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Conference Etc. Crazy Enough To Work, But Too Crazy To Be Attempted

by Jason Kirk
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Mid-major realignment: Sun Belt making moves
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While the idea of the Big East, Conference USA and the Mountain West merging to form a leftovers conference is fun and all, it’s not going to happen. Reeeeally not going to happen. And not because it’s not a great idea, but because the Big East has bigger plans in store:

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