Is the sky falling?
Written by: Andrei Greska
I was at work yesterday when I first saw the tweet that Tulane was to become a full-time member of the Big East. I chuckled to myself and kept working. Checking back in a half hour or so later notified ... Continue reading → (http://painttouches.com/2012/11/28/is-the-sky-falling/)
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You keep forgetting, the schools that are really screwed are the mediocre football schools looking for a home.
This year and next year we are ok as we still play the major powers of the BE. After that we can always form a basketball only conference or see if the football powers will take on non-football schools. We will be fine.
Restated, I think we are better than the likes of Memphis. You could argue we and Memphis are near equal in basketball but the anvil around Memphis' neck is a mediocre football team that none of the major power conferences want. Ditto Cincy and Uconn.
Repeat, the good non-football basketball schools will be fine. They will land on their feet. And thank god we did not try and start football in the 1980s (which I remember was seriously discussed when I was a student) as that program would probably be mediocre at best and an anvil around our neck.
Quote from: AnotherMU84 on November 28, 2012, 12:21:50 PM
You keep forgetting, the schools that are really screwed are the mediocre football schools looking for a home.
This year and next year we are ok as we still play the major powers of the BE. After that we can always form a basketball only conference or see if the football powers will take on non-football schools. We will be fine.
Not sure if that comment was directed at me, but that's the whole gist of the column. MU will be fine.