Big East not giving up

**Cyched** · 06-17-2010, 12:42 PM

Big East reportedly considering Memphis, UCF - CBSSports.com

**Clark** · 06-17-2010, 12:58 PM

Is the Big East trying to become irrelevant in football?

**gocubs2118** · 06-17-2010, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by Clark

Is the Big East trying to become irrelevant in football?

It can't get any worse.

**RING4CY** · 06-17-2010, 01:02 PM

UCF. There's a winner.

**RING4CY** · 06-17-2010, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by Clark

Is the Big East trying to become irrelevant in football?

Possibily. But I can understand them going after Memphis. For basketball purposes.

**SCNCY** · 06-17-2010, 01:08 PM

UCF, I think, is a sleeping giant in football. They have over 50,000 students and are near a major city (Orlando) which has no pro football team. They could be a force in the coming years.

**weR138** · 06-17-2010, 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by SCNCY

UCF, I think, is a sleeping giant in football. They have over 50,000 students and are near a major city (Orlando) which has no pro football team. They could be a force in the coming years.

Agreed. If they were to hire Snellenberger they'd blow up.

**ItsCyence** · 06-17-2010, 01:44 PM

I would be lying if I said I was surprised.

**LutherClone** · 06-17-2010, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by SCNCY

UCF, I think, is a sleeping giant in football. They have over 50,000 students and are near a major city (Orlando) which has no pro football team. They could be a force in the coming years.

I agree. It also provides another FLA team to be paired with USF. Regional rival, helps recruiting, etc, etc. I think it'll be a winner.

**Senolcyc** · 06-17-2010, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by Cyched

Big East reportedly considering Memphis, UCF - CBSSports.com

UCF makes sense as it is clearly the next USF. Memphis doesn't because it will do real damage to the Big East's academic profile.

**Frak** · 06-17-2010, 02:01 PM

If I were them, I'd start looking at Eastern Carolina. Not a bad FB school.

**Senolcyc** · 06-17-2010, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by Frak

If I were them, I'd start looking at Eastern Carolina. Not a bad FB school.

Also very weak academically. Modest FB success in weak C-USA and nothing else. Would diminish the Big East.

**ChrisMWilliams** · 06-17-2010, 02:14 PM

Time to give Jim Williams of the Washington Examiner a little credit. He told me in the interview I did with him that those would be two of the first schools that the Big East looked to in expansion.