St. John's and Providence don't want to play with ISU and KSU? Doesn't believe that Texas is going to Pac 10? This guy is in Denial.
Big East writer refutes ISU rumor
- Thread starter ChrisMWilliams
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sportstalkmatt
I told youRT @cyclonefanatic Kevin McNamara of the Providence Journal fires back at ISU to the Big East reports. Running realignment blog: 6-11 | Cyclone Fanatic 7 minutes ago via web
Exactly. The Big East would say "buh bye" to the Providences, Seton Halls, and DePaul's of the world to bolster themselves in football. Plus, the schools they're bringing in would be upgrades on the basketball court, too.
This "refute" doesn't worry me in the least.
FWIW, i was hearing from someone with WVU ties this morning on another board that the merger might just be the football teams... and oddly enough would keep the big 12 name for some legal reasons, leaving the bball-only schools with the Big east name.
So much internet rumor you never know what will pan out (and i'm not claiming to have some super inside source), but if Chris's guy believes the bball schools would split, maybe that is indeed the case. The football schools know that football money runs college athletics at this point.
So much internet rumor you never know what will pan out (and i'm not claiming to have some super inside source), but if Chris's guy believes the bball schools would split, maybe that is indeed the case. The football schools know that football money runs college athletics at this point.
ChrisMWilliams,
Go for it and see if Tagliabue will give you an interview about the whole thing...
Go for it and see if Tagliabue will give you an interview about the whole thing...
I agree. The real question is though, if it comes down to Georgetown and Villanova trying to keep the Big 12 teams out... instead of Providence and Depaul, then who takes priority? ISU or them?
Just trying to give you all some different view points. Not saying any one writer is correct over another.
And we love it! At least you aren't going to give radio time to someone just expressing their opinion. A couple quotes on a website is fine.
I'm totally fine with the guy's takes, but he takes things way too personally to be a legit media member. Just because he thinks some CF members have been jerks to him, now he is making it a personal vendetta to pretty much give a big eff u to cyclone fans with any bit of possible bad news.
A merger being "just football" -- do you mean it leaves B12 scraps to go somewhere else for other sports?
I mean, the money trail obviously says football, but there's a LOT of tradition there.
The Big East basketball schools are going to have a hard time shopping themselves around if they leave. What do Providence, Seton Hall, DePaul, Georgetown bring to the table? Georgetown - basketball, but the other three - a big fat load of nothing. The bball at Seton Hall is nothing but a bunch of thugs anyway.
Seton Hall Pirates fire Bobby Gonzalez as men's basketball coach - ESPN
Seton Hall Pirates fire Bobby Gonzalez as men's basketball coach - ESPN
Yeah, this is minor cleanup compared to what just happeneed this week. More conferences will be juggling for next two months in a mad scramble. The ACC and SEC will heat up next week.
I am just astounded by the "I told you
" in his tweet. Aren't media supposed to act like professionals?
What I don't think your writer or mat the rat understand is that this realignment is driven by football. St Johns, Depaul, and Marquette are not going to make the Big East stronger. This would be a football decision.
