Something coming soon?

[Pakuni]

ESPN's Brett Murphy, who's been among the better reporters out there on realignment, recently tweeted that the C7 schools will be making an announcement regarding their future in the next 24-48 hours.Says ESPN will have a story up soon.

[JoeSmith1721]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8742607/seven-catholic-schools-leaning-leaving-big-east-sources-say

[Pakuni]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8742607/seven-catholic-schools-leaning-leaving-big-east-sources-say

Thanks!

[RyanConroy]

UConn president Susan Herbst has contacted officials from the non-FBS Big East members, pleading with them to stay in the league, sources told ESPN.

Poor UConn 

[ChicosBailBonds]

The UCONN presidential appeal to the C7 is somewhat humorous.  I don't blame her, but she's got balls to do that considering all of their efforts on UCONN's part to leave the conference.  She would have to make an awfully compelling case with some big dollars behind it to the C7 for them to consider staying.

I feel bad for Aresco on all this.  Wow, did he walk into a nightmare.

[Pakuni]

The UCONN presidential appeal to the C7 is somewhat humorous.  I don't blame her, but she's got balls to do that considering all of their efforts on UCONN's part to leave the conference.  She would have to make an awfully compelling case with some big dollars behind it to the C7 for them to consider staying.

I feel bad for Aresco on all this.  Wow, did he walk into a nightmare.

C7 to UConn and Cincy:

"That's right, we're breaking up with you. Shocked? Never expected it, did you?"

[KipsBayEagle]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enough

[brewcity77]

I still think it's better to let UConn and Cincy stay if they want to park their football elsewhere. I'd much rather see their basketball and Olympic sports here than relegated to C-USA or whatever that amalgamation of the Big East football remnants and invitees would be.

Besides, we need at least one of UConn, Cincy, or USF to stick around for us to keep the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

[Dr. Blackheart]

The UCONN presidential appeal to the C7 is somewhat humorous.  I don't blame her, but she's got balls to do that considering all of their efforts on UCONN's part to leave the conference.  She would have to make an awfully compelling case with some big dollars behind it to the C7 for them to consider staying.

I feel bad for Aresco on all this.  Wow, did he walk into a nightmare.

Neither of these two have helped themselves.

[Mufflers]

I'd invite UCONN, Cinci, and Memphis if they want to park their football elsewhere.  I'd invite Creighton and Xavier as well.  Try to get a 10 team league with an 18 game home-and-home schedule. 

Keeping the automatic bid doesn't matter much to me.  If we aren't in the top 45 teams, does it really matter if we get a bid or not?

[chapman]

I still think it's better to let UConn and Cincy stay if they want to park their football elsewhere.

I would think the 7 would be fine with it, as long as they still agree to throw us an exit fee when the ACC gives into their begging.

[Pakuni]

I don't see much long-term benefit in bringing aboard members who would spend every minute of their membership trying to get out with a better deal. That's just an invitation to the kind of instability that brought us to this point in the first place.
Better off bringing in only programs who at least have some semblance of commitment to the conference.
UConn and Cincy would bring some value, I just don't see it outweighing the instability that comes with them.

[Warriors10]

I don't see much long-term benefit in bringing aboard members who would spend every minute of their membership trying to get out with a better deal. That's just an invitation to the kind of instability that brought us to this point in the first place.
Better off bringing in only programs who at least have some semblance of commitment to the conference.
UConn and Cincy would bring some value, I just don't see it outweighing the instability that comes with them.

This.  Plus we all know Cincy and UConn will eventually make it into one of the 5 BCS Conferences.  If these suckers go to 16 teams then they'll get a call from somewhere.

[Hards Alumni]

The UCONN presidential appeal to the C7 is somewhat humorous.  I don't blame her, but she's got balls to do that considering all of their efforts on UCONN's part to leave the conference.  She would have to make an awfully compelling case with some big dollars behind it to the C7 for them to consider staying.

I feel bad for Aresco on all this.  Wow, did he walk into a nightmare.

Right!  What goes around comes around.

Explain to me why I should care as an MU fan what happens to UConn?

[jficke13]

Explain to me why I should care as an MU fan what happens to UConn?

The only thing that could (but not necessarily does) matter if UConn stuck around would be its effect on retaining an NCAA Tourney autobid. (Keeping 8 teams together, but I've heard so many conflicting stories on this it's hard to know what the real rules are anyway).

[Hards Alumni]

The only thing that could (but not necessarily does) matter if UConn stuck around would be its effect on retaining an NCAA Tourney autobid. (Keeping 8 teams together, but I've heard so many conflicting stories on this it's hard to know what the real rules are anyway).

Sounds neat, but I'm sure we won't be requiring the autobid for quite a while. 

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

With regard to the auto bid, since the very existence of the NCAA is threatened by the BCS, wouldn't it go out of its way to ensure that a group of schools that break away from the BCS umbrella retain their auto bid?

[TJ]

Sounds neat, but I'm sure we won't be requiring the autobid for quite a while. 

We've only gotten an autobid once in 1997, so you could say that we've never required it.  The conference as a whole is going to want to keep it though.

[ATWizJr]

The UCONN presidential appeal to the C7 is somewhat humorous.  I don't blame her, but she's got balls to do that considering all of their efforts on UCONN's part to leave the conference.  She would have to make an awfully compelling case with some big dollars behind it to the C7 for them to consider staying.

I feel bad for Aresco on all this.  Wow, did he walk into a nightmare.

I blame Marinatto.

[Hards Alumni]

I blame Marinatto.

Legitimately.

[Benny B]

The only thing that could (but not necessarily does) matter if UConn stuck around would be its effect on retaining an NCAA Tourney autobid. (Keeping 8 teams together, but I've heard so many conflicting stories on this it's hard to know what the real rules are anyway).

Current NCAA rules say a conference must have 7 partipants to retain autobid and can even drop to 6 temporarily, no?  I believe the rule was changed this year to accommodate the WAC or MWC.

[MileHigh]

Today is the day...from NYPost.  Updated about 15 minutes ago.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/basketball/big_east_basketball_only_schools_c2PMii2vTg8twF80US3G6H

[🏀]

Today is the day...from NYPost.  Updated about 15 minutes ago.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/basketball/big_east_basketball_only_schools_c2PMii2vTg8twF80US3G6H

Amazing. This is going to be a great day.

[MU82]

There will be lots of details to complete, i's to dot and t's to cross, but I will be happy and relieved that the biggest part of the equation -- extricating MU from a train wreck -- will be done.

[chapman]

Today is the day...from NYPost.  Updated about 15 minutes ago.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/basketball/big_east_basketball_only_schools_c2PMii2vTg8twF80US3G6H

It's a Hanukkah miracle!