[PaintTouches]Is the sky falling?

[PaintTouchesSays]

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/
      

[Hards Alumni]

yes

[Tugg Speedman]

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.

[PaintTouches]

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.