I like the Mtn. Division so I don't like this move or Utah's move to the Pac-10....
Texas Christian University's Horned Frogs invited into The Big East: source
By Dick Weiss
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Monday, November 29th 2010, 8:57 AM
The TCU Horned Frogs are moving on up into The Big East. Take our PollTCU to join the Big East
Texas Christian is leaving the Mountain West conference for the Big East. Do you approve of the move?
Yes. In the Big East, TCU will be part of a BCS football conference. Plus, it'll help them build their basketball program.
No. The 'T' in TCU stands for Texas. If that's an eastern school, then my local community college should join the Ivy League.
Not sure.
TCU in BCS pollIn a move designed to prop up a weak football conference, The Big East has convinced TCU to leave the Mountain West and join the league as an all sports member, sources told the Daily News early this morning. Commissioner John Marinatto and Associate Commisioner in charge of communications John Paquette both flew to Dallas yesterday for the official announcement at 1 p.m. today.
The Horned Frogs, a small private school located in Ft. Worth, are currently the No. 3 ranked team in the BCS standings and are set to at least play in the Rose Bowl this January after completing a perfect 12-0 record. If either Auburn or Oregon lose this Saturday, there is a strong chance TCU will be in the national championship game Jan. 10 at Glendale, Arizona.
A timetable for the Frogs' entrance to the league has yet to be determined, but this will mean the football AD's will get a ninth team they are looking for to form a balanced schedule. It will also give TCU what it wants-- a chance to play in a BCS automatic qualifying conference. None of the football AD's, which drove this expansion, seems to mind that every other sport will have to travel half way across the country for road games. They just view it as a price of survival.
The Big East has been taking criticism this season because it has no teams ranked in to Top 16 of the BCS standings and there is a good chance UConn-- a four loss team-- will represent the league in the BCS, most likely playing the Big 12 champion in the Fiesta Bowl.
For all we know, this could be just the first domino to drop in expansion. With TCU, the league now has 17 teams. The Big East has offered Villanova a chance to join in football, b ut the Philadelphia school seems to be dragging its feet about a decision and there is always a chance the Big East could invite Central Florida or even re-invite Temple to create a 10th football team and an 18th team in the league.
There is also a chance the football schools could eventually break away and form their own league.
Texas Christian University's Horned Frogs invited into The Big East: source
By Dick Weiss
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Monday, November 29th 2010, 8:57 AM
The TCU Horned Frogs are moving on up into The Big East. Take our PollTCU to join the Big East
Texas Christian is leaving the Mountain West conference for the Big East. Do you approve of the move?
Yes. In the Big East, TCU will be part of a BCS football conference. Plus, it'll help them build their basketball program.
No. The 'T' in TCU stands for Texas. If that's an eastern school, then my local community college should join the Ivy League.
Not sure.
TCU in BCS pollIn a move designed to prop up a weak football conference, The Big East has convinced TCU to leave the Mountain West and join the league as an all sports member, sources told the Daily News early this morning. Commissioner John Marinatto and Associate Commisioner in charge of communications John Paquette both flew to Dallas yesterday for the official announcement at 1 p.m. today.
The Horned Frogs, a small private school located in Ft. Worth, are currently the No. 3 ranked team in the BCS standings and are set to at least play in the Rose Bowl this January after completing a perfect 12-0 record. If either Auburn or Oregon lose this Saturday, there is a strong chance TCU will be in the national championship game Jan. 10 at Glendale, Arizona.
A timetable for the Frogs' entrance to the league has yet to be determined, but this will mean the football AD's will get a ninth team they are looking for to form a balanced schedule. It will also give TCU what it wants-- a chance to play in a BCS automatic qualifying conference. None of the football AD's, which drove this expansion, seems to mind that every other sport will have to travel half way across the country for road games. They just view it as a price of survival.
The Big East has been taking criticism this season because it has no teams ranked in to Top 16 of the BCS standings and there is a good chance UConn-- a four loss team-- will represent the league in the BCS, most likely playing the Big 12 champion in the Fiesta Bowl.
For all we know, this could be just the first domino to drop in expansion. With TCU, the league now has 17 teams. The Big East has offered Villanova a chance to join in football, b ut the Philadelphia school seems to be dragging its feet about a decision and there is always a chance the Big East could invite Central Florida or even re-invite Temple to create a 10th football team and an 18th team in the league.
There is also a chance the football schools could eventually break away and form their own league.
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