Burkell007

Not all play football, and they hold the conference tourney is Asheville & east tenn st used to have football and be in that conference.

I would think they try to get UNCA or East Tenn St( I know they regret leaving), or they trying to save them selfs when GA southern bolts??

Well it's still a major tv market area and that is the root of all this is it not?

Would the A-10 go after Drexel? And would George Mason say yes to them this year? If the 7-10 days announcement is true about the big east adding teams I'm pondering what the A-10 would do cause they stand to lose up to 5 schools right?

Why add a third Philly team when you already have St. Joe's and LaSalle?

Plus the CAA/NBC Sports Network contract featured both George Mason and Drexel. George Mason was on NBCSN seven times and Drexel was on eight times. The TV money for the A-10 is about $300K more, but the A-10 does not have a 14 game football contract with NBC/Comcast and the CAA does for their games on local CSNs and CSS.

Well I figured they would want to replace that Philly market with a Philly market and it seems a logical fit, but I had no idea the tv contracts are tied into haveing them and GM in the caa. Is the SoCon gonna go after a new school to replace College of Charleston? Further more I'm shocked the MAAC did not try to kill America East conference when they expanded. They get Albany, stony brook, Binghamton and maybe Vermont/Hartford then the rest of that conference would of gone to the NEC and left UMBC to the patriot. Better schools then Monmouth & Quinnipac right?

Would the A-10 go after Drexel? And would George Mason say yes to them this year? If the 7-10 days announcement is true about the big east adding teams I'm pondering what the A-10 would do cause they stand to lose up to 5 schools right?

I was thinking the same thing about UIC, or Loyola as well.

Hmm that not be bad I'd figure they try to replace the Omaha market. What about the Dakota's?

So say the "big east" takes butler, Xavier, saint Louis, creighton, and Dayton/vcu what teams do the a10 & mvc take for replacements? I'd say Nebraska-Omaha for the mvc and I'm not sure who might join the A10 , thoughts?

If Norte Dame was smart( I know it's a stretch) they would not even bother with the acc and just join the "big east". They would have there catholic buddies for other sports AND keep the Indy label in football. Oh and the MAAC dropping football caused all this to happen, the lack of northeast football thing? No NYC or Dc or even really Philly teams in FBS that's the root of all this.

also is the sun belt going to replace fau and middle tennesse ? if so who do they get? more dominios to fall even at the lower ends....

when the golden gods of college sports wanted to play in a conference but still play by there rules, im talking about YOU Notre Dame

navy to big east in 2015...football only

espn

removed, and don't quote it.-Lee

any my ranking for expansion, was based on arena first and fan base as well....

NHL expansion city's in order:

Quebec

Seattle(if new arena is built)

Houston

KC

Portland, OR

Hartford

The Jacksonville Jaguars are dropping down and moving to the SEC.

Florida won't allow it. And since they're in the east, they're out of the Big East's geographical region. Their best bet would be the Sun Belt.

or C-USA...lol

The Mountain West and Conference USA have announced a football alliance.

That's right guys, a 22-team mid-major conference.

Also, reports say Boise State and Air Force endorsed the move, whcih means they could be staying put in the MWC -- especially if this new MEGA conference can get an automatic BCS bid.

Good for the MWC and CUSA. This is a great move to help stop the poaching of the lower level conferences.

The blending of mediocre is never good. There will be a group within these 22 who will think that they are superior than the others and will try to "trim the fat".

ya just ask the WAC, the FIRST 16 team power conference to be honest, but good for the MWC/CUSA, one upping the BCS comferences, we got more teams then you