FSU Football - Florida State's Return

Pasbal
Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:48:15 +0000

New reports involving all this:

The Big 12 Commish, Dan Beebe, is stepping down:
[Dan Beebe working to leave job as Big 12 Conference commissioner, report says - ESPN](Dan Beebe working to leave job as Big 12 Conference commissioner, report says - ESPN)

Also from that article:

The Oklahoman reported Tuesday that the University of Oklahoma would commit to staying in the Big 12 only if the conference ousted Beebe and added regulations on ESPN’s Longhorn Network.

So it looks like Texas isn’t the only school that’s seemingly making demands about the Big 12. Although I’m not sure whether they really are in a position, when it’s already rumored that there’s pretty much a package deal with OU, OSU, TTU, and UT all going to the PAC 12 that’s apparently pretty much ready to be agreed on.

Also interesting:
East Carolina has applied to join the Big East (from Conference USA, I believe)
[East Carolina applies for Big East Conference membership - ESPN](East Carolina applies for Big East Conference membership - ESPN)

A source told ESPN’s Joe Schad on Tuesday that the Big East’s initial expansion targets would be the service academies – Army, Navy, and Air Force – with Central Florida and East Carolina as second-tier possibilities.

Isn’t Air Force in the MWC right now? And here we are thinking that TCU in the Big East doesn’t make sense, they’re supposedly wanting a team from Colorado in.

Also apparently the PAC 12 has announced that they are not looking to expand. I saw that pop up on the video for the East Carolina article.

Also from the ECU article:

Villanova, a Colonial Athletic Association team in football that won the FCS championship in 2009, wants to be considered as a candidate for the Big East, according to a source. The Wildcats already are a basketball member of the conference.

Personally, Villanova makes more sense than Air Force, Army, or Navy, but then again, there’s a reason I’m a college student and not one of those officials making the big bucks.