Temple football recruits seem to be under the impression the Owls will jump to the Big East in 2012.
Temple To Big East In 2012, Football Recruits Have Been Told
Villanova And The Big East Expansion Delay: Conference Reactions Vary Wildly
Villanova and its ill-boding attempt to move up to I-A is all the rage in the Big East chattering classes this week. Below, a roundup of prevailing sentiments from around our conference blogs.
Read Article >Villanova Vote On Big East Expansion Move Delayed Indefinitely
The early reports out of Villanova on Monday had merit, as it happens, and Tuesday’s planned vote on whether or not the program will join the Big East has been put on indefinite hold thanks to existent member concerns about Nova’s lack of a high-capacity stadium. SB Nation’s Nova Blog has an email from university president Fr. Peter Donohue that reads, in part:
Needless to say, after all this hurry-up-and-now-wait, our Nova community ain’t happy -- with anybody, really.
Read Article >Big East Teams Concerned About Villanova’s Soccer Stadium Plans
Big East football already has a bit of an inferiority complex. The last thing it needs is to be playing conference games inside a stadium with a capacity only slightly larger than that of the Bucknell Bison.
That seems to be the sticking point for some of the conference’s teams on the eve of Villanova’s announcement as to whether or not they plan to move their football program to the FBS level and join the Big East. As such, the school has reportedly postponed its vote and announcement in order to figure how to sway those concerned parties.
Read Article >Villanova Football Voting April 12 On FBS, Big East Jump
Next Tuesday, the Villanova Wildcats Board of Trustees will meet to vote on whether the school should accept the Big East Conference’s invitation. Conference commissioner John Marinatto will need to be informed beforehand of the school’s likely decision in advance, as there’s also a press conference scheduled for that same day.
Villanova has been a member of the Colonial Athletic Association since the conference began in 2005, winning a 2009 national title. The program does have a history of top-level college football success — in days of yore, the Wildcats had a few streaks of ranked finishes in the ’30s and ’50s.
Read Article >Villanova Football Boosters Concerned With ‘Success’ In Big East
The headline’s not a joke, although if ’Nova boosters are wanting to succeed in football as a Big East team, they won’t have much company (the Big East is mostly terrible; did you know?):
↵↵Villanova is expected to announce later this month whether they intend to vie for Division I-A football membership.
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