BCS leagues expanding - yeah?

I heard a bunch of people come up with names for the former Big East and they all sucked on ice. The Metro wouldn't have been too bad, but the rest sounded like Division II conferences or production companies.

 

The fuck are they thinking?

Rule No. 1 of the Expansion Era: Never choose a conference name that has a fucking number in it.

 

Big East split finally official with Catholic 7 leaving July 1. No announcement on Catholic 7 keeping Big East name or keeping MSG as men's basketball tournament site.

http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/242580/BIG-EAST-Conference,-Catholic-Schools-Announce-Separation.aspx

 

I don't care if it has a number in it. I care about that number accurately reflecting the number of schools which are currently members.

 

"Great West" may soon be available:

http://chicagosidesports.com/farewell-to-americas-saddest-college-basketball-conference/?utm_source=rss

 

The Big East will announce in seven to 10 days any new conference members.

http://tracking.si.com/2013/03/14/big-east-to-announce-new-members-soon/?sct=uk_t2_a6

 

Interesting column by Pete Thamel at SI.com about the ACC's future.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20130314/acc-madison-square-garden/?sct=uk_wr_a1

"All five major conference commissioners privately acknowledge that realignment isn't done. And the next logical evolution will inevitably be a poaching of the ACC.

"When will this happen? That's the biggest question among athletic directors and TV executives right now. No one knows the answer. But this much is certain -- there's nothing that's happened in the last three years that suggests that realignment will just stop. Will Jim Delany expand the Big Ten this spring with North Carolina and Virginia? Will Mike Slive pull the trigger first and nab N.C. State or Virginia Tech? Will the Big 12 make a power play for Florida State or Clemson? Who makes the first move? Rest assured that even the most deep-rooted ACC schools have contingency plans in case the league gets poached."

 

You're talking about college presidents here who should be able to count.

 

How about the NCAA tossing these out for the choosing....in a salute to academia?

Greed 101
Roid Rage 202
Surf and Babes 102
Southern Belles 202
Paychecks and financial planning 101
NFL internship convocation 404

 

Those might already be classes for North Carolina student-athletes.

 

Actually, a course in financial planning is not a bad idea for many of these guys.

 

Butler will pay a $2 million exit fee to leave the Atlantic 10 for the Big East, per the Indianapolis Star.

http://www.indystar.com/article/20130315/SPORTS0605/303150071/Butler-withdraw-from-10-next-week-will-join-Big-East?odyssey=mod%7Cbreaking%7Ctext%7CIndyStar.com

And per the Omaha World-Herald, Creighton will also join the Big East next season.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130315/BLUEJAYS/703159855/1685#creighton-to-accept-big-east-invite