The Big East was supposed to have invited about 47 schools to join its conference by now. Instead, the league seems to be in a holding pattern as its members can’t come to any kind of agreement on how to proceed.
Big East Expansion Plans Stall As Conference Schools Can’t Decide How To Proceed
According to the Boston Globe, the rift between the basketball schools and the football schools continues to be the major battleline.
The basketball factions were adamant about not adding anyone, while the football faction argued that if the Big East is going to survive as a BCS conference, whose champion gained automatic entry to a BCS bowl it is imperative for Boise State, with its high national ranking was a necessity for survival.
Central Florida and Temple are reportedly waiting by the phone for their official invites, but it sound like that invitation won’t be coming anytime soon.
Perhaps the Big East schools are waiting to see what Missouri does. Depending on whether or not they head to the SEC, West Virginia or Louisville could be lured away, leaving the gaping hole in Big East football’s future even deeper. Adding all the Boise States and SMUs in the world isn’t going to help you much then.
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