KU to Big East?

[bma725]

Luke Winn talked to Bill Self and Frank Martin...and even the coaches of KU and K State don't sound optimistic about their futures.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/luke_winn/06/09/kansas.kansasstate/index.html?eref=sihp

[ChicosBailBonds]

Luke Winn talked to Bill Self and Frank Martin...and even the coaches of KU and K State don't sound optimistic about their futures.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/luke_winn/06/09/kansas.kansasstate/index.html?eref=sihp

Here's the moneyshot :"I'm not in panic mode yet, but I'm very concerned," Self said. "I believe that Kansas will be OK no matter what, but for us to continue to compete at the level where we've been competing, and recruit at that level, I really believe that we need to be aligned with a BCS conference.


This is why, if the Big East gets destroyed, a scrapped together an A-10 / Big East leftovers is troubling.  It could work, but the BCS affiliation is what will drive most of the success.  Also why expansion of the NCAA was so key, IMO.

[79Warrior]

Here's the moneyshot :"I'm not in panic mode yet, but I'm very concerned," Self said. "I believe that Kansas will be OK no matter what, but for us to continue to compete at the level where we've been competing, and recruit at that level, I really believe that we need to be aligned with a BCS conference.


This is why, if the Big East gets destroyed, a scrapped together an A-10 / Big East leftovers is troubling.  It could work, but the BCS affiliation is what will drive most of the success.  Also why expansion of the NCAA was so key, IMO.

Well, if Self is very concerned at Kansas then the situation cannot be good for the gang at Marquette.

[MARQKC]

Interesting thread. Some thoughts:

1. Lots of talk about Mountain West and geography and so on. I think the only geography that counts is the airwaves, or I guess the satellite nodes. Kansas and Big 12 basketball, along with Marquette and Big East games, are played mostly for me on screens at a brick-walled tavern at 31st and Oak streets in midtown Kansas City. Most above say it, and it's so true: $$$$.

2. Funny post, reinko, but a bit of a cheap shot. KU, rather messily, dismissed Mark Mangino last fall and replaced him with Buffalo's Turner Gill. There's a sincere effort to kick the football (haha, couldn't resist) program up a notch at KU. And now this conference realignment mess.

3. The KU program is under fire for a ticket scandal. Some scummy underlings were scalping the Allen Fieldhouse inventory. It's beyond the NCAA; the long arm of the law is checking into this. As a result, the AD is under fire. TV reporters want to know if he thinks he might be fired. Next question: How about conference realignment.

4. The chancellor is relatively new on the job, I think within the past year. How'd you like to be in her shoes? Isn't there a dean job offer to rescind? Why don't we change Jayhawks to Warriors? That'd be a lot easier than all of this.

I'm actually kind of hoping KU ends in the Big East. K-State, too. I'm afraid there's a lot to sort out before that happens, though.

[marquette99]

BE grab of kansas, kstate and mizzou is the best chance for those teams and BE to stay in the BCS. If we are going to four 16-team conference then the news yesterday was ok because we know the big 12 is one of the 6 to go, meaning the BE and ACC would be in a death match.  Sec could raid acc for three (we probably lose usf, at which point we've got a shot to survive and hopefully remin the only bcs conference with hoops-only teams.

And if BE keeps most of the strong hoops teams and adds kstate, kansas and mizzou? Wow.

[HouWarrior]

The AD of KU announced retirement today, on scandals of equipment gifts, and on the internal ticket selling by athl dept people.
At a key time KU is  AD crippled, and in his absence, KU BB and acting in KU's "Self" interests may take a lead-

- Rock Chalk Jayhawk, and drop FB, be "Self"ish and join us in BE--please

[Dawson Rental]

It's good to know that even with KU in the mix, the BE Network will still make [geographical] sense to people in Cali.

Will that hold for Caracus too?

[mikem91288]

What about KU + Memphis to the BE Super Basketball Conference. I'd take them over Rutgers and Cincy and their football any day.