Big East Meetings

[ATWizJr]

Per today's Projo:  "We've never, ever had discussions about dropping members", Commissioner John Marinatto said.  "In fact, quite the opposite.  That's not on the table." 

[GGGG]

It isn't that the BE would drop members...but that doesn't mean that the football members won't leave.

[MUMac]

It isn't that the BE would drop members...but that doesn't mean that the football members won't leave.

Well, what does "In fact, quite the opposite. ..." mean, then?

[GGGG]

I took it to mean that they aren't looking to drop members...and they might be talking expansion.

But that doesn't really mean anything.  I think a "Mountain West" scenario is much more likely - when in the mid 90s the 8 teams that became the MWC broke off from the 16-team WAC outside of the conference meetings.