that goes after the ACC teams. Its no secret that the SEC asked Texas A&M to join. If they expand to 14 teams then they might offer Missou, or they might go to 16 and will take Florida St and Virginia tech. These are the two teams that will make the most money for them. Georgia tech would be a good addition BUT Georgia is adamently against it. The Big 10 has looked at Maryland and is commonly brought up as a possible addition. Just before Nebraska was added, it was reported that it would be Rutgers and Maryland along with Nebraska. The Big 10 would then wait to see if they could get Notre Dame and then add 1 other. </p><p>If the Big East gets its network up and running, it will be a pay cut to go to the ACC from the BE. If the Big 10 takes 1 or 2 ACC and the SEC takes anywhere from 1 to 3 teams, it would severly weaken them. That would be a prime opportunity for the Big East to go after teams like Miami and Boston College. Everything is about timing. If I am the ACC, I act now but I doubt they will and it may be to late. The Big East will be collecting prospectives to give to TCU and others to show what ESPN and others are initially saying they will pay. If that number is equal to the ACC, which it has been mentioned it will be, then I doubt anybody would pay a $5million exit fee just to make the same amount.</p><p></p><p>Lasltly, there is a provision that if new teams of value are added to our league then a new contract may be negotiated early. Personally, I think the number 3 team in the nation, within a top 5 DMA adds value. I read somewhere that TCU doesnt have to pay an exit fee but what I dont know is if you have to give a 1 year notice. If not, I dont see why a new tv contract cant be negotiated and TCU join the Big East IN ALL SPORTS next year. Does anybody know the MWC rules of Leaving???</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mtmedlin, post: 683452, member: 66796"] I defnitely get ya. TCU has gotten screwed in the past and left out because of Politics. Trust me, I think that alone makes you worthy of being in the Big East. You have to have thick skin to play here. We get disrespected at every turn. If we win a BCS bowl, its always because the other conference was having a down year. There is no winning these arguement. With a network in place, it not only makes the BE lucrative but makes it hard to raid. When we brought in Commisoner Tagliabue, we brought in a man with experience and vision. I truly believe that we will offer TCU a full invite and it will be accepted because a well defined vision has been in creation for a couple years now. Anything else would be disrespect. Its not a matter of if we will end up seperating from the basketball schools, its a matter of when and I dont see it happening fast. Alot of the Big East silence I believe is positioning and stalling. Our future lies with us making more money and keeping our teams. From everything I am hearing, the Big 10 isnt expanding soon. They value tradition more then just about any other league. I grew up in Indiana and watched the Big 10 my entire life. In over 30 years of watching, only two teams have been added...Penn St and now Nebraska. They only add AAU teams which means they will take Rutgers, Cuse or Pitt. If we lost all three, it would hurt but not a death blow. What gets interesting is when we get that network. If it makes more money then the ACC, then it will be the ACC and Big 12 that will fall apart before us. Remember that it will be the SEC that goes after the ACC teams. Its no secret that the SEC asked Texas A&M to join. If they expand to 14 teams then they might offer Missou, or they might go to 16 and will take Florida St and Virginia tech. These are the two teams that will make the most money for them. Georgia tech would be a good addition BUT Georgia is adamently against it. The Big 10 has looked at Maryland and is commonly brought up as a possible addition. Just before Nebraska was added, it was reported that it would be Rutgers and Maryland along with Nebraska. The Big 10 would then wait to see if they could get Notre Dame and then add 1 other. If the Big East gets its network up and running, it will be a pay cut to go to the ACC from the BE. If the Big 10 takes 1 or 2 ACC and the SEC takes anywhere from 1 to 3 teams, it would severly weaken them. That would be a prime opportunity for the Big East to go after teams like Miami and Boston College. Everything is about timing. If I am the ACC, I act now but I doubt they will and it may be to late. The Big East will be collecting prospectives to give to TCU and others to show what ESPN and others are initially saying they will pay. If that number is equal to the ACC, which it has been mentioned it will be, then I doubt anybody would pay a $5million exit fee just to make the same amount. Lasltly, there is a provision that if new teams of value are added to our league then a new contract may be negotiated early. Personally, I think the number 3 team in the nation, within a top 5 DMA adds value. I read somewhere that TCU doesnt have to pay an exit fee but what I dont know is if you have to give a 1 year notice. If not, I dont see why a new tv contract cant be negotiated and TCU join the Big East IN ALL SPORTS next year. Does anybody know the MWC rules of Leaving??? [/QUOTE]
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