omnivore Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/9028021/big-east-eyes-america-12-new-conference-name-football-schools-sources-sayI dunno...i'm guessing they wanted to inoculate themselves from a situation where they would be too regional (e.g. metro conference, big metro, big eastern or whatever) but also wanted to associate themselves with the leagues that have numbers in their name since B1G, Pac-12, B12 are all doing okay. but amalgam of A10 and America East seems strange NCFA-FCS/CBB: Minnesota A&M | RANZBA (OOTP): Auckland Warriors | USA: Front Range United | IFA: Toverit Helsinki | FOBL: Kentucky Juggernaut Minnesota A&M 2012 National Champions 2013 National Finalist, 2014 National Semi-finals 2012, 2013, 2014 Big 4 Conference Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Putting a number in a new conference name is so incredibly short sighted in this day and age. I like the avoidance of the word "big", but the number is just stupid. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 They will get confused with Conference USA wont they www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoknight Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 TERRIBLE TERRIBLE TERRIBLE.This ineptitude is really just a microcosm of the ineptitude that's completely ruined the Big East. 5th in NAT. TITLES | 2nd in CONF. TITLES | 5th in HEISMAN | 7th in DRAFTS | 8th in ALL-AMER | 7th in WINS | 4th in BOWLS | 1st in SELLOUTS | 1st GAMEDAY SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 OITGDBE "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmd9 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Adding SMU, Tulane and Tulsa hurt their reputation more than the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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omnivore Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Putting a number in a new conference name is so incredibly short sighted in this day and age. I like the avoidance of the word "big", but the number is just stupid.Yeah, it makes no sense to me to add a number. NCFA-FCS/CBB: Minnesota A&M | RANZBA (OOTP): Auckland Warriors | USA: Front Range United | IFA: Toverit Helsinki | FOBL: Kentucky Juggernaut Minnesota A&M 2012 National Champions 2013 National Finalist, 2014 National Semi-finals 2012, 2013, 2014 Big 4 Conference Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnivore Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 I bet the reason they went with 12, is to make it seem more stable given all of the defections. NCFA-FCS/CBB: Minnesota A&M | RANZBA (OOTP): Auckland Warriors | USA: Front Range United | IFA: Toverit Helsinki | FOBL: Kentucky Juggernaut Minnesota A&M 2012 National Champions 2013 National Finalist, 2014 National Semi-finals 2012, 2013, 2014 Big 4 Conference Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 'MURRICA/Isn't the bulk of the rump east in the South anyway? On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonBlue Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 This topic reminds me of the division names in baseketball. One division is the "National Eastern Division North". "I did absolutely nothing and it was everything I thought it could be." -Peter Gibbons RIP Demitra #38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Well, on the bright side, they can add two teams from anywhere in the country and no one can say anything about it. But after that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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