Post by elp525 on Sept 21, 2011 5:02:24 GMT -5
09/21/2011
MetroNews Sports
Morgantown
A few days ago it seemed like the Big East Conference was going to end up in shambles. Now, it seems like the conference is going to stick together and try to get stronger. That's according to Ralph Drusso from the Associate Press. He tweeted that late Tuesday night:
"Marinatto says the big east members have pledged to stay together and aggressively recruit replacements for pitt and syracuse."
Following the meeting, Big East Commissioner John Marinatto released this statement:
"Our membership met this evening and we are committed as a conference to recruit top level BCS caliber institutions with strong athletic and academic histories and traditions. We have been approached by a number of such institutions and will pursue all of our options to make the BIG EAST Conference stronger than it has ever been in both basketball and football."
This decision reportedly came down around the same time as PAC-12 officials decided not to expand its conference and stay at 12 teams. On Monday, both Texas and Oklahoma gave their Presidents power to choose a new conference, which would have been the PAC-12. As of now, its that both the Longhorns and Sooners will stay in the Big 12 Conference. If both teams would have gone to the PAC-12, if could have meant a dramatic shift in conference realignment.
As for the potential expansion in the Big East, on Tuesday night CBSSports' Brett McMurphy wrote that the Big East was having serious conversations with both Navy and Air Force before the both Pitt and Syracuse left the conference.
MetroNews Sports
Morgantown
A few days ago it seemed like the Big East Conference was going to end up in shambles. Now, it seems like the conference is going to stick together and try to get stronger. That's according to Ralph Drusso from the Associate Press. He tweeted that late Tuesday night:
"Marinatto says the big east members have pledged to stay together and aggressively recruit replacements for pitt and syracuse."
Following the meeting, Big East Commissioner John Marinatto released this statement:
"Our membership met this evening and we are committed as a conference to recruit top level BCS caliber institutions with strong athletic and academic histories and traditions. We have been approached by a number of such institutions and will pursue all of our options to make the BIG EAST Conference stronger than it has ever been in both basketball and football."
This decision reportedly came down around the same time as PAC-12 officials decided not to expand its conference and stay at 12 teams. On Monday, both Texas and Oklahoma gave their Presidents power to choose a new conference, which would have been the PAC-12. As of now, its that both the Longhorns and Sooners will stay in the Big 12 Conference. If both teams would have gone to the PAC-12, if could have meant a dramatic shift in conference realignment.
As for the potential expansion in the Big East, on Tuesday night CBSSports' Brett McMurphy wrote that the Big East was having serious conversations with both Navy and Air Force before the both Pitt and Syracuse left the conference.
